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to approach it near enough to throw over a rope, we found it 

 could not be done, the current dashed us away past it, and we 

 were obliged to leave the Karkoon and the three boatmen to 

 their fate for the night, relying upon the river not rising, in 

 which case they would be quite safe. 

 However to provide against every thing, I had one of the boats 

 emptied forthwith, and kept ready to pick them up in the event 

 of the boat floating off the rock. At this moment (it was 

 pitch dark) we heard a shout, and soon after the voices of per- 

 sons in the water, and shortly after all the four landed safely 

 where we had put to. The boat having missed them. The Kar- 

 koon too had managed to reach the shore with the help of a 

 couple of bamboos lashed together, but he was nearly exhausted m 

 The rock is in the middle of the river, and the stream here is £ 

 mile broad, or more. 



6th August, 1848. 

 The boat was brought off from the rock this morning. 

 Left Emrio at 10 a. m., having repaired the boat as well as we 

 could, but it is quite shattered and will barely keep afloat. 

 ] Rocks in the middle, a pagoda on the right hand. Small sunken 



rocks and ripples over them on the right. 

 1 Gurhasur ; on the right bank a Gurhee on the top of a small 

 hill and a pagoda at the foot. Some sunken rocks and ripples 

 along and near the right bank. 

 1 Aktesur pagoda on the right bank ; nothing to remark, not a rock 

 nor a ripple ; smooth stream, from bank to bank ; arrived at 

 Chaudode in the evening and put up in an old house of the 

 Guikwars. 



7th August, 1848. 

 Left Chaudode at sunrise and arrived at Leeloora, or Lalore, at 5 

 p. m., on the right bank. 



8th August, 1848. 

 Left Lalore at 4 a. m. Inspected the Kubar Bar on Muhunt's 

 Island. Put to on an island at 4 p. m. 

 9th August, 1848. 

 Left the island at 6 a. m. and reached Baroach at 8 a. m. 



