DECEMBER 1766. 
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+ Refraction allowed 23° 26' 
lightened the Budgarows at Jelenghee, being informed that some Places in y° River* 
were very shallow. This however we found to be false as there was not less than 
2 Cubits Water. The 28th. in y e Evening got clear of the Jelenghee River, having gone 
from 30 to 38 miles p. day. Took an Observation of Latitude in y c next Reach below 
Gwareea & found the Lat. 23°-26' N.f The 30th. in the 
Evening arrived at Calcutta. We had been employed on 
the Map the whole Passage. 
From the 30th. of December to the 6th. of Feb y . inclusive staid at Calcutta. The 
greatest part of the Time, that is to say, till y e 24th. of Jan'., we were employed in 
compiling & copying Maps for Lord Clive. His Lordship carried home a Map of 
Bengali & part of Bahar on a Seale of io' to an Inch 5 foot by 3 ; & another Map con- 
taining y e Ganges &c. from Patna to Kanoge 1 on the same Scale. 2 
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1 Kanauj. The ancient capital of the Gupta dynasty, situated near the Ganges in Farukhadad District, in the 
United Provinces. 
2 Lord Clive left Calcutta on the 29th January, 1767. 
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