[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Les six voyages de Jean-Baptiste Tavernier](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier) › [Travels in India (Ball)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball) › 21.1.5 # Travels in India (Tavernier) 21.1.5 Travels in India (Ball) 21.1.5 - **Language:** English ### [21.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1.5) On the 8th I crossed the Ganges in a large boat, having waited from the morning till mid-day on the bank of the river, till M. Maille brought a letter from the Governor giving us permission to cross. For on each side there is a Darogah, who allows no one to pass without an order; and he takes note also of the kind of merchandise carried, each waggon being charged four rupees, and a chariot paying but one, without counting the boat, for which it is necessary to pay separately. This day the halt was at Sadoul Serail (?) 16 coss. The 9th at Yakedil-sera (Jagdis Sarai) . 10 ,, 10th at Bouraky-sera (Baboo Sarai) . 10 „ 11th at Banarou (Benares) . . 10 ,, - [Previous: 21.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1.4) - [Next: 21.1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1.6) - [Up: 21.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.tavernier~en-ball.21.1.5) · Pramāṇa