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Captain Lynch ; but in all respects she was a superior vessel, though 

 drawing a little more water than the Nitocris, and carried her paddle 

 shaft at a considerable height above her deck, thus giving a diameter 

 of wheel of nearly one -third more. To the above causes then must be 

 imputed the inability of the Nitocris to perform the ascent of the Upper 

 Tigris, as I have said before, that under the most favorable circumstan- 

 ces (without either fuel or provisions) her speed does not exceed 8 

 knots, it can hardly be deemed a matter of surprize that she should have 

 failed to contend against a stream of 6^ geographical miles per hour with 

 occasional falls, when it is considered that she carried above one month's 

 provisions and 18 tons of fuel, besides the guns, material and men, on 

 the present expedition. 



When I left Baghdad I hoped for, but did not anticipate success ; I 

 am therefore not disappointed. We have at all events to congratulate 

 ourselves having ascended to the Hamrin, whereas our former journey, 

 having the same objects in view, terminated at Dur from an insufficiency 

 of water. 



The bearings throughout these notes are true, excepting where 

 expressly mentioned by compass, and are reckoned from north to the 

 right; east being 90°, south 180, west 270, and north 360°. 



Note on the Sculptures of Bodh Gyah, by Copt. M. Kittoe, 6th N. 7. 

 Often has it occurred to me that if those who could draw even toler- 

 ably, would make rough outlines and send them to our Society, very 

 great benefit might be derived, not only would the fast mouldering 

 and vanishing relics of byegone days be preserved to memory, but 

 we should have the means of comparing graven records from all parts 

 of India, and perhaps be thus able to set many disputed points of his- 

 tory at rest, particularly as regards the habits of the early races, their 

 objects of worship, their costumes, implements of husbandry, and of 

 warfare. The few opportunities I have enjoyed of examining a tithe of 

 the curiosities in this presidency, convince me of the justice of a remark 

 of James Prinsep's on the subject of the art of painting and sculptur- 

 ing practised by the early Buddhists, (see Note, p. 687, Vol. VI. of the 

 Journal,) "it explains the practice equally, and teaches as how we may 



