1842.] Note to accompany a Map of the Isle St. Martin's. 311 



for ten or twelve bungalows with compounds, as well as for Natives' 

 houses. The beach affords a beautiful ride and splendid sea-bathing, 

 and in the N. E. monsoon, the climate is superlatively line, as it must 

 also be in the months of March, April and May, when the sea breeze 

 blows most refreshingly ; in short, it is described as a very agreeable 

 Island, and one which owing to its proximity to Calcutta, and its re- 

 moteness from external evils and temptations, might possibly be found 

 a most admirable location, not only for the higher classes, but for Eu- 

 ropean invalid soldiers." 



I can add nothing to this very interesting, though simple notice of 

 Captain Bogle, beyond the expression of my hope, that some parties may 

 be found sufficiently enterprizing to make trial of the capabilities of the 

 Island, bearing in mind, that there is a regular established intercourse 

 between Calcutta and Arracan by means of the Amherst, and that there- 

 fore there would always be periodical opportunities of coming and 

 going ; add to which, it is to be hoped, that another vessel will shortly 

 be sent to take the place of the ill-fated Osprey, which by her visits 

 would help to enliven the place, and add to the means of communication. 



On the Cotton called " Nurma," by Dr. Irvine, Residency Surgeon at 

 Gwalior. Communicated by Colonel Spiers, Resident at that Court. 



I have the honour to forward to you the result of my inquiries re- 

 garding the Nurma cotton, which I have only now been able to com- 

 plete. I send the information I have obtained in the form of question 

 and answer. 



I beg to call your attention to the fact, that Nurma is the name ap- 

 plied to this cotton by the Mussulmans only; and that the real name 

 from time immemorial is " Burari," and that it is in all probability 

 indigenous. The Nurma is not produced as a crop at Chanderee, but is 

 imported as required from Cholai Muhasur on the Nerbudda, where it 

 is regularly cultivated. 



A few years since, an experiment was tried at Chanderee of growing 

 the Nurma cotton, but as the cotton yielded was not so good as that 

 imported, and as insects and frost injured the plants, and as the cotton 

 adhered very firmly to the seed, the ryots at once gave up their inten- 



