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& sometimes the Fog continued the whole Day in such a manner that no surveying 
Work could be performed. The Winds commonly blew in light Breezes from the 
North & NNE, with frequent intervals of Calms, at which Times v e Fogs continued. 
I remarked that the Fogs commonly came on immediately after Sunrising. 1 The 
Morning Air seemed to me to have y e same degree of Cold, as that in England about 
the latter end of March. 
The 28th. after surveying 3 Reaches from Tockya, came to Monerpour, where 24 
the largest Channell of this Eastern River turns to y e SWb We follow y e Course 
of the Eastmost Channell, as being y e nearest Rout, & best Countrey to survey in. 
*Tke 27th. *Variation at Sunset near Monerpour i°-o' West. 2 
The 30th. received a new Budgarow from Calcutta. It has been 31 days on its 
Passage. Being a new one it will be rather safer than the one I had before, as that 
was old & ready to drop to pieces, but this seems one to be very crank & dangerous. 
December y e 1st. came to Cusarya, opposite to which the great Southern 
Channell from Monerpour falls in. The Country here very full of Jungle & thinly 
inhabited. This day & the following employed in making a cursory Survey of the 
Southern Channells of this River, of which the best Idea will be formed by inspect- 
ing the Map No. Ill of the Ganges. 
The 3rd. began the Survey of Mendygunge River, which is properly the north- 25 
most Branch of the Ganges. I make choice of this Rout as being the shortest ; 
proposing to make only a cursory Survey of the South Branch. 
The 4th. dispatched the old Budgarow for Calcutta, by way of the great River. 
The 5th. came into y e Western part of the Megna & proceeded to the South- 
ward towards the main Channell of the Ganges. The Countrey here has a most 
unpromising appearance. 
The 6th. proceeded with the Survey of the West side of the Megna, from the 
conflux of the two Rivers towards Luckypour. This part of the Countrey is full of 
thick Woods & Jungles, & has very few Inhabitants. 
The 7th. came to Eittle Backergunge, which is situated at y e mouth of a 
large Creek, about halfway betwixt the conflux & Luckypour. 
The 8th. all day thick Fog. The 9th. dropt down to the Mouth of the Ganges, 
& began to survey the main Channell from thence towards the head of Mendygunge 26 
River. The Tides are very strong here. The Floods about i\' P hour at Springs. 
The 10th. at Sunset Mag. Variation i 0 ^' Wh near Loatto. 
Ten miles above the conflux of the Rivers a large Creek runs out the South side 
of the River towards Backergunge & Sewtylewry . 3 & is used as a common Rout to 
those Places from Luckypour &c. The Boatmen call it Durgapour Creek. Its inlet 
1 These fogs are still a great hindrance to the navigation of the water-ways of Bengal and Assam during the winter 
months. 
2 Char Manpara, S.E). of Nagerpara. Mr. Ascoli says that to the South of this place the old course of the river is 
easily traceable by a series of 1 char ’ lands (Char is a sandbank thrown up in the bed of a river), though it is now 
entirely dry to near Mehndiganj. 
3 Sutvlury on Rennell’s maps, 12 miles west of Barisal. It is apparently the same place as the modern 
Jhalakati or Mahrajganj, one of the largest timber markets in Bengal. 
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