JUNE, JULY 1764. 
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The 28th. at Podumdey 1 found the Magnetic Variation to be o°-54' Eastwardly. 
The 29th. received a Letter from the Governor by 2 Hircars. 
From the 3rd. to the 8th. July mostly rainy Weather, the Wind squally from 
the Hast & Southeast. Being prevented from going out, I began to copy the Map, 
of the Creek &c. to send to the Governor, & the 7th. at Night compleated them, & 
y e next Morning sent them away by the Hircars that brought the Letter. 
* tons The 5th. a Salt Boat of 4000* Maund passed by for 21 
1 6 ft - 10 m - Patna ; she drew only f Cubits Water. 
The 8th. went on with the Survey This day we had frequent Showers. I allow 
6 Cubits for the Rise of the Water. This Afternoon saw a high Pagoda to the SEC 
distant 2 or 3 miles. It lies near the Village of Motrapour.* 
The 9th. in y e Morning a Squall from the Southw d . the forenoon fresh Gales 
from the same Quarter, with Showers ; the Afternoon continual Rain. This day 
allowed 7 Cubits for the Waters rising. The Creek runs very crooked, the Countrey 
open & pleasant. 
The loth. Squally and Rainy. Passed the Pagoda of Motrapour which lies on 
y e East side of the Creek. Two Miles below this Pagoda, a large Creek turns away 
to the Eastward & is at this time navigable for large Boats, but in y e dry Season is 
quite dry in some Places. It proceeds by way of Jaynagore and Hobby- 
gunge. 3 
Here the Creek that we are tracing loses its name of the Chunnunah, & receives 
that of the Comer/ or Comare, & now proceeds with a WSW Course 5 miles, being 
much narrower than before, but considerably deeper. 
The nth. a Squally Morning, the remainder of the Day fine Weather. 22 
Passed the Village of Bandorse, or Gopalpour, which lies a large Mile below the 
head of the Eastern Comer, or Creek to Hobbygunge. Here are many Betel 
Trees. 
The 12th. the forenoon fair, a Squall at Noon, the Afternoon very fine. This 
Evening came to a Place where this Creek divides into 2 Branches ; the largest is 
named the Burrashee & winds round to the South & SE. It is reported to be navig- 
able all the year, & that it runs near Jaynagore and Culna. The smallest takes its 
Course NWBW, & is deep, though but 70 yards broad in general. This Creek is 
named the Comare. As it appears by its Course to allow the shortest Passage to 
Calcutta, I judged it proper to survey it first, & should it not prove navigable, to 
proceed by way of the Burrashee. 
1 Podumdey. A small village N. of Baliakhaudi, on the west side of the creek. 
' 2 Mathurapur, at the junction of this creek with the Kumar. The temple is said to have been built about 70 
years befote this by one Sangram Shah of the Baidya family, but was left unfinished because one of the masons fell 
from the steeple and died. (List of Ancient Mon. Beng., p. 224.) 
8 Habiganj , Hobibgunge of Rennell’s map. It lies to the S.E. on a dying course of the Arial Khan (Arika R. of 
Renuell p. 92). It is to be noted that Rennell does not mention Faridpur, now the headquarters of the district, and 
a town of over 10,000 inhabitants. It is marked on his map as an insignificant village (Farridpour). 
Comer. The Kumar R. This had evidently been at one time the course of the main stream of the 
Ganges. 
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