1920.] : Dacca Diaries. 143 
the ground and that a Mussulman’s bones were buried there 
that then he should reestablish him in his right and permitt 
him to build a place of worship on the ground, and the Cozzee 
having offered in consideration of 250 Rupees to give a sunnud 
setting forth the Facqueer’s complaint to be groundless and 
False and liberty for us to occupy the ground and build on it, 
and we considering the great inconveniency of having a Moore's 
place of Worship in the midst of our ground especially if our 
Honble Masters should think proper to have a factory house! 
built there. Agreed we do pay the Cozzee 250 Rupees and 
receive from him a sunnud accordingly. 
October 1737. The 30th ult and Ist inst. happened a 
storm here and in the adjacent country the most violent® that 
has been known in the memory of men : si “ 
The storm destroyed every boat and vessel that was on the 
river, and ashore blew down vast numbers of buildings and 
among the rest all the Honble Company’s bungalows that were 
for the use of the Washermen etc, workmen at Taezgaun * and 
on the wharf. 
3rd December 1737. Sally Mahmud Deputy Droga of the 
Mulbuscogs and Tautcouna haveing taken Mutchulkaes* from 
the Ruffagurs Nurdees* and Washermen etc not to serve us 
without leave and from the Delolls and Picars not to come to 
wink at ye washermen ete working for us privately till his 
T14 ~ - _ ee ON 
1 Apparently no building was ever constructed on the riverside. 
2A at storm m to be thus described, cf. the storm men- 
tioned in the first instalment. 
3 The writer was apparently neither at Tezgaon nor at the wharf. 
+ Muchalka, i.e. bonds. ae - 
5 Not finding this word in any dictionary or glossary, I made en- 
d that one or two Nurdiyas still live in the town 
b 
ing. ey work in the manner shown in the 
u twee r ind 
xamined. The dam portion of it is 
nd being wetted with water an instrument like 
: omb formed of spines of — Nop 
isplaced 
into i gp : See ‘Taylor : Cotton Manufacture of Dacca. 
The man I saw had the cloth held tight by boys. 
