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From Kochabarry Haat proceeded to the SE for Lol Bazar 1 2 12 miles, keeping 
the Eimits of Rungpour close on our Right & the Durla River about 4 miles on our 
left. The Countrey is tolerably cultivated, & produces Wheat & Opium. Two Miles 
below Lol Bazar crossed the Gaddari or Rotany Creek w ch . falls into the Durla. 
Thirteen Miles SEBE from Lol Bazar came to the SW Bank of the Durla which 48 
here seperates the two Provinces. We proceeded 3! miles along the Bank & crossed 
it at Giddildow nearly opposit Mongolhaat. z The River is here from 100 to 150 yds. 
broad & fordable in many Places. We received Intelligence that a Detachment of 
English Sepoys were sent in quest of the Sanashys, & that they crossed the Durla 
the day before us. The Villages were every where deserted. 
From Giddildow we left the Durla on our right & proceeded 6 miles to the SE, 
passing the Durgah 3 & Grove of Nodunga. We now found ourselves on the Western 
Bank of the Neelcomer or Curesa 4 River which is a Boutan River passing near 
Bullerampour. The bed of this River is from 600 to 800 yards over, the Water at 
this Time 400 & very deep tho’ not rapid. It joins the Durla near Curygong & from 
thence proceeds by Baggoa to the Baratnputrey. 
We found that the English Detachment crossed this River during the Night 49 
before our arrival & that the Rear had not crossed over many Hours. The Sanashys 
were reported to be marching towards us, & had several Detachments posted in 
different Villages to the Northward & North East. On receiving this Intelligence I 
judged it prudent to join our Detachment & continue with them till the Countrey 
should be a little settled. 
We accordingly crossed the River Neelcomer & marched for Curesa, 5 a large 
Village belonging to Baar & situated on the Neelcomer about 2 miles NNE from the 
crossing Place. At Curesa I learnt that a Party of the Sanashy’s Horse had been 
routed that Morning near the Town & that the Detachment were gone to the NE to 
meet the main Body of the Enemy. I stopt at Curesa to refresh my People & during 
that Time (the Forenoon) heard a firing of Cannon & Musquetrey to the NE. 
We set out in the Afternoon & marched 6 miles to the NNE, & found the 50 
Detachment under the Command of Lieut. Morrison 6 7 encamped at Bouter Haat," 
having that Forenoon defeated the Main Body of the Sanashys who retired to the 
SE towards Paradanga. Morrison had 90 Sepoys Rank & file ; & the Sanashys were 
1 I.al Bazar, the site of the ancient city of ICamatapur, the capital of the kingdom of Katnrup. It is the original 
of the name Comotah, capital of the Reino de Comotahof Barros, Portuguese map of Bengal (1540), and the Comotay of 
Blaev’smap of 1650, published in Journ. As. Soc. Beng., Vol. XRII, Pt. 1, p. 310, by H. Blochmann. A full account of 
the ruins, by Dr. Buchanan Hamilton (1809), is given in Hunter’s Stat. Acc. Bengal, Vol. X, p. 362 seq. (List of Ancient 
Mon. Beng., p. 182). 
2 Mughulhat, a large trading village on the Dliarla, formerly the terminus of the Kuch Behar branch of the N. 
Bengal State Railway. 
3 Durgah — the shrine of a Mahomedan saint. 
* Probably the the Toresha or Torsha is meant, one of the tributaries of the Dliarla. This is now the main 
channel of that river. 
3 Coorsah of Rennell’s map. 
6 Lieut. Morrison had been a midshipman on board the Medway while Rennell was on the America, and they had 
gone out to India in company. (Sir C. Markham, James Rennell, &c., p. 4 7). 
7 Boothaut of map. 
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