From Vizanagram to Bodee....... R 6 Kundywilsah..V 8 14 The country in general pretty well cultivated, but no villages near the road from Vizanagram to Kundywilsah. The Bodee River rises and falls very suddenly, according to the rains on the hills. From Kundywilsah N 3 The road very good except a little to the Tamer Ghudda V 13 eastward of the Nullah, where there is some broken NE 16 ground. From Chicacole 10 ENE 10 to Cheele....... V 2 Suriah. Encamped in a mango grove to the NW of the town. The river is broad and rapid in the rains; a battalion of seapoys stationed at Chicacole. The last four coss covered with jungle. EnV 10 camped on the W bank of the Kaupillis River, Kaupillis R 4 about a mile north of Kelingpatam, which is en 16 the sea shore. The country sandy, and little cultivation near the sea. The road good. From .... Tuck Tackley V 5 5 The tide comes out with the Boanpore Nullak, Naparah V 5 which makes it not only difficult, but very dangerBounpose N ous for cattle to cross; several of our horses and camels sunk so deep in the mud, that they were NE 16 not able to extricate themselves without the assistance of a number of people; but by going nearer the hills, the river may easily be crossed, without any danger: some of our camels did not come up all night. Encamped in a mango grove, near a tank in the jungle. The great variation in our course to-day, is owing to a bay of the sea running out about three coss to the eastward of Tuckley. From Hossam Bugha to the Tank, one entire jungle, and the road in some places indifferent. Encamped From the to Ammy Garn Bardee Sanah Bhoor Gawn From Jarpoore 3 V 4 Encamped on a fine plain to the northward of the village of Jarporee. From the tank to Ammy Gawn, a good deal of v 2 high jungle, from thence to Bhoor Gawn the V 1 country well cultivated, and from Bhoor Gawn to V 6 Jarporee the ground covered with jungle, but not very close. NE 18 to Nybuzar.... V 6 Hytchupore Tg Montridy V 6 From Montridy .... 14 Hytchapore is a small town with an old fort, formerly the residence of Rajah Hycharam, who was founder of it. There is a battalion of seapoys stationed at this town, under the Ganjam council. The road in general very good, but in the rains the first three coss must be greatly under water. The sea about a mile to the southward of the road. to Monsore..... v2 About a mile before we came to our ground, we ENE crossed a small outlet from the sea, where our Monsoor Cotta V 10 camels sank so much that they were obliged to be N&E unloaded; and then it was with some difficulty they were got ashore; but this can be avoided by going a mile to the northward, of which we were not informed till after we crossed it. From 12 There are the remains of a fort, on a small rocky hill, near Monsoor Cotta, which the people told us was evacuated on account of very large snakes. The road good through a fine open country well cultivated, but no villages near the road. Ganjam 10 fort of Ganjam off the mouth of the river, on the E bank; the fort is small, but very compact. Monsoor Cotta From Gunjam to Baliapoker NE 10 The The country from Ganjam for about five miles is very low, and must be under water in the rains. The rest of the road runs on the sand-bank about Budger Cotta V 6 a mile from the sea. V 10 & ENE The end of the Chilka lake comes close to the road; about one coss and a half to the S W of the village of Budger Cotta; and about a mile and a half from the sea. Encamped in a grove of Banian trees, to the E of the village of Budger Cotta. This place scarcely affords any grain, but some may be got at Maloudy about a mile to the northward of it. The Mahratta district begins at Palliapoker. Plenty of good water at our encampment. About a coss to the eastward of Budger Cotta we entered between a branch of the Chilka lake and the sea, and marched along the edge of the former to our ground. This branch of the lake is about one mile broad, and the distance between the lake and the sea near a mile. The space between the lake and the sea is an entire sand, except here and There are two or three fish there a plot of grass. ermens' huts near the hill. There are no boats on the first branch of the Chilka except one canoe to cross the Dunk Hircar2 rahs; however, the Foujedar of Monickpatan sent several Dunghies, and we collected others from the villages, by which means we got over our people and cattle pretty well. The tide runs very strong here, the Gaut is about a quarter of a mile from 8 ENE 10 Monickpalan the sea. The branch of the Chilka, near Monickpatan, is about one mile broad, and difficult to be crossed if there is any wind. Most of our people, and all our cattle, remained upon the beach all night, and were not all crossed before 12 o'clock next day. The first branch to the eastward of the fresh-water well is about 200 yards broad at low-water. There is a small mud fort at Monickpatan, but not strong. Grain of all sorts very scarce. A small branch of the Chilka runs from Monickpatan to the Nullah to Jaggernaut; the road very to Toonapatan... V N 11 heavy and sandy. Jaggernaut V 6 From Jaggernaut to Turney Jaggernaut is a large town, full with pagodas and other Hindu worshipping places. It is said 18 that some lacks of people assemble annually at this place