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From Nabobgunge Creek the River takes a more Southwardly Course, & is 
divided into several Channels by some large Islands, which are mostly covered with 
Jungle, & have many Tygers on them. 
The 20th. came to y e mouth of a broad but shallow Creek, which is a branch of 
that from Nabobgunge, & falls into y e River at Chorcumerdour about six miles below 
the head of the former. The Country hereabout is mostly uncultivated. This Day 13 
at Noon observed the Latitude at Jattapour 1 & found it to be in y e Paralell of 23°-27 / 
North. At Sunset the variation of the Needle o°-38' WestL. 
The 2ist. the Morning thick fog which continued about an Hour, soon after 
which from Gohulercandy we saw two of Rajanagore Pagodas 2 bearing in y e South 
East Quarter distant near 14 miles. 
Having left unsurveyed the South side of the River from Hageagunge which is 
* near ye East end of Bunder- about 20 mileS > We P Ut OVer t0 that side * in Y" Forenoon, 
ct'Ha IslancL & began surveying up towards Hageagunge. 
The 25th. came back to y e mouth of Hageagunge Creek. 
The Country between Hageagunge & Bunderculla (the South side of the River) 
is but thinly peopled or cultivated. Eight miles below Hageagunge begins a chain 
of Islands which divide y e River into several small Channells on the South side ; 
these Islands of which there are three principal ones extend about 8 miles, & are 
covered with thick Jungles, being inhabited only by Tygers, which frequently make 
excursions to y e South side in quest of their Prey. Jallapour Island is the South- 
most of the three ; opposite to the Northwest point of it, a large Creek runs out to 14 
the Southward and Southeast, making the shortest Passage to Hobbygunge from this 
part of the Country. This Creek is navigable all the year for large Boats. On the 
South point of its inlet is situated Saggaatpour, a large Village ; this is distant from 
Hageagunge by land 12 English miles, & from Hobbygunge 17. 
Near the South East point of Jallapour Island, begins the NW part of Bunder- 
culla Island ; This Island is not properly belonging to the Ganges ; being divided by a 
very narrow shallow Creek. It is about 5| miles in length & ij in breadth, & has 
only one small Village on it, the rest being an entire Jungle. On the North part of 
this Island we perceived the fresh Track of a large Tyger, this being the first we have 
seen since we came out. Pulyculla and Bunderculla, two middling Villages are 
situated on the River Bank opposite to the NW part of the Island. 3 
The 23d. 4 at Seneekondy, Variation p. Amplitude o 0 -i6' Wh 15 
The 25th. at the time of finishing the Survey back from Bunderculla to Hagea- 
gunge, I found myself very ill of a Cold, which was followed by a Feaver ; & being- 
in the neighbourhood of Dacca, I thought it proper to go there for Assistance. 
The 26th. in y e Morning dropped down to Nabobgunge Creek, & proceeded 
1 On the left bank of the river. 2 See below, p. 39, also Appendix. 
3 Mr. Ascoli tells me that the islands in the Padma between its junction with the Brahmaputra and Rajnagar are all 
now covered with sand, and contain no appreciable jungle. This change is probably due to the sand brought down by 
the Brahmaputra. 
^ 4 he date of the battle of Buxar, which placed the whole of Oudh and the north west of Bengal in the power of 
the English. 
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