48 Account q/* * Alexander Scott’s Captivity 
of the rising sun, Scott thinks that the greatest extent of this 
Bahar is from N.E. to S.W. When on it, he could not per- 
ceive any boundary in those directions ; and he was given to 
understand that it extended very far in both Its breadth 
he could not state, except as far as an inference may be drawn 
from the time they took to cross it, at this, which seemed its 
narrowest part *1*. The water during their passage was smooth, 
with a great deal of weeds floating on its surface. Some had 
broad green leaves, but none of them looked like sea-weeds. 
All resembled fresh- water weeds, and abundance of rushes grew 
near the shore. The water under the weeds was clear, and 
fresher than that of the country, which was all brackish. When 
further questioned, Scott stated, that though the water of the 
Bahar was comparatively fresh, yet it would not be reckoned 
fresh in this country. The Bahar had no perceptible current ; 
had any such existed, he could not have failed to observe it. 
Both nights when the boat was brought to anchor, the bow was 
as nearly as he can recollect towards the moon, when rising 
about 10 o’clock J ; and he remarked that its position did not 
appear to be changed during the night. The sky was cloudless, 
the winds were calm, and a very heavy dew fell. The moon 
was full, two or three days before they crossed the Bahar. The 
Bahar contained turtles, something like those brought to Eng- 
land from the West Indies, but much smaller : of these Scott 
killed some, but did not eat them. Fish of different kinds 
Sea.” For its accordance with the Dibbie or Dark Lake of Park, See Major Ren- 
nell’s Remarks on this Narrative, which will be printed in next Number. 
* See Major Rennell’s Memoir. 
i* Suppose their course the first day 12 hours, 
the second day 12 
the third day 8 
we have for the whole 32 hours ; 
but we must deduct for the resting of the rov/ers, 3 hours, 
which leaves for the whole sum - - 29 hours ; 
and this, at the rate of two miles per hour, would indicate fifty-eight miles as the 
breadth of the Bahar at this point. We may perhaps say, in round numbers, 
sixty miles. 
!]! Rather about 8** or by the moon’s age. 
