NOVEMBER 176ft. 
The 4th. of November set out from Dacca to survey the Northern Branches of 5 
the Ganges. The Dullaserry was surveyed in 1765 from its conflux with the Megna 
to the Beurygonga & we now proposed to go on with the Survey of that & its 
principal Branches first. 
The Dollasery River runs out from the North side of the River Ganges at 
Jaffiergunge, * 1 & soon after loses itself in a number of Jeels for the space of 11 or 12 
miles, afterwards passing by Pyelapour & Saapour. A few Miles below y e latter Place 
it sends out a navigable Creek from y e North side which communicates with y e Dacca 
River or Beurygonga.' Here, the Tides flowing up it increases in breadth to near 
half a mile in most places Between y e head of the Dacca Creek & its conflux with 
the Megna it receives the two Branches of the Issamutey 1 * River on y e South side, & 
the Beurygonga & Lucky a Rivers on y e North side, by which time it becomes a mile 
& quarter broad. 
The Issamuty River is formed from two small Branches of the Ganges which run 
out from the North side near Hadgigunge. It is navigable all the Year for large 
Boats. Jts breadth is about 200 yards & Course very, serpentine. 
We begun the Survey of the Dolasery y e 4th. in y e Evening & continued it to 
the WNW till we passed the two Mouths of the Issamutty to y e Southward & 
Tagerpour 4 Creek to y e Nw d . The Tagerpour Creek leads from the Dolasery to the 
Dacca River & is 2 \ Cubits deep at high Water during y e fair Season ; but it is so 
narrow & the turnings in some Places so short that a large Boat cannot turn. Its 
Northern Outlet from the Dacca River is opposite to the Octagon Island, 5 & the 
Southern Outlet to y e Dollasery is at the Village of Tagerpour in sight of & within 5 
miles of the city of Dacca, so near do the Dacca & Dollasery Rivers approach each 
other. The intermediate space is a very low Plain with some Villages in it. In 
y e wet Season it may be crossed in y e largest Boats. The Flood Tide in y e Tagerpour 
Creek comes from y e Dolaserry. 
The Mouth of the Toolsey Creek or Westmost Branch of the Issamutty lies 3 
miles West from Tagerpour. Thro’ this Creek is y e common Route from Dacca to 
Hadgigunge. It is very narrow & crooked, but deep enough for the largest Boats 
The Countrey on both sides of it is either J ungly or swampy. The length of this 
Creek is about 6 miles, & then you enter the largest Branch of the Issamuty which 
flows thro’ a very fine pleasant Countrey. We finished the Survey of the Toolsey 
Creek & entered the great Issamuty the 8th. at Night. 
* Beyond this the original is not paged. The pagination is here denoted by asterisks. 
1 The Dhaleswari now runs out of the Jamuna or lower portion of the Brahmaputra, about io miles above 
] afarganj. 
‘ The Buriganga. c The Ichamati. * Thakurpur. Tagoorpour of Reiinell’s map. 
6 A11 island in the Buriganga opposite Dacca city, shown in Map No. XII. Bengal Atlas. It has now entirely 
disappeared. 
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