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The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Part I January 1840

1840

The town of Camboorie is situated opposite the junction of the See-sa-vat and May-man-noi rivers pricipally along the bank of the former ; it is a long straggling place consisting of one long street along the banks of the river 18401 Mission to the court of Siam. [...] liraving been detained about half an hour for the boat and in giving a list of the things to be put into it ; ten minutes brought us to the end of the village or city and travelling along near the bank of the Camboorie river formed by the junction of the May-nam-noi and See-sa-wat we passed several large plantations of tobacco and one or two small fields of sugar cane cultivated by the Chine [...] Some small old fashioned English prints China lamps and lanterns with some spears and muskets copleted the furniture and ornaments of the hall which was about the size of the house erected for me The conversation was eceedingly constrained no one joining except the Myo-won and myself ; the subject talked of was of course the object of my mission which I told him was to convey to the m [...] The greater number. of the inhabitants as in that town live about the banks of the river outside the fort which has a brick wall of about eighteen feet high with an open parapet and ravelin at each corner two doors in the long faces and one at the ends ; it stands east and west along the banks of the river which here runs to the eastward a distance of a few hundred paces it Is about 300 [...] The labourers had just pointed out the proper road when the guides came up and declared that no road existed in the direction I now proposed to go ; that that road pointing along a road apparently leading to the salt grounds at the head of the gulf was the only one in existence ; I however took the direction pointed out to us considerably more to the northward and inquiring of people on the
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Pages
107
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India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120250
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-v The Secretary view
Journal of a Mission from the Supreme Government of India to the Court of Siam.—By Dr. Richardson
1-30 The Secretary view
Memoranda Respecting the Existence of Copper in the Territory of Luz Near Bela. By Captain De La Hoste Assistant Quarter Master General S.R.F.
30-33 The Secretary view
Memoir on the Climate Soil Produce and Husbandry of Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries.—By Lieut. Irwin
33-65 The Secretary view
Notice of an Inscription in Behar Communicated by Mr. Ravenshaw as Published in the May Number of the Journal 1839
65-68 The Secretary view
Account of Coins Found at Bameean.—By Captain Hay 1st European Regiment Commanding 5th. Regt. H.M.S.S.M. Infantry
68-69 William Hay view
Note on the Above—By the Officiating Secretary
70-75 The Secretary view
Memorandum on the Differences of the Meridian of the Observatory at Madras and the Flag-Staff of Fort William and of the Cantonment of Futtehghur in the Doab.—By Colonel J.A. Hodgson Late Surveyor-General of India
75-90 J.A.H. view
Proceedings of the Asiatic Society
90-94 The Secretary view

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