MAY 1765. 
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May ist. fine Weather all day, the Evening very close & some Rain in y e Night. 
The 2nd. 3rd. & 4th. remarkable fine Weather, y e Wind in the Morning from the 
NE & the remainder of y e day from y e W & SW. 
The 5th. Weather all day excessive hot the Wind from the Westward. 
The 6th. the Morning very hot, at Noon a Squall from the Westward with 49 
heavy Rain for about an Hour, y e Evening Cloudy & cool. 
The 7th. at Sunrise began heavy Rain, w ch continued till near 11 in y e Morning, 
y e remaining part of y e day cool & cloudy. 
The 5th. dispatched y e remaining Maps, (v 1 2 .) those containing a Copy of y e late 
Survey on a scale of 2 In. to a mile, a Map of Euricule Creek on 1 I11. to a mile, & 
Plans of Iddyracpour & Daapeka 1 Killas. 
The 6th. received Intelligence of Eord Clive’s arrival at Calcutta. 1 
The 8th. having all the Boats & People ready, I proposed setting out on y e sur- 
vey of y e Baramputrey, but we had bad Weather all the day, & the following Night. 
At Noon that Day began heavy Rain ; the Wind in fresh Breezes from the South & 
SSE. The Afternoon mostly rainy, but little Wind. At 10 at Night it began to grow 
squally & from 11 to ^ past 1 next Morning we had a hard Gale from the South East, 
the Weather dry. We sheltered the Boats near the French Factory. 
1 A small fort on the Buriganga, 7 miles from Dacca on the road to Narainganj ; probably one of the numerous 
forts built in the neighbourhood by the Mogul Viceroys, to check the incursions of the Maghs and Portuguese. All 
traces of it have now disappeared. 
2 Lord Clive arrived at Calcutta on the 3rd May 1765, to take up his second term of administration. 
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