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of the Faquirs, to our boats. We proceeded by nine, the wind stil! 
east, and made tolerable way till two, when we were driven by the 
wind and current against a lofty bank, which was rapidly yielding 
to the attack of the stream. I feared lest a quantity should fall into 
the boat, but we were generally saved from this accident by the 
slope, occasioned by what had already fallen, which prevented too 
near an approach* Sometimes, however, the fall of large masses 
close to the boat considerably alarmed us. This lasted for two 
hours, during which we made but little way. The river then 
turning to the south, and the wind falling, we got on by six to the 
celebrated Faquir's rock at Janguira. It rises in the river near to 
the right shore, and has deep water all around. It has been drawn 
by Daniel. We made but fourteen coss this day. 
September 23. — We set off a little after five, and as the 
wind was light, got on tolerably well to the mouth of the nullah 
which leads up to Bhaugulpore : we were there by ten o'clock, and 
obliged to track the rest of the day. We stopped at six, on the lee 
side of a sand-bank, having made fifteen coss. 
September ^4.— In the night we had a violent storm of thunder 
and lightning, accompanied with rain, and wind from the east. 
We held to the shore by ropes, and suffered no inconvenience. 
The hills still continue on the right, but much nearer. At nine 
we came to three islands in the river, covered with wood, with 
large masses of rock, forming a firm barrier against the force of the 
water, and others still larger rearing their heads amongst the un- 
derwood. The ground on the right bank was beautifully undula- 
ted, and covered in many places with trees, among which were two 
English houses, in a situation the most enviable I have seen in 
