28 
OCTOBER 1764. 
‘Hageagunge lies about 31 miles 
WBS from Dacca. 
From the South East point of Binetty Island the River runs pretty streight to 
the SEBE for near 17 miles, & is from | of a mile to a mile & half broad; from 
the end of Binetty Island a chain of small Islands & Sand Banks extends more than 
five miles; Boats should be careful not to cross the River at this Place. 
10 The 13th. came to y e head of a small Creek which runs out from y e South side 
of the River at Ramcundapour & falling into the Creek from Kalkapour (see page 
5th.) about 2 \ miles down, proceeds to Hageagunge, & is navigable all the year 
round. 1 This Day mustered the People & exercised the Sepoys &c. 
The 14th. at Ramcundapour the Variation of the Mag. Needle by a very good 
Ampl de . 0 o -i5' East 1 ?. 
The 15th. surveyed to the Mouth of Hageagunge Creek, which I have mentioned 
before to be the same that runs out of the River at Kalkapour. Hageagunge 2 being 
a noted Village on account of its being a principal Stage on the Road from Calcutta to 
Dacca, I thought proper to survey the Creek in order to fix the true Situation of the 
Village. 
It lies about 2 miles and half above the outlet of the Creek, & within a Mile 
overland from the South, or rather SW Bank of the great 
River.* It stands on a small extent of Ground on the 
11 West side of the Creek, & does not contain more than 80 
Houses, & has a very paultry Bazar. The Creek is navigable in the dry Season for 
Boats of 600 Maund, & is about a quarter of a mile broad. 
The Southern Bank of the River from Binetty to this Place is by far the 
pleasantest Country I have seen since we left Jelenghee, it being made up of exten- 
sive Meadows towards the River, & scattering Groves of Trees within, & several 
Villages. 
This Day found the Variation of the Needle to be o°-3i / Westerly. At Night 
received a Fetter fiom the Governor by 2 Hircars, & answered it immediately, 
inclosing a Sketch of the River from Saatpour to this Place. In Mr. VanSittart’s 
Fetter he approves of my Intentions of surveying the River on both sides, having 
before omitted to explain whether it was to be so surveyed, or only on one side, as 
from Jelenghee to Saatpour. 
The 1 6th. at Coberpour* observed the Variation to be i 0 -2' West 1 ? . 
12 The 18th. came to the head of Nabobgunge + Creek, on the North side of the 
River, & about 9 miles below Hageagunge. This Creek is about 200 yards over, 
& is navigable all the year, affording the shortest Passage from Hageagunge to 
Dacca, Fuckypour &. It joins the Isamutey or Dullasery above Feringybazar, & 
sends out several small Branches. 
The Countrey (on the North side of the River) from Binetty Island to this 
Place is well inhabited & sown with Paddy & Cotton. Mousudabad 5 a very large 
Village & Purgana is situated in a pleasant Country opposite Hageagunge. 
1 This creek is apparently not marked on Rennell’s maps 2 Ante, p. 22. 
'■j On the left bank of the Ganges, opposite to Hajiganj. + Nawabganj. 
6 Mansurabad, now opposite Faridpur. A Pargana is a Fiscal division of a district. 
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