and since many more hundreds of camels, horses, and thousands of people have passed.  The right bank is thirty feet high, the left low and sandy.  The country where uncultivated, is clothed with grasses, and the only trees visible are perhaps the Pipul; the Jhow occurs but not the Parhass; a few Bukeens are visible, Ricinus, Salvadora, which is occasionally a climber, especially at Tiraia.  The river rose suddenly on the night of the 6th and carried away the bridge.  The Himalayas had been seen very distinctly throughout the day, so that the rain must have been local:  the height of the rise was three feet.

We left Hurreekee on the 8th at 10 A.M., the river up to this time (9th) presents the same monotonous appearance—­sandy banks clothed with grasses, intermixed with Jhow here and there, and occasionally AEschynomene, and Typha.  Very few villages have been passed, nor does the rare occurrence of topes indicate that there are many near it.  The channel has been throughout much subdivided, and flats are of frequent occurrence.  Yesterday we passed two busy ferries, at which two or three boats were unceasingly employed, and there was an obvious demand for more.  Black partridges were heard frequently, black-bellied tern, herons, cormorants, etc.  The stream averages three miles an hour.  Parkinsonia was seen near Hurreekee.  Reached Ferozepore at 12.5 on the 9th; it is a very busy ghat, more so than that of Hurreekee:  two large godowns were passed on the Company’s side.  The river is wider by 100 yards than at Hurreekee.

10th.—­Reached Mamdot at 9.5 A.M.  The fort appears of good size, with high walls:  it is about half a mile from the river.  The country continues the same.  Some wheat cultivation, in which Fumaria, Anagallis, Medicago are abundant; Calotropis Hamiltonii common; some grapes; doob grass wherever there is or has been cultivation.  The only trees I see are Babooloid, but not the true Babool, which has very odorous flowers, and is always an arbuscula, a shrubby Bheir, spina una erecta, altera recurvo also occurs; among the fields, Lathyrus, Aphaca, and a Compositae which has the leaves of a thistle, are common.

Halted at Buggeekee, which is, I imagine, the Pajarkee of Tassin’s Map.

11th.—­Continued passing down, breakfasting at Attaree:  few signs of villages, but a good deal of cultivation.  Persian wheels not unfrequently employed in raising water from the river:  a short channel having first been cut in the bank, and the banks, when loose, propped up.  Wheat, radishes, etc.  Grasses appear to be much less common, while the Jhow is increasing much.  The river is much subdivided, and the actual banks are scarcely discernible owing to the want of trees.  The soil and current remain the same:  no impediments have been met with by our boats, nor have I yet observed any to tracking, the grass jungle being easily overcome, and very unlike that of the Brahmapootra, and the Jhow not reaching that height necessary to make it troublesome.  The Nawab of Mamdot visited the Envoy today, accompanied by a small party of horsemen.  Only two alligators have been seen thus far:  no game even to be heard, and but few living creatures visible.