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him in the greatest distress ; but the former has been proved to be 
insufficient before commissioners, appointed by the Governor-Gene- 
ral for the express purpose of investigating his situation. I am happy 
to find that his Excellency has determined to liberate him from his 
embarrassments, and that a complete repair of his palace has been 
ordered, and would have been carried into effect, had not the war 
rendered money so very scarce. 
As soon as the Nawaub was out of sight, Mr. Pattle's carriage was 
at the door to convey us to Burhampore, whither our boats had pro- 
ceeded early in the morning. The heat was very great, but his four 
horses soon brought us to the river side. At one we were under 
way ; at two we entered a cut about a mile in length, made to avoid 
a long reach in the river. The current runs rapidly through it, and 
in a short time it will, without doubt, become the main channel. 
We got to the distance of two coss above Plassey by seven o'clock. 
October 4. — We were in motion by five. The river is rapid and 
full up to its banks, but winds in a most singular manner. We got to 
a distance of about two coss below Ahgadeep by six o'clock, which 
in a straight line cannot be more than twelve coss, yet the meanders 
made it at least twenty. The country was very populous and 
cultivated. We stopped opposite an indigo plantation belonging to 
Mr. Birch, who resides at Hoogly. The planters in Bengal are this 
year very fortunate ; the crops in the upper province having nearly 
failed, owing to the dry weather. 
October 5.— -At eleven we passed the mouth of the Jellinghy 
river, which is as large as the Cossimbuzar. The river was more 
meandering than ever. A very handsome Mussulmaun college was 
for three hours in sight, and bore from us at every point of the 
