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antelopes, three foxes, thirty-five hares, one hundred and fifty 

 brace of partridges and floricans, with quails, ducks, snipes, and 

 smaller birds in abundance. 



On the evening of the 17th we reached the confluence of the 

 Bhaugretty and Jellinghy rivers ; the former bounding the island of 

 Cossimbazar on the west, the latter on the east. The junction of 

 those streams forms the Hooghly river, which we now entered. 

 On taking leave of the Bhaugretty I must mention the moorda or 

 chut tries placed on different parts of the bank. These are small 

 chuprahs, or huts, in which a Hindoo when given over by his phy- 

 sicians, is deposited, and left alone to expire and be carried off by 

 the sacred flood. We fastened our boats opposite the town of 

 Nuddeah, where the songs and dances throughout the whole night, 

 for the festival of the desserah, and some funeral dirges at the 

 Hindoo cremations on another part of the bank, engaged our at- 

 tention until day-break, when we dropped down to Culnah, a large 

 village ; and soon after entered a nullah, which brought us to 

 Ballygburra, where the waters having entirely subsided, we were 

 gratified with a view of ploughs, harrows, and the various imple- 

 ments of husbandry at work on the arable plains, now ready to 

 receive the seed. 



During the last few days, sailing with a light wind has given 

 some respite to the labours of the dandies, or boatmen, who pass 

 their lives in great exertion on these rivers; in coming down the 

 Ganges they are obliged to row, and in going up against the 

 stream, are constantly tracking with the rope. As few conditions 

 are without their relative comforts, so the dandies have theirs. 

 During the evening meal and nightly halt, the toil of the day is 



