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survey it & note the Northern Rivers that fall into it. We were employed on this 
Survey till the 28th. inclusive when we came into the great River by way of Pubna 
or Nasserpour. This River has a very serpentine Course, the distance through being 
upwards of 53 miles, whereas the Horizontal distance is not 28. Its breadth is from 
150 to 300 yards, & depth sufficient for y e largest Boats during the dry Season. The 
Route from Jelenghee to Dacca is thro’ this River, altho’ the Passage by y e Ganges 
is 10 miles shorter. In going against the Stream this River is preferable to the 
Ganges, on account of their being good tracking Ground all the way, & few Sands ; 
but in going down with the stream the other is preferable. The Countrey on both 
sides of this River lies high & is well cultivated ; the Produce is Paddy, Cotton, &c. 
A Branch of the Denospour River falls into this about 14 miles EBN from 
* Pubna at a Place named Boolbaria. In y e dry Season it is y e common Passage from 
Jelenghee to Nattour, Denospour, &c. Between Boolbaria & Rottingunge a small 
Creek runs out of the Arti into the Currumjar which is y e main Branch of the Denos- 
pour River & runs nearly paralel with the Arti. 
The 29th. proceeded 2 Reaches up the Ganges to get information concerning the 
limits of the Radshy Province in order to make Lord Clive’s Map as compleat as 
possible before his leaving Bengali. The 30th. returned to Boolbaria. On the Pass- 
age we were employed in preparing Maps & Journals for Lord Clive. 
The 1st. December began surveying the Boolbaria Creek or Western Branch of 
the Denospour River, & at Night came into the Currumjar. 1 2 3 * * From hence proceeded 
with the Survey of the Denospour River to the place where Mr. Richards left off in 
July last. 
Immediately above the head of the Currumjar River the great Jeels begin. 
These Jeels in y e wet Season are joined together, & form a prodigious Lake which 
* extends from the Western parts of Dacca to Nattour, a tract of about 80 English 
miles. In the dry Season they form several distinct Lakes. The Denospour River 
runs thro’ the Western Part of these Jeels, frequently losing itself for several Miles, 
& dividing into a number of Branches. On the skirts of the Jeels are several con- 
siderable Villages particularly those of Sajatpour,' 1 Hurriol, Chatmol, Cullum ’ & 
Nattour. In the shallow parts of the Jeels a prodigious number of tame Buffaloes 
are kept, by which means this part of the Radshy Countrey furnishes the neighbouring 
Provinces with Gheed The Countrey is incapable of any other Improvements for as 
it lies very low, the neighbouring Jeels make it a perfect Swamp. 
The Village of Chatmol 6 lies in a high spot on y e SW side of the River & is 
situated from Pubna NBE i6§ miles, but by Water upward of 48 miles. This is 
1 One of the numerous channels by which the Attrai emptied itself into the Ganges. 
2 Shazadpour of Rennell's Map. 
3 Chalan. The Chalan jhil or bll is the largest in Rajshahi, measuring 21 miles in length from N.W. to S.E., and 
IO miles in breadth It is a depressed basin, sunk below the level of the surrounding country. The average depth of 
water in the dry season, when the area is reduced to about 20 square miles, is 3 feet (Hunter, Stat. Ace. Beng., Vol. VIII , 
p. 25). 
* Clarified or boiled butter. 
6 Chatmohur of Atlas of India, Sheet 120, and in Stat. Acc. Beng., Vol. IX, p. 297. 
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