POINTEE. 
India: beyond them was a range of small detached conical hills, 
covered with jungle to their summits, and at a greater distance, the 
blue hills of Bahar. Colgong is the name of the place, near which 
the Bhaugulpore nullah again joins the river: four coss lower, the 
river makes a singular turn round a hill covered with wood ; and 
from nearly a northern, takes a due eastern course. Some rocks 
protrude into the stream, on the farthest of which are carved the 
Hindoo deities, in compartments. At three o'clock a heavy gale 
came on, and drove us on a lee-shore, where we were obliged to 
remain all night. It was about two coss above Pointee, and about 
thirteen from our halting place of yesterday. 
September ^5 . — The night was very unpleasant, from a heavy rain 
and strong wind, which raised a considerable swell, and made the 
budgerow beat every minute against the shore. At six, we at- 
tempted to get over the river, but did not succeed; and at eight 
were obliged to return to the shore we had left, only one coss 
lower down. The men got out the rope to tow us, and coming 
suddenly into deep water, two of therqi were carried off by the 
current, and would have been lost, had not a small native boat 
been near, which took them up. The bank was covered with a 
grass fourteen feet high, whose roots run very deep, and assist in 
preventing the incroachments of the river ; it however rendered 
tracking more difficult to oiir men. By great exertions we at 
length rounded the rocky head-land of Pointee, and came to in a 
small bay, where we were sheltered from the strong easterly wind, 
that rendered our advancing impracticable, having made only four 
coss. Mr. Salt and I walked to the top of the hill, where a Mahom- 
medan saint is buried, and worshipped, in consequence of havingj 
