Coast of Canara.] 



ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



165 



25 miles for vessels of 150 or 200 tons ; it is perfectly sheltered from all 

 winds, and vessels of from 6 to 700 tons may anchor in any part, and lay 

 within 150 or 200 feet of the bank. Here they may load, unload, or dock, 

 with equal ease and safety, as at Bombay. 



Provisions and Refreshments. — There is plenty of good fresh water, 

 fire-wood, and fish, to be obtained here. 



ZYGHUR BAY is formed by Boira Point to the N., and Pagoda 

 Point, in latitude 17° 16' N., longitude 73° 17' E., to the S., distant from 

 each other nearly 5 miles, and is about 2\ miles deep : soundings from 7| 

 to 6 fathoms in the middle, to 3 fathoms close in shore ; the bottom fine 

 sand and mud. It is safe, except off the N. point. Several large villages 

 are in the bay. The river, about I of a mile broad, is navigable for 

 several miles, and is equally large and safe, as that of Viziadroog. 



Provistons and Refheshments. — There is plenty of good water in 

 the upper fort, and in villages close by ; but in the lower fort, and near the 

 usual landing-place, it is brackish. 



SECTION XV. 



COAST OF CANARA. 



XlIIS coast extends from Cape Ramus to Mount Dilla. 



CAR WAR. — Car war Head, which forms the N. extreme of the bay, 

 is in latitude 14^47' N., and longitude 74° 16 E. The bay is about two 

 miles deep ; at the bottom there is a river, with the fort of Carwar or 

 Sudasagur, on the N. side of the entrance : the river is capable of receiving 

 vessels of 300 tons. Carwar stood about three miles above the fort, on the 

 opposite bank of the river. It was formerly a place of considerable trade; 

 but during the reigns of Hyder and Tippoo, it fell to decay, and at present 

 is of little note. 



Provisions and Refreshments. — On this part of the coast there are 

 plenty of good bullocks ; but they are forbidden to be killed, on account 

 of the religious prejudices of the natives. Poultry may be procured, and 



