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FEBRUARY 1767. 
Plan No. 
The 24th. surveyed upwards of 9 miles. In y e Morning came to Jaynagore 1 
which lies on y e Western Bank of the Comer Creek , & about 2 miles by the Roads 
from Doagotta. The Comer & Burashee approach each other so near as to leave 
an Isthmus of only a mile & half broad. Jaynagore is a large Village, & has a Bazar, 
together with some good Bungaloes in it. 
From Jaynagore the Road goes in general along the N.W. side of the Comer, & 
is consequently very crooked, however the Bengalas are fond of travelling by the sides 
of Rivers, partly I suppose for the convenience of Water, & partly because the River 
Banks are commonly higher than y e rest of the Countrey. 2 The Countrey hereabouts 
is open & very well cultivated, & the River winding thro’ it adds to the beauty of the 
Prospects. At Night we crossed the Comer opposite to the Village of Gopalpour. 
Gopalpour is 7 miles from Jaynagur. 
The Comer Creek is a Branch of the same River from whence the Burrashee 
proceeds. It begins to be navigable for large Boats about the middle of July, & then 
a Passage is open from Jaynagur to Hobbygunge, the Comer falling into the 
Hobbygunge or Arika River. 3 4 * Its bed is about 160 yards broad, but the Water at 
this Season is confined to a Channell of 40 or 50 yards & is scarce knee deep in 
many places. It has a remarkable winding Course, as I experienced in 1764, when 
I passed through it in my way to Dacca.'* 
This Day we had a fresh Breeze of Wind at South, & the first that I have taken 
notice of for the Season. 
The 25th. surveyed 9J miles: the first 2J111. was along theS. E. Bank of the Comer, 
when having passed Connipour the River turns off to the Westward, & the Road to 
the Northward, for near a mile & half, & then runs along the Southern Bank of the 
Harri Gonga. 6 The Isthmus formed by the two Rivers is little more than a quarter 
of a mile broad. The Harri Gonga runs out of the Ganges nearly opposite to Rottin- 
gunge Creek, & from hence runs by Hadgigunge, & falls into the Ganges again a few 
miles below that Place. Its bed is from 200 to 250 yards wide but it is in many Places 
too shallow for Boats of a moderate size. The Dacca Road goes along the side of 
this River for about 2 miles, & then the River winding round to the N. E. we lost it 
for about 3 miles till we came to Furridpour a Dauk’s Stage. 6 From hence the 
River widens, occasioned by some Sand Banks & Islands lying in y e midst of it. 
The Countrey hereabouts is very well cultivated, but it lies very low, & must be 
overflown during a great part of the Year. We halted about a mile below Furridpour. 
The Southwardly Wind seems to be settled. 
1 This place is shown as quite an insignificant village, Golla Jynugur, in the Atlas of India, Sheet 120. The 
branches of the Barasia and Kumar which flowed on either side of it are now silted up. 
2 For the causes of this see Fergusson, Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., Vol. XIX, p. 324. The still water of the jhils checks 
the velocity of the water, flowing outwards across the banks of the rivers, when the latter are in flood, and compels 
them to deposit the bulk of the silt along the banks. 
'■ The Arial Khan. A branch of the Bhubaneswar, now one of the main channels of the Ganges. 
4 Ante p. 22. 
6 Also known as the Mara Padma. According to tradition the Ganges formerly took this course instead of the 
present more easterly channel. 
6 Now the head-quarters of the District of Faridpur. 
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