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Four miles & half above Maha-Raage-Gunge we crossed the Doank 1 River just 
above the place of its conflux with the Mahanada. The Doank is near half the size 
of the Mahanada : I am not acquainted with the place of its Source. 
The Morung Countrey is about io miles N from Maha-Raage-Gunge & extends a 
considerable way to the Westward ; bordering on the Purranya Countrey which 
extends as far West as the River Cosa. 2 
The Purranya Province appears to lie high & is a fine Wheat Countrey, & 
exceeding well stocked with Cattle. Near Maha-Raage-Gunge are several thick 
Groves of Trees, but I saw none fit for Timber, they having all very short Trunks. 
From Maha-Raage-Gunge we proceeded back to the Eastward, for Nabobgunge 
& the River Teesta. 
Twenty-one miles EBN from Maha-Raage-Gunge crossed the Nagoor River 3 4 * near 
Seebgunge a large Bazar Village. The Nagoor River seperates the Provinces of 
Purranya & Denospour. The River is small & fordable. Its Course is from the 
NNE & must of course be one of the Rivers that we crossed between the Teesta 
& Mahanada, tho’ called there by a diffeient Name. The Countrey here is well 
cultivated & has a pleasant Appearance. Thirteen mi'es East from Seebgunge 
crossed the Tangally River + near Currumka ; This River is small & fordable & has its 4=4 
Course from the Northward. The Countrey on both sides of it is pleasant & well 
cultivated. 
Six miles farther to the Eastward crossed the Patraage Nulla 6 at Canerykotta, a 
mud Fort belonging to Rungpour. The Patraage Nulla seperates the Provinces of 
Denospour 1 & Bodaw ; the Bodaw Province ends a few Miles farther to the South- 
ward. Eight Miles more ENE crossed the Corto or Coretya River. This River is 
150 yards broad & very rapid tho’ fordable in most places. It receives the Guramarra 
& Curume Rivers a little farther down & afterwards falls into the Teesta. Nabob- 
gunge lies about 2 miles NE from the Place where we crossed the Corto. The 
Countrey is here mostly waste intersperssed with Groves of Betel Trees. 
From Nabobgunge we proceeded to re-cross the Teesta & trace the Northern 
Boundaries of Rungpour towards Baar. 8 We left Nabobgunge the 14th. February, 
& had that day much Rain, it being the first we had seen since the Month of October 45 
last. We found the Curume fordable between Nabobgunge & the Teesta, & coming 
to Ammerconna prepared to cross the Teesta. We had much difficulty in procuring 
Saringas or Canous to cross over ; & the River being a quarter of a mile broad, & 
very deep & rapid, we did not cross without difficulty, & hazard of losing some of 
the Baggage. The Wind blowing from the Southward we could plainly hear the 
noise of the Falls which are near Allygunge, & interrupt the navigation of the River 
during the dry Season. An Armenian who was with me informed me that M. Courtin 
dropt his Boats down the Falls when he quitted his Fort in 1757, & lost but two of 
1 The Dank. It rises in the Terai a short distance West of Jalpaiguri. 
2 The Kusi or Kosi, the principal river of Nepal. 
5 The Nagar, one of the tributaries of the Mahananda. Both this river and the Dank are shown on Rennell’s 
map as flowing out of the Mahananda below Siliguri. 
4 The Tangan, another tributary of the Mahananda, which it joins near Maldali. 
6 Patrad on Renuell’s map. « Dinajpur. 7 The Karatoya. S Kuch Behar. 
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