A general view of the Indus 199
CHAP. II.
A comparison of the Indus and Ganges--Propriety of the
comparison--Size of the Ganges--Of the Indus--Compared--Slope of
the Indus--Conclusions from it--Tides in both Rivers 203
CHAP. III.
ON SINDE.
Extent of the Country--Chiefs and Revenue--Power and
Conquests--Military Strength--Connection with Persia--External
Policy--Internal State--Hydrabad Family--Khyrpoor
Family--Meerpoor Family--Condition of the People--Population 212
CHAP. IV.
ON THE MOUTHS OF THE INDUS.
Division of the Indus into two great branches below
Tatta--Sata--Buggar--Delta; its extent--Dangers in navigating
it--Eleven Mouths of the Indus--The Pittee--Pieteeanee, Jooa,
Reechel, Hujamree--Khedywaree, Gora, or Wanyanee--Khaeer,
Mull, Seer--Koree, or Eastern Mouth--Advantage of these
to Sinde--Coast of Sinde--Tides of the Indus--Curachee
Seaport--Boats of the Indus; Dingees and Doondees--Indus adapted
for Steam-vessels--Military remarks on the River 228
CHAP. V.
ON THE DELTA OF THE INDUS.
Inundation of the Delta--Extent--Neglected
State--Towns--Population--Jokea
Tribe--Fisheries--Animals--Productions--Climate 249
CHAP. VI.
THE INDUS FROM TATTA TO HYDRABAD.
Sand-banks--Course of the River--Towns--Country
Supplies--Trade--Means of improving it--Boats; their Deficiency
255
CHAP. VII.
THE INDUS FROM HYDRABAD TO SEHWUN.
Course and Depth--Fulailee River--Current--Importance of
this Part of the River--Crossing the Indus--Navigation of
it--Towns--Sehwun--Mountains of Lukkee 260
CHAP. VIII.
THE INDUS FROM SEHWUN TO BUKKUR.
Position of Bukkur--Fertility of the Country--Current--Eastern
Bank of the Indus--Western Bank--Fortress of Bukkur--Roree and
Sukkur--Alore; its Antiquity--Khyrpoor and Larkhanu--Productions
of the Soil 267
CHAP. IX.
THE INDUS FROM BUKKUR, TILL JOINED BY THE PUNJAB RIVERS.
Breadth and Depth--Boats--Country--Shikarpoor and Subzul--Swell
of the Indus--Tribes on the River 275
CHAP. X.
THE INDUS FROM MITTUN TO ATTOK.
Description of the River--Dera Ghazee Khan--Line of
Commerce--Military Expeditions; why they avoided the
Indus--Bridging the Indus 281
CHAP. XI.
THE CHENAB, OR ACESINES, JOINED BY THE SUTLEGE, OR HESUDRUS.
Chenab--Junction--Banks of the Chenab--Ooch; its Productions 286
CHAP. XII.
ON BHAWUL KHAN’S COUNTRY.
Limits--Nature of the Country--Its Power and
Importance--Daoodpootras; their Descent--The reigning
Family--Trade of Bhawulpoor 290
CHAP. XIII.
THE PUNJAB.
Extent of Runjeet Sing’s Country--Changes in the Seik
Government--Probable Consequences of the Ruler’s Death--His
Policy--Sirdars--Revenues of the Punjab--Military Resources and
Strength--Cities 295
CHAP. XIV.
THE CHENAB, OR ACESINES, JOINED BY THE RAVEE, OR HYDRAÖTES.
Chenab Described--Boats on it--Crossing the River--Province of
Mooltan 300
CHAP. XV.
THE RAVEE, OR HYDRAÖTES, BELOW LAHORE.
The Ravee--Its tortuous Course and difficult
Navigation--Towns--Lahore--Umritsir Toolumba 305
CHAP. XVI.
A MEMOIR ON THE EASTERN BRANCH OF THE INDUS, AND THE RUN OF
CUTCH.
Cutch; its Position--Alterations in its Western Coast, from an
Earthquake--Damming of the Eastern Branch of the Indus--Injuries
thereby--Dreadful Earthquake of 1819--Effects of it--Raises a
natural Mound--Overflow of the Indus in 1826--its Effects on the
Eastern Branch described--Opinions--Subsequent Alterations of
the Indus--Run of Cutch described--Mirage--Traditions regarding
the Run--Corroboration of them--Effects of the Earthquake on the
Run--Flooding of the Run--Configuration of the Run Borders--Run,
supposed to have been an Inland Sea--Note in corroboration of
the Opinion--Note on Sindree 309
NARRATIVE.