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JAGGERNAUTPORAM is in latitude 16° 56 N., about seven miles 

 N. of Coringa. This town is also called Cocanara. It is in a deep bay, and 

 is known by a white fort having a flagstaff. The anchorage is in 51 fathoms, 

 soft mud, the flagstaff N. W., about two miles from the shore. About a 

 mile to the E. of the town is a river with a bar, navigable by boats at low 

 water. You may land in the ship's boat, keeping the fort open with the 

 mouth of the river, which you enter, and which goes a long way above the 

 town. Ships and vessels are well built here, and cheap. 



Provisions and Rkkiif.suments. — Wood, water, and stock are obtained 

 easily, and are very reasonable, 



VIZ AG AIM TAM is in latitude 17° 43 N. and longitude 83= 26 E. A 

 river coming from the N., and turning short E. to the sea, forms an arm 

 of land, a mile and a half in length, and 600 yards in breadth. Nearly in 

 the middle of this ground stands the fort. The town is about 300 yards to 

 the N. of the fort, and there is a small village to the S. The harbour is ca- 

 pable of admitting vessels of 300 tons. 



Vizagapatara is distinguished by the headland called the Dolphin's 

 Nose, which rises on the S. W. point of the road, but is better known by a 

 high mountain plainly seen seven or eight leagues inland ; whereas the Dol- 

 phin's Nose is obscured by the high land at the back of it. The road has 

 been recently surveyed by order of the Madras Government, and the follow- 

 ing extract published for general information : — 



The safest and most convenient birth for large ships to anchor, is in 

 nine fathoms ; however, the roadstead may be considered perfectly safe to 

 begin north, in six, seven, and nine fathoms, where the seijeanfs house, and 

 the S. extremity of the huts north of the flagstaff, are in one; and south, 

 where the house and Dolphin's Nose bear West; the bottom being all over 

 this tract perfectly clear of rocks up to the beach, and to the foot of the hill. 



On the bar at the entrance of the river there are eight or ten feet water, 

 and sometimes more in the N. E. monsoon ; but the sands are liable to 

 shift. The surf is very considerable on the ebb tide ; and as European boats 

 are obliged to be used, for want of country boats, they should keep close to 

 the Dolphin's Nose, otherwise they run a risk of being upset, especially if the 

 tide is ebbing. 



TttADE. — Large quantities of piece-goods ate manufactured in this dis- 

 trict, and the natives are very expert in works of ivory, similar to those ma- 

 nufactured at Canton, but inferior in workmanship 



BIMLIPATAM is about five leagues from Vizagapatam, jn latitude 

 17° 53' N. The Dutch had formerly a factory here for supplying themselves 

 with piece-goods from the neighbouring villages. The anchorage for ship- 



