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the sea-coal annually required from England." — Letter from Military 

 Department to Military Board, dated 19th September, 1808. 



On the 17th February 1809, a specimen of Pachete coal, obtained 

 from a mine discovered near the village of Cheenacoory, close to the 

 Damooda river, and which is stated to be very abundant, was forwarded 

 for the above object to the Military Board. 



On the 12th May following, a further communication was made to 

 the same end, with another sample of coal, on whose qualities a particu- 

 lar report was demanded by Government. Certain correspondence, in 

 connection with this sample, was also handed to the Military Board, 

 which turned out to be of exceeding interest in regard to the former 

 labours of Mr. Heatly. The letter from the Collector of Burdwan is 

 the first. 



To B. CRISP, Esq. President, and the Members of the Board of 



Revenue. 



Gentlemen, — Agreeably to the instructions contained in your Secre- 

 tary's letter of the 7th ultimo, and its enclosures, directing me to ascer- 

 tain whether coals are to be procured in this district, I applied to Mr. 

 Thomas Marriott, a gentleman whose long residence in this district and 

 local knowledge, qualified him to give the best possible information on 

 the subject. I feel myself much indebted to Mr. Marriott for the trouble 

 he has taken, and should Government propose taking any further mea- 

 sures in the business, I beg leave to recommend him as a very fit per- 

 son to be employed. I have this day despatched by the Dawk Bangee, 

 addressed to your Secretary, a muster of the coals I have received 

 from Mr. Marriott. I have, &c. 

 Burdwan, Collector's Office, C. Trower, Collector. 



8th April, 1809. 



I give Mr. Marriott's enclosures in full. This gentleman, I presume, 

 was a son of Mr. W. Marriott, who had been a Member of the Provin- 

 cial Council of Burdwan in Mr. Heatly's time, and to whom therefore 

 the circumstances of this discovery was familiar. 



