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and thence to Ogouli by Land ; for when the River is low, there is no going by 

 Water, by reafon of a great Bank of Sand that lies before a City eall'd San- 

 tfftti. 



I lay that night at Toutipom, diftant from Rage-mehnle y coftes 12 



I faw there at Sun-rifing a great number pf Crocodiles lying upon the Sand. 



The feventh, I came to Acerat, coftes 2 c 



From Acerat to Daca t it is counted by Land forty-five Leagues. All that 

 day I faw fuch a vaft number of Crocodiles, that I had a great defire to (hoot 

 at one, to try whether the vulgar report were true, that a Musket-fhot would 

 not pierce their skin. The bullet hit him in the jaw, and made the blood gum 

 out 5 however he would not fray in the place, but plung'd into the River. 



The eighth, I faw again a great number lying upon the bank of thi River, and 

 made two fhot at two with three bullets at a time. As foon as they were woun- 

 ded, they turn'd themfelvcs upon their backs, opening their throats, and di'd upon 

 the fpot. 



That day I came to lie at Douloudla, coftes 17 



The Crows were here the caufe that we found a very fair Fifh, which the Fifher- 

 men had hid among the Ofiers by the fide of the River ; for when our Water-men 

 law the Crows in great numbers hovering, and making an hideous noife about the 

 Ofiers, they prefently conjectur'd that there was fomething more than ordinary : 

 and they made fa diligent a fearch, that at length they found an excellent dim of 

 meat. 



The ninth, two hours after noon, we met with a River eall'd Chativor, that runs 

 from the North, and we lay at Dampour, coftes 16 



The tenth, we lay by the River-fide in a place remote from Houfes, and we 

 travell'd that day, coftes if 



The eleventh, toward evening, being come to that part where Ganges divides it 

 (elf into three Arm?, whereof one runs to Dae a ; we lay at a large Town, upon 

 the entry of the great Channel, which Town is eall'd fatrapour, coftes ■ 20 



They that have no luggage, may make a fhort-cut from fatrapottr to Daca, and 

 fave much ground, by reafbn of the many windings of the River. 



The twelf, about noon, we pad: by a large Village eall'd Bagamara, and came to 

 lie at Kajiata, another great Town, coftes 11 



The thirteenth, about noon we met with a River, two leagues from Daca, 

 eall'd Laquia, which runs from the North-Eaft, Iuit againft the Point where the 

 two Rivers join, there ftands a Fortrefs of each fide, with feveral pieces of Can- 

 non. Half a league lower, appears another River eall'd Pagalu, Upon which there 

 is a fair Bridg of Brick, which Mirz.*-Mola caus'd to be built. This River comes 

 from the North-Eaft ; and half a league upward appears another River eall'd CV 

 damtalty that runs from the North, over which there is another Bridg of Brick. 

 On both fides of the River are feveral Towers, as it were enchas'd with feveral 

 heads of men, executed for robbing upon the high-way. 



About evening we canrf to Baca, having travell'd by water that day, coftes 9 



Daca is a great Town, that extends it felf only in length ; every one coveting to 

 have an Houfe by the G4»rw-fide. The length of this Town is above two leagues. 

 And indeed from the laft Brick-Bridg which I mention'd, to Daca, there is but one 

 continued row of Houfes feparated one from the other? inhabited for the molt 

 part by Carpenters, that build Galleys and other fmall VefTels. Thefe Houfes are 

 properly no more than paltry Huts built up with Bamfottc's, and danb'd over with 

 fat Earth. Thofe of Daca are not much better boilt : The Governor's Palace i& 

 a place enclos'd with high Walls, in the midft whereof is a pittiful Houfe, built 

 only of Wood. He generally lodges in Tents, which he caufes to be fet up in a 

 great Court of that Lnclofure. The Hollanders finding that thejr Goods were not 

 fafe in the ordinary Houfes of Daca, have built them a very fan: Houfe j and the 

 Engiijh have another, which is reafonably handfom. The Church of the Auftin- 

 Fners is all of Brick, and is a very comely Pile. 



When I travellM laft to Daca, the NahabCha-Eft-Kan, who was then Gover- 

 nor of Bengala, was at War with the King of Artkan, whofe Naval-Force confifts 

 generally of 200 Galeafles, attended ty fcVeraf other fmaller VefTels. Thefe" 

 Galeaffes run through the Guff of Bin**!*, and enter into the month of Odn&x 



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