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turned to Tulluckwara, where I had left my baggage, from inability 

 to take it with me from the hilly nature of the country." 



In addition to this, and in order to establish the fact of the naviga- 



2d. Major Wilson's bility between Mundleysir and Chiculdah beyond 

 journey. a d 0UD t, Major Wilson, at Sir J. Malcolm's request,* 



went from the Hirun Phall to Mundleysir in the end of July 1820, 

 " when the small quantity of rain that had fallen rendered the river 

 uncommonly low for the season." 



" The resultt of the examination of this part of the river," Sir J. 

 Malcolm writes, " was that with the exception of the portage of Lu- 

 hesvidurrah near Moheysir, where the river, from the fall or rather 

 rapid, is always very difficult, and sometimes dangerous ; the naviga- 

 tion between Mundleysir and Chiculdah was practicable for light 

 craft nine or ten months in the year." 



Major Wilson also informed Sir J. Malcolm, that from his enquiries, 

 and from the meteorological observations he made whilst he was at 

 Mundleysir, it appeared that the wind blew at this time of year 

 almost always from the West, increasing with the Monsoon, and 

 enabling boats, when the current was at its height, to stem it, and to go 

 in two or three, and sometimes in one day from Chiculdah to Muheysir. 



He stated, that the river between Hirun Phall and Mundleysir was 

 almost straight, and that this was a great advantage to the flat. bottomed 

 boats, as they never had to shift sail in coming up. In going down, 

 they were aided by the current and resorted to punting, where that 

 was slack and the water shallow. 



Lieutenant J. Anderson of the 17th Regiment Bombay N. I. 



3d. Lieut. Ander- was appointed to survey the Nurbudda between 

 son'sjourneyinl842. Hindea and Hirun Phall in October 1841, but owing 

 to the non-arrival of the necessary instruments, he was prevented from 

 making any regular survey. When ordered to join his Regiment at 

 Bombay, he resolved to proceed via Baroche in a canoe, " hoping to 

 contribute somewhat to the scanty information already possessed 

 regarding the very difficult portion of the river between Hirun Phall 

 and Soolpan." 



* In a boat which Sir J. Malcolm mentions, as "a large and rather heavy passage 

 boat." 



f We obtain our knowledge of the result of Major Wilson's trip through Sir J. 

 Malcolm. No Journal by Major Wilson being on record. 



