CUTTACK, the capital of the above district, which was formerly fortified, and contained a number of good houses and bazars; but during the period when it was possessed by the Mahrattas it fell into decay. Its position is naturally strong, being on a neck of land washed by the Mahanuddy and Gunjoory rivers, and it is a place of some consequence, being the only road between Bengal and the Northern Circars. The low country round the town is under water during the rainy season for a circuit of ten miles, and the station is considered unhealthy. In the year 1592 it withstood the Mogul arms for nearly a month. Long. 86. 10. E. Lat. 20. 31. N.