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JULY 1765. 
* The Lat cle . has since been taken 
in a truer Manner 2^-24'. 
Estimation is near 70 Miles, & as I was assisted in ascertaining it both by the 
bearings of the Mountains & the Eatitude of Chilmary, there can arise no very con- 
siderable Error. The Eatitude of Chilmary by an Ob- 
servation taken by Hadley’s Quadrant was 25°-2 7' N. 1 2 * 
12 The Countrey betwixt Baganbarry & Chilmary is quite flat all y e way on y e West 
side of y e River, & is mostly Padda Fields ; the Eastern Side likewise is flat till within 
20 miles of Chilmary, & then the hilly Countrey begins. Some of the hills lie close to 
the River side, & are of a very moderate height, & covered with Jungle. 
The Chain of high Mountains beforementioned that are said to be the Eastern 
Boundary of Bengali begin about the Eatitude of 25°-io / N & run in a curve Eine to 
the Northwestward. Part of this Chain comes within 30 miles of Chilmary. I have 
not yet had an Opportunity of taking their exact Altitude, but judge that they are 
near a mile & half in perpendicular Height.* 
In the accompanying General Map only one of the Mountains is placed in its 
13 true Situation (vh Mount Sosong 3 * ), the others by reason of the very frequent thick 
Weather were not seen from the South end of the Base, & therefore their Situation 
must be left undetermined till y e dry Season. 
• There are no Creeks leading out of the Baramputrey towards Jelenghee betwixt 
Chilmary & Dacca, but I am informed that betwixt Chilmary & Gwalpara there is 
one which affords a Passage for small Boats all y e year round to Surda & Jaffiergunge 
Rungpour & Gorrygatt are situated on y e Banks of this Creek d 
By the best Information that I can procure concerning the Situation of Gwalpara, 
it must lie near y e Eatitude of 26° N 5 6 & about 70 miles NWBW from Chilmary. 
However there is little dependence to be placed on y e Countrey People’s Intelligence. 
The Current of the Baramputrey is remarkably rapid, near Chilmary in some 
places it runs at the rate of 6 miles an Hour. 
14 From the 19th. to y e 25th. of July staid at Chilmary, during which time we were 
employed in taking y e Eatitude, getting Information from y e Countrey People, & 
constructing a Sett of General Maps of the late Survey. 
The 25th. left Chilmary, & y e 29th. at Night entered the Euckya River, the 
frequent Gales of Wind preventing our making any greater Progress. In proceeding 
down the Euckya River we made a Sketch of it, which is inserted in y e general Map. 
The first of August arrived at Dacca. 
1 25°-27'-20", according to Hunter. 
2 This is the Tura range, the backbone of the Garo hills. The highest point is Nokrek, 4,652 ft. 
3 This is the peak 3,375 ft. high overhanging the Someswari R. about 14 miles NNE of Susang Durgapur, the resi- 
dence of the Raja of Susang. The hill is known to the Bengalis as Kailas and to the Garos as Chikmang, and is con- 
sidered sacred by them, as the place which the spirits of the Garos iuhabit after death. (Playfair, ‘ The Garos,’ p. 102.) 
I ascended this hill in 1882, and was surprised to find that my Garo guides showed no reluctance to accompany me. One 
of them, indeed, caught and eat a Vhnitre, an unfortunate crayfish that he caught in a stream near the crest of the 
hill, a circumstance that did not indicate much awe, or reverence for the spirits of his ancestors supposed to inhabit it ! 
■* This information was incorrect. The Jennai river, which afterwards became the main channel of the Brahma- 
putra. now known as the Jamuna, left the latter below Chilmari. Rangpur and the ruined city of Ghoragliat lie well to 
the west. 
6 Goalpara lies in Rat. 26 °-i 1' N., but to the NE of Chilmari, not to the WNW as stated by Rennell’s informant. 
The distance in a direct line is about 70 miles. 
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