a large river of Hindustan, rising in the province of Gundwana, which, after a course of 750 miles, falls into the Gulf of Cambay. This river has its source close to that of the Soane, on the elevated plateau of Amarakantak, or Omercuntuc, at an elevation of between 3000 and 4000 feet above the sea. A Hindu temple is found in the centre of the table-land at Omercuntuc; and here the Nerbuddah rises from a small well, and flows easterly in a smooth stream until it is precipitated from the brow of the table-land. From this point its course is due W., with the straightest course of any river perhaps in the world. It passes through Gundwana, Khandesh, Madwah, and Guzerat, and after passing the city of Broach, falls into the Gulf of Cambay, in Lat. 21° 35', Long. 72° 35'. This river was in former times the boundary between Hindustan proper and the Deccan or southern peninsula. Ships of burthen can proceed up the river to Broach, where it is a noble sheet of water 2 miles wide, even when the tide is out; but skilful piloting is necessary in consequence of numerous sand-banks. The practicability of improving the navigation by artificial means has been considered, and some years since instructions were sent out for a survey by a competent officer with a view to this end.