Mmhtu to BeiigaL] ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



sixth district has been formed from the maritime border of the four 

 Southerly Circars, to serve as an appendage to, and secure the salt made, 

 or Customs collected at the ports of Nizampatam, on a S. outlet of the 

 Kistna, and of Masulipatam on one of its N. branches, as well as at their 

 respective dependencies along the coast- 



I. Guntoor, or Moortezamagub, the most southerly province, is of a 

 circular form ; the River Kistna forms the N. boundary of the Circar, and 

 separates it from the province of Mustapbanagur. The boundaries to the 

 W. and S. are the districts of Palnaud and Ongole : and on the E., Nizam- 

 patam and its dependencies intervene every where between it and the sea, 

 excepting a narrow communication with the small port of Mootapilly. 



II. CONDAPILLY, Or MuSTAPHAN'AGUR. 



III. Ellore. — These are adjacent to each other, as well as to the 

 Circar just described, in a N. E. direction, and occupy the whole space 

 lying between the Kistna, and the districts of Masulipatam towards the 

 sea ; and the River Godavery describes the limits of Ellore northerly. 



IV. Rajahmundry, towards the S., is separated from EUore in its 

 greatest breadth by the Godavery. This river, after receiving many lesser 

 ones, from its source among the Baiagaut mountains near Bombay, and 

 running an E. course about 700 miles, divides itself into two great branches, 

 35 miles from the sea, within which is formed the Island of Xagur, a 

 triangular space comprehending only 500 square miles, but of greater value, 

 in proportion to its extent, than perhaps any other spot in the East. The 

 small river of Settiaveram running into the sea, describes its N. boundary 

 with Chicacole. 



V. Masulipatam. — This district forms the least of the grand divisions 

 of the Circars. Nizampatam, formerly a separate jurisdiction on the S. of 

 the Kistna, extending along a coast of 60 miles from Point Divy, near the 

 great mouth of that river to Mootapilly S., and about five in breadth on a 

 medium to the territory of Guntoor, constitutes the S. portion of this divi- 

 sion ; and from the same headland* including the Island of Divy to Narsi- 

 pore, on the S. arm of the Godavery, and from thence to Ingeram on its 

 N. branch, just beyond the point formed by, and deriving its name from, 

 this river, lie several pergunnahs detached from CondapHly, and some 

 smaller seaports scattered on the shores of Ellore and Rajahmundry, which 

 together compose the N. subdivision, and extend along a coast of 105 miles, 

 within 45 miles of the River Settiaveram, and boundary of Chicacole. Both 

 these portions united, are immediately dependent on Masulipatam, which 

 is the capital of these districts. 



VI. CwrACOLE, the most northerly, and last in order of the grand 



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