16 
JUNE 1764. 
At 4 a very hard Squall from the NNW which obliged us to bear away for Custee 
Creek, the long Reach affording no Shelter for Boats. Much Wind and Rain all 
Night. 
14 The qth. & 5th. fair Weather, the Winds variable. These 2 days employed in 
surveying the Bast Bank of the long South Reach, & in y e Evening went into 
Custee Creek. 
The 6th. 7th. & 8th. employed in reducing the Original Surveys to smaller Scales, 
and copying the Journal, to send to the Governor. During this time we had much 
Rain. Employed some Carpenters to stop y e Budgarow’s Beaks, & repair the Rudder. 
The qth. traced y e Creek a mile & quarter below the head, where we find very 
shallow Water. Upon a strict Examination I found only 4 & 5 Cubits Water oppo- 
site the Village of Cupadin, & I am credibly informed that the River has rose 4 
Cubits since the beginning of the Rains. Besides this Circumstance, several Boatmen 
inform me that they have passed here in Dingeys 1 during the dry Season, & that 
oftentimes there is not Water enough for a loaded Boat of 90 Maund. Boats of 300 
Maunds loaded draw from 2 to 2f Cubits. 
15 The 10th. in y e Morning dispatched a Hircar 2 with y e Maps & Journal ; in the 
latter I acquainted the Govnr with every Circumstance relating to Custee Creek. 
Fair Weather all this Day. I11 y e Afternoon began surveying to the Eastward of 
Custee Creek. The Course of the River is now NEBE for 8 or 9 miles. 
The nth. in y e Morning fresh Gales from the Eastw d . with hard Rain ; the 
middle of the Day fair ; the Evening Calm & Rainy. Employed on the Survey 
as before. From Custee Eastward, a large Dam is thrown up to keep y e River from 
overflowing the Countrey in the height of the wet Season. This Dam extends more 
than 5 miles ; it is about 12 foot high & 14 yards thick. The River here is only \ of 
a mile broad in some Places. 
The 12th. in the Forenoon frequent Squalls of Wind and Rain ; the remainder of 
the Day fair. 
This Day came to the head of Pubna Creek, 3 w ch . runs out of the great River 
from y e North side, & lies from Custee NE^-E 8 miles This Creek falls into the 
16 Ganges again at Rottingunge, of which hereafter. 
Pubna Village 4 lies on y e East side of the Creek & very near y e great River. At 
this place Boats are repaired & built. 
From hence the River proceeds with a SEBS Course for near 9 miles ; a Dam is 
thrown up on y e East side & continues for several miles. By the breaking off of it in 
several Places, it appears that the River has gained very considerably on y e East 
Bank since y e Dam was made, but how long since it was made, I cannot learn. 
1 Dingey — Beng. dingi, a small boat or skiff. The term is now used for any of the small passenger boats plying 
on the Hugh, and in the Navy and Merchant service as the name of the smallest ship’s boat. 
2 Hircar — Hind. Harkara, a messenger or courier ; also a spy. (Hobson Jobson, p. 430). 
3 The Ichhamati, a large creek connecting the Ganges with the Harasagar, one of the branches of the Bramah- 
putra. 
* Pabna, the headquarters of Pabna district. In the Atlas of India, Sheet 120, it is shown as lying about 4 miles 
north of the main stream, but the river has now reverted to its old channel 
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