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AUGUST 1764. 
came to Daagdya, 4 miles from Hautcola. Here is an high white Pagoda. At 
Night a very hard Squall from y e Westw d . 
The 4th. the Wind came from the South & SW, which being fair we made the 
best of our way for Dacca. At 10 in y e Forenoon came to Meergunge and Issa- 
mutey l , & passed under y e Bridge 2 , the Arch being just large enough to admit the 
Budgarow. From hence struck across to the Mouth of the Beurygonga 3 or Dacca 
River leaving Feringybazar + 3 miles to y e Eastward, & at-| past 5 in y e Evening 
came to Dacca. 
1 Ichamati, a creek which flows out of the Ganges opposite Goalundo. 
2 The Taltala Bridge, standing upon the Taltala (formerly Meergunge) khal or creek. It is said to have been built 
by Raja Vallal Sen, before the conquest of Bengal by the Muhammadans, and if so is about 300 years old. It consisted 
of three arches, the central one of 30 ft. span. This arch was blowif up by gunpowder during the first year of British 
rule, in order to secure direct communication for large boats between Calcutta and Dacca. (List of Ancient Mon. Beng. , 
p. 220). 
S The Burigauga. 
* Ftringhibazaar was the first Portuguese settlement in the Dacca district, and had been in existence for about 
100 years at this time. The Portuguese settlers were originally soldiers, who had deserted from the service of the 
Raja of Arakan to that of Husain Beg, the Mughal general beseiging Chittagong. The village is now quite insignificant. 
It lies on a branch of the Ichamati, opposite Narainganj. (Hunter, Imp. Gaz. Vol. iv, p. 436). 
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