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general rejoicing amongst his servants and 
favourites, many presents were also made him 
and care was taken by Ray! that this unusual 
mark of fortune shd. be entered in the 
publique Wacka it being very advantageous to 
him that the Emperor shd. from hence conclude 
that he was still strong, healthy and of ability 
for Government 
March 10th. Boolchand made Daroga of Hughly vice Coja 
Enattoola. 
March 12th. Bool Chand departed Dacca having present- 
ed ye Nabob 200,000/- Rs. and received of him 
viz. 4 large pearls with 2 rubies for his ears, a 
golden standish, ? a golden hilted sword, and an 
elephant besides a Jammo Shash and (?) and 
of the Duan a Persian horse. 
ight an exceeding terrible storm of 
haile * fell, some stones being taken up in our 
factory weighing 4 pounds: most of ye thatch- 
March 2ist. 
March 22nd. The Dutch presented several Peshcashes 
consisting of horses, elephants, Jappan and 
Europe rareties, spice etc. 
Those to the Nabob and Buzzugh Omeed 
Caun his son being late promises for discharge 
of their provision etc. and that to the Duan* 
was for Sultan Auzum promised when they 
received their Nishan® of him here in Dacca. 
The Dutch received Soorpawas for their 
Director and themselves of the Nabob and 
Buzzourgh Omeed Caun. 
Do. Sold wine glasses to Mirza Mudduffer. 
April 4th. The last years excessive floods ® (when the 
waters were here higher than the oldest native 
of Bengall had ever seen or heard off) having 
March 27th. 
! This is Ray Nanda Lal the Nawab’s Diwan or Wazir. Hedges tells 
3 Such storms are not uncommon in Dacca. I myself some 15 or 16 
years ago saw the Ramna covered with large hail stones the size of cricket 
balls: and in 1918 stones of 11 or 12 ounces fell at Joydebpur. 
* The King’s duan who held the same post in Prince Muhammad 
Azam’s time. 
. § See Introduction. 
6 Floods have always been common in Dacca; another is mentioned 
by Hedge 
