[Footnote 26: The two great rivers, the Ganges and
Burrampooter, rise in Thibet, from the opposite ridges of
the same hills, separate from each other to the distance of
1200 miles, and, after a winding course of 2000 miles, again
meet in one point near the Gulf of Bengal. Yet so
capricious is Fame, that the Burrampooter is a late
discovery, while his brother Ganges has been the theme of
ancient and modern story Coupele, the scene of Timour's last
victory, must be situate near Loldong, 1100 miles from
Calcutta; and in 1774, a British camp! (Rennel's Memoir, p.
7, 59, 90, 91, 99.)]