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go to Ferozepoor with the Eavee in tow, but it is now past all hope get
ting there with the Ravee in tow before the current slackens and the river
falls: under these circumstances, I should return at once, but my duty
evidently is to carry out my orders as far as possible. If not able to tow
the flat up, still the steamer as well as the flat are ordered up, and the
steamer can go alone, leaving the flat at some convenient place.
1(M August .—An extensive open forest extends through this district
towards Moultan at distances from the river’s bank of from two to fifteen
miles, which affords abundance of fuel. The vessels in passing the entrance
of a creek or small branch of the river, were set into it by the current, and
for a short time were fixed across the entrance with the tide forcing them
on: the rudders were a good deal strained: the vessels were detained three
and a half hours for fuel, and lost time by warps breaking, &c. &c.
11th August .—Were nine hours tracking and steaming two thousand
and five hundred yards, from vessels takingHbroad sheers and swerving
against the helm.
12th August —Jungle is not seen from the bank of the Sutledge at
this part, but there is said to be abundance of fuel three and four miles
from the bank, though the trees are low. Arrived at Pank Puttun ferrv
at five o clock: made arrangements, in accordance with the correspondence
appended by me with the agent for Jehangeer’s house, to put the remain
der of the cargo, with the exception of a few cases, into country boats, and
proceed on in the steamer with a few valuable cases to Ferozepoor.
August .—Procured boats and transferred the remaining cargo.
I ank Puttun town is a place of pilgrimage, not of commerce.
ll:th August .—Reported to Commander Powell proceedings. The
vessel without the flat does not in some places stem the current in the
centre of the stream. Made fourteen miles direct from starting place in
nine hours.
15th August .—A large piece of forest seen to-day, thirty miles above
Pank 1 uttun, at Hussinpen village. To-day we passed two places where
theie ^as only three to four feet water all across the bed of the river :
the channel, altering from one bank to the other, washes the sand across
the old bed of the river, and time is required for a deep channel to be
cut away in the new direction the waters take. Came to a depot for wood
quite flooded: the natives say the river has risen eighteen inches the last
two days, and yet we have only four feet water in some places of the ri-
' or. \Vith no deeper channel the vessel without a tow goes ahead over