26 
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 1764. 
4 The River is fallen sufficiently for showing the exact bed of it, & y e farther we 
proceed up, the greater we find y e Fall. 
The 25th. at 4 PM came to Saatpour, y e Place where we left off the Survey of 
the River in June last. 1 There had been so much of the Bank carried away by the 
Freshes, that we hardly knew the place again; & could not have found the Mark 
out had it not been for a remarkable Tree which I formerly took y e bearings of. 
Wednesday the 26th. in y e Morning began surveying the South side of the 
River from Saatpour. At noon a Pulwar arrived from Dacca with Fetters. 
From Saatpour the Course of the River is mostly East for near 11 miles, 2 & 
four miles below Saatpour it is not half a mile broad at this Time. 
The 29th. PM the Weather threatning, we dropt down to a large Creek near 
5 Kalkapour & secured the Boats there till y e next day, which proved quite Calm, & 
excessive hot. The Creek abovementioned runs out from y e South side of the 
Ganges about a mile from Kalkapour & falls into the River again at Hageagunge. 3 4 
At this time it communicates with the Eastern Comer Creek by which it affords a 
passage to Boosna/ but in y e dry Season this Creek itself has not more than a Cubit 
& half water in it. 
This day SeptenT , 30th. dispatched a Pulwar for Dacca, with a Fetter for the 
Governor. 
Octo r . y e 1st. excessive hot Weather; came to the Mouth of Rottingunge 5 6 * * * 
Creek this day. This Creek which falls into y e Great River on the North side, is the 
same which runs out at Pubna, & as it affords a safer Passage than y e great River for 
loaded Boats, it is mostly used by the Fleets which go up y e River from Sunderbound 
in y e dry Season. It is about 500 yards over near the outlet, the Eastern side of 
which is very flat, & must be avoided by large Boats. 
, x T1 . This Evening* found y e Var 11 . by an Amp de . i-o° 
* At ye mouth of Rottingunge ° J r 
Creek. Westly. 
0 From the 1st. to y e 6th. Oet r . mostly calm, & y e Weather hotter than I have 
felt it before during the Season. 
The 3rd. came to the Head of a large Creek which runs out from y e North side 
near J affiergunge i; & presently after receives a large Creek 
Magnetic^ Var ia tion^^i 0° 'westly . from Rungpour 1 &c. & then proceeds towards Dacca in two 
Branches which are the Beurygonga & Isamutey. The 
Creek which runs out of y e Ganges here, is commonly known by y e name of J affier- 
gunge or J onpergunge 15 Creek, & is commonly used in y e Passage to Dacca. Jaffier- 
gunge lies about two miles up the Creek which comes from Rungpour. 
1 Before he turned down the Chandna Creek, ante p. 18 . 
2 Towards Goalundo, where it turns S. 
3 The Mara or ‘ dead ’ Pudrna, an old channel of the Ganges. 
4 Bhusna. A large village and bazar west of Faridpur. 
6 Ruttungunge of Rennell’s map. This village seems to have disappeared. 
6 Jafarganj. This village i, now on the eastern bank of the Brahmaputra, 7 or 8 miles above Goalundo. 
1 This is probal iy the channel down which the Brahmaputra subsequently found its way, the Jennai R. of 
Fergusson. Rungpur is a town and district far to the north in Rajshahi. 
3 This name is somewhat illegible. 
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