40 
FEBRUARY, MARCH 1765. 
From y e igth. to y e 22nd. inclusive employed in surveying y e eastern Shoar 
from Kallagutchy to the North End of Mohunpour Island, & likewise the eastern sides 
of y e intermediate Islands, y e western sides of them being done before. The 
Baramputrey or River from Assam seems to be about 2 miles broad ; its conflux 
with y e Issamutey is in Eatitude 2 ^- 28 ' or nearly under the Tropic of Cancer. 
41 The 23rd. made an exact Plan of Iddyracpour Kella 1 : this lies about 2 miles SE 
from Eeringybazar & near 14 from Dacca. 
From that Time to the 3rd. March employed in surveying the Rivers & Creeks 
in y e nearest Rout from Iddyracpour to Dacca. 
Feringybazar 2 * * a large Village extending 2 miles along y e Southern Bank of y e 
Issamutey River is situate about 11 miles SEBS from Dacca, but the Passage by 
Water in y e dry Season is full 15 miles. This Village lies on y e highest spot of 
Ground in the whole neighbourhood, & is some feet above y e level of y e Water during 
y e wet Season. Euckya River, 1 the Water of which is so remarkable for its clearness 
& sweetness, falls into y e Issamutey opposite to Feringybazar. 
Five miles above Feringybazar, the Beurygonga + or Dacca River falls into the 
Issamutey. The Countrey here is well cultivated, & sown with Paddy Cotton 
&c. 
42 The Beurygonga or River on which Dacca is situated, is the Fastmost Branch of 
the River Ganges. Its breadth in general is about 250 yards, & its Course in the 
neighbourhood of Dacca pretty streight from NW to SE. It is navigable in the dry 
Season for the largest Boats. 
The City of Dacca lies on the Northeast side of this River & extends near 4 
miles along y e Bank. The British Factory 5 is nearly in Eatitude 23°-4o' North, & 
stands near a quarter of a mile above high Water Mark ; Its figure approaches nearest 
that of a Square, whose sides are a little less than 100 yards. The French & Dutch 
Factories are smaller & lie further up y e River. Dacca is 
situated with respect to y e head of J elenghee River EBSJS* 
109 Statute Miles, & from Calcutta according to a Map 
constructed from y e best Authorities that I can procure 
E 27 0 N or ENE|N dist. 142 Miles, f 
43 The Weather during the latter end of January (vb) from y e 24th. to y e 31st. was 
as follows : The 25th. & 26 clear Weather with fresh Breezes of Wind from y e N. & 
* Mr. D anville places it on y e 
North Bank of y e Ganges & only 
64 Miles from y e head of J elenghee 
River. 
t 22 \ 
Ganges. 
from the Banks of y c 
1 Idrakpur Kil’a or fort. Hunter says that the remains of a circular fort, built by Mir J umla, one of the 
Governors of Bengal during the reign of Aurangzib, were visible at Idrakpur, b of Firinghi Bazar, in 1839 (Stat. Acc. 
Beng., Vol. V, p. 72). The town of Munshiganj now stands on the site of Idrakpur, and the Sub divisional Officer’s 
house is built on one of the bastions. 
2 Ante, p. 24. 
8 The Lakhmia river, the waters of -which are still remarkable for their purity and sweetness. 
+ The Buriganga, a branch of the Dhaleswari river. 
6 The English, French, and Dutch factories were established in Dacca about the middle of the 17th century, when 
the city was visited by Tavernier. After 1801, the trade of the place declined considerably, and the Commercial Resi- 
dency was discontinued in 1817. The position of the factories is shown in the map of the Environs of Dacca, Rennell’s 
Bengal Atlas No. XII. 
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