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our journey. We were opposite to the village of Manarow, which 
was perfectly visible, from being situated on a high bank, covered 
with trees. A servant and hircarrah of Almas has attended us 
thus far, and provided us with all necessaries. This being the 
boundary of his power, he took leave. A boat soon arrived from 
the Company's cutwal, with information that the boats should 
all be over in the morning. These belong to the Company, and 
have been busily employed for these two days in transporting 
Colonel Browne and the first battalion of the 4 th regiment. He 
quitted Manarow only this morning, and to-morrow arrives at 
Canouge. 
July 31.— The rain continued so heavy till eight o'clock, that I 
was obliged to abandon my intention of riding on horseback, and 
instead, to take four bearers from the pataras, and proceed in my 
palanquin for the twenty miles to Canouge. Accordingly, by ten 
o'clock our palanquins, beds, kc. were embarked, and we were 
towed up the nullah about three miles, which is only separated 
from the Ganges by an island. Our boat was a small one, and made 
good way : unfortunately our dandys chose to take a short cut 
through a nullah, where there was but very little water; we got 
through very well, but the boat in which were the palanquins, 
stuck fast at the mouth. We did not perceive this accident, and 
went on. We still continued tracking when in the main river, which 
was here about a mile wide, and extremely rapid, till we were 
about a mile and a half above the village. The dandys then took 
to their paddles, and keeping the beam to the current the whole 
way, contrived to land us at the destined gaut. Here we dis- 
covered the stoppage of the larger boat, and had the mortification 
