Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Aug. 1845. 



is close al hand it is left without protection of any kind, in the open air on the top of a 

 rough structure of stones, among a few old half ruined temples.* I did not measure its 

 height, but it is about two feet. The general colour somewhat darker than I have made 

 it, more weather stained and like bronze. The pedestal is cast and hollow. The left wing 

 lias been broken off and replaced crooked. The clasps of the sacred thread and of the 

 necklace and anklets are made of the cobra's head. The whites of the eyes are silvered 

 over. At the back of the circular halo are two iron brackets apparently for supporting 

 a staff of some kind. In conclusion of the above, which I hope you will not think too 

 prolix for so slight a subject, and regretting that I am not able to give you more learned 

 particulars, I would merely add that the natives only say of it, that it has been there a 

 very long time and originally fell from heaven. 



I remain, your's faithfully, 



C. B. Young, Lieut. 



Almarah, July 18th, 1845. Engineers. 



P. S. — There is no writing or inscription of any kind on it. 



The Secretary further stated that he had received from Major Leech, 

 C. B. five portions of the Manuscript to the map of the Kuruk-khetra 

 promised hy that gentleman, (Proceedings June, 1845,) and that he 

 proposed to publish it together with the map with a translation in 

 opposite pages of the Journal. 



After some conversation it was resolved that the Manuscript be 

 referred to Dr. Hseberlin for examination and report, &c. 



Read extract of a letter from Col. Ousely, Agent to the Governor 

 General South West Frontier, to the Sub-Secretary, relative to the me- 

 moir which accompanied it, and which had been sent to the printers to 

 appear with the map, in an early forthcoming number of the Journal. 



I have the pleasure to send a memorandum, relative, to the survey and map made of 

 the Nerbudda under my superintendence, by a clever Mahratta, Ramchunder Maha- 

 doo, of which a part was published with Mr. Shakespeare's note on the Navigation of 

 that river, in No. 151, 1844, of the Journal. 



Chota Nagpore, Aug. 2, 1845 



Read letter from Raja Radhakant Deb : — 



To the Secretary of the Asiatic Society, Bengal. 

 Dear Sin, — I have the pleasure to send you the 5th Volume of the S'abda Calpa 

 Druma, and hope you will do me the favor to place it with the preceding four volumes 

 in your Society's Library. 



Your's faithfully, 

 Alh July, 1845. Radhakant. 



* The public road to Buddreenath passing along side it. 



