224i LIVES OP THE MOGHUL EMPERORS. 
above Fort William, and proceeds with great vio- 
lence past Barnagore, Duckinsore, &c. On its ap- 
proach, boats must immediately quit the shore, and 
seek for safety in deep water in the middle of the 
river, which is little affected. At Calcutta it some- 
times occasions an instantaneous rise of five feet/’* 
So impetuous is the rush of the water, that if small 
vessels at anchor are not prepared to receive it, they 
must be infallibly upset. Ships at anchor being ge- 
nerally in mid-channel, where its influence is little 
felt, escape with a few uneasy rolls. If, however, 
larger vessels are overtaken by it, the shock is pro- 
digious, and at times serious mischief ensues, espe- 
cially should they be struck upon the broadside. By 
turning their prows towards the current, little or no in- 
jury is sustained. It commonly rises to the height of 
eighteen feet, and invariably produces a sensation of 
great terror near the shore, where small boats are 
always moored in considerable numbers; and though 
the visitation of this bore is not unfrequent, much 
alarm is excited whenever symptoms of its approach 
are manifest. 
Hamilton's Description of Hindostan, vol. i. page 138. 
