104 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [{N.S., XVI, 
June 26th. John Pownsett summoned to Hughly. 
June 27th. Nabob sent a present of some mangoes. 
July 8th. Coda Bux Chaan, the King’s Buxi and third 
officer in the Kingdom of Bengall, this day 
doing us the honour of coming to our ffactory ! 
we thought necessary according to all decency 
and custome * * * to present him with * 
July 1th. Came Manool Mendez Ffonseca® on a b oate 
with China dishes from Hughly which being 
forth with ordered James Price to get release, 
which was done not without promise of gratify- 
- “9 Daroga, Mier Moaz. 
July 18th. ome (Alum) was sold. 
July 25th. . ion was sold. 
August. Entries show that Mr. Pownsett returned. 
In this month also —— is made of Dumry 
as one of the Auru 
December 2nd. We (?) our Vansoel to get discharged a 
parcell of erord blades belonging to M. Clement 
de Jardin ® which Hodgee Coosroo Daroga of the 
Munchiarra Mahall’ (under whose cognizance 
arises, etc., salt) had stopped, delaying their 
discharge as we supposed in expectation of 
a blade or two as usuall: but our Vaqueel 
hte us answer that this day he did not 
make those sorts of excuses he was used to 
; Hedges writes: ‘‘ returned to ye yo English Factory, which is at least 
3 miles r arvti from this, or Navob’s durbar, most inconvenient 
situation for doing the Hooke cis a ag far from ps so urts of Justice, 
ustom house and ye water side, for taking up or sending away of goods 
The Nawab’s durbar may have been held at the Chota Katra or more likely 
at his place y Babu Bazar Ghat: the Court houses were within the Fort 
(where the Jail and Lunatic petbnet now stand). The Fa arte ie pro- 
bably ee Tezgaon, where we know the Com mpany had interests late 
Pay bs fe ya 2 wag of some Posh but I have been Soni to 
5 There is still a Mahalla in Dacca town of that name to the gag a 
Ton of the town, on the river side. It was a Customs house Chauki 
This is Dhamrai on the Bansai river ahove Sabhar. 
coe kind 0 of subagency under the Factory: there were several in the 
well known man of the time (mentioned in St ham Master’ 
diary). Possibl an Enelich n Streyansham Master's 
was a priv wate os Fine “4 nglishman as he was originally called Jardin. He 
_ 1 Possibly in m and n of this word have bee ‘spl neg 
bie gy If so the word will be namaksar — i Aa hes . oo ae pes 
ase poly a! ue 28 sg — i which ‘oan described in 1790 
dea rs and s te f 
bringing their articles of trade to the Chowk of this cit pie - ee 