to worship, who are all obliged to pay duties according to their circumstances. N5 N & The country well cultivated, but very low, so Ahomedpore V 5 NbW much so that the road, for the greatest part, is on causeways built on purpose. From Ahomedpore 10 The country, in general, well cultivated, and to Peeply Shawpore V5 the road good; but there is some Jungle, near the latter, where are a number of Segers. Mokoonpore N & V 3 Mokoonpore is a large village, with a fine tank NOW close to it. 10 Noorpeeply is a small town, the residence of the Amil, who is said to have twenty-two Pergunnahs and thirty-five forts under his command, subordinate to Cuttack. There are many Mahomedans at this place, principally Patans, and the number of mosques, and the ruins of other ancient buildings which are still to be seen give reason to suppose, that this is + From to Noor Peeply Kowa Kay R Balcolty was formerly a place of consequence; at present it is a small town with choppeud, or thatched houses, and an old mud fort. The country open and well cultivated for the first six miles, and then covered with much Jungle, where there are a great number of tigers, and Hurspore V 2 N & very ravenous, which makes this road dangerous Bulwante V6 NbE for travellers, particularly in the night. From Bulwanta 14 to Tooloy doss Chouky 3 ... ..... C 3 No villages near the road, but people came to the Choukies to sell grain, &c. to travellers. Came through a great deal of Jungle, where people are frequently killed by tigers. Encamped on the banks of the Lutt Jury, near Cattack. This river is about 1200 yards broad, N 10 and in the rains very rapid: its course nearly from W to E. The city of Cattack is entirely open, except at the W angle, where there is an old walled place in ruins, called Lalbagh. Here the Subahdar resides. No guns appeared on this wall; but some were under a shed, on field-carriages. The great scarcity of grain last year, at this place, has left it very thin of inhabitants. Cattack has no building in it worth notice, and the city, altogether, seems in a ruined state, and the inhabitants oppressed with heavy taxes, &c. What is, in reality, the city, is about five miles round; but including the small Buzars and Villages which are called Cattack, it is about 10 miles in circumference. The Subandar of Cattack pays 14 lacks of rupees a year to the Boonslah at Nagpare, and spends from eight to nine lacks annually in that Durbar to support his interest. The fort of Bara Batty stands about half a coss NW of the city, and is said to be very strong, with two stone walls. The inner fort, or wall, has eight round bastions, with 80 guns mounted. The outer wall is square, and not so high as the other, but surrounded with a wet ditch, about 30 yards broad, very deep, and a great number of alligators in it. The Maha Nuddy runs about half a coss NW of the fort, and a coss above the city. The Kult Jury divides from this river, and runs close to the south side of Cattack. The course of both rivers from W to E: they are very rapid in the rainy season, and sometimes overflow their banks. There are several very large boats on them; some tied two From Cattack to Maha........ R 2 Puddampore.. V 6 Luckinpore... V 6 From NE 14 Luckinpore to branch of Beerpa R Akutpore V From Akutpore NE 10 two and two, and decked for the convenience of crossing guns, troops, &c. There are 4000 cavalry, mostly Afghans, now at Cattack; and in case of necessity, it is said, they can raise about 10,000 more, including Ateets, Braggies, &c. &c. The Maha Nuddy is about a coss broad, from bank to bank; we forded it, a mile below the ferry, at three feet water, it being at this time very low. The road pretty good, except within a coss of Luckinpore, where it is but indifferent; with a thick jungle on both sides, where there are several tigers. The Beerpa Nuddy, which is a branch of Maha Nuddy, runs N E under the hills to the westward of the road. We encamped on the bank; but did not cross it. Luckinpore is a small village, on the S E bank of this river, with a great deal of jungle about it, and near the hills. There is a small Buzar in this village. Encamped on the SE bank of the Beerpa Nuddy, which continues the same course. The hills, at the distance of four miles, to the westward. The country, in general, very well cultivated, and the road good. The country well cultivated for the first three to Gung-auty.... R 2 coss, and afterwards large open plains, with long Nullah with a grass, except near the villages. There are several hills to the SE of the road, covered with high jungle. The village of Parbutpore stands on the point of one of them, about half a mile from the road. The hills to the eastward, about the distance of two coss, and no hills to the southward of the road, except those near Parbutpore. There are stone bridges over the Nehrupua and the other Nullah; and the river Gung-auty, Cumeeria, and Bamince, are fordable in the dry season; but must all be crossed in boats in the rains. The course of these rivers nearly from W to E. Burruah was formerly the residence of a Nabob, and a very considerable town; but it is now in ruins, and no more than an indifferent village, with a foujedar. The country appears to be very scarce of inhabitants. *C 2 The |