120 
water on the banks of the Euphrates 
Shereah* 2 
June 14. SE. by E. Road good ; soil 
white and stony; some good fo- 
rage ; no water 27 
—15. ESE. Road good ; scanty fo- 
rage; soil white and stony; some 
parts ig ; no water 25 
— 16. SE.by E. Country hilly and 
barren, at Hoglatharan 10 
.S. by E. A bed ofa river ; good 
water; scanty forage; no water 6 
— 17. SE. by S. Light soil; little fo- 
rage, and bad water 15 
——. SE. by E. Adry river ; rocky 
soil, and good forage 5 
— 18. E.by S. Bad water, and good 
forage, at Zazorat 16 
. SSE. Gravelly soil; good fo- 
rage, but no water 10 
— 19. SE. by E., Good road ; soil 
light ; good forage ; dry river 4 
--S.SE. With wells of good water, 
Birradig 24 
— 20. SE. by E. Road good; light soil, 
and excellent forage; no water 12 
— 21. SE. by E., Fine soil and forage; 
a well of bad water Rosolin 14 
. ESE. Good forage, and wild 
capers ; 3; mo water 6 
— 22. SE. by E. Road good ; soil 
producing good salt; good forage 
and water at Sheetetah 12 
— 23. E.SE. Open country ; soil gra- 
velly andsandy; bushes and good 
forage ; good water near Alcander,} 
and bad at Ain il Cadarah 10 
— 24. E. by S. Soil sandy and gra- 
velly; bushes and good forage ; 
halted on the plain ; no water 16 
— 25. ESE. Road broken grounds ; 
latter even and gravelly; past two 
springs of bad water ;§ some forages 
halted 12 
— 26.SE. Soil light ; a spring “and ri- 
vulet of good water, with good fo- 
rage . Rahkymah 6 
44 
* Certainly ancient Sura, which stood at 
the turn of the Euphrates. Gawhim ruins 
seem to be Thapsacus, or Amphipolis, pro- 
bably so called from its vicinity to Sura. 
The Sura of the map I take to be the an- 
cient Sora. 
+ Not knowing which Arabic letter this 
“ Z” is meant for, I suppose this place may 
be the Dadara or Dacira of the ancients. 
{ Perhaps Vologesia, on the river Marses, 
-y. Cellarius’ map. The other ruins on the 
map are probably those of Pallacope. 
§ Perhaps Teekdagaun may be Didugna. 
Beauties of the Old Ballad. 
[Mareh 1, 
June 27.SE. by S. Soil heavy; sand and 
light earth; gravel; excellent wa- 
ter and provisions at Ain Syad 18 
— 28. SE. by S. Bad read; scanty 
forage; fern* trees; soil stony ; 
no water 21 
— 29.SE.by S. Soil barren and stony, 
andstrongly impregnated with salt ; 
good forage and water Kusph 12 
— 30. SE. by E. Svil impregnated 
with salt; shrubs; latterly stony 
aud barren ; bad water; good fo- 
rage Gruderah 20 
July 1. SE. by E. Soil barren and 
stony; some forage; halted on the 
plain ; no water 20 
—2. ESE. Light soil and shrubs ; 
bad water at Ain Syad 6 
——.SE. Hard ground; little forage ; 
no water 14 
— 3. SE. by E. Rising ground ; bar- 
ren and stony; latterly gravel; good 
water and scanty forage, Gusscer 17 
— 4. E. byS. Soil sandy and gravel ; 
little forage ; good water, at Arnab 15 
— 6. ESE. Soil sandy; some forage 
and good water at Kanagah © 5 
— 7. E.SE. First part crossed a ridge 
of sand hills; the remainder gra- 
velly and sandy soil; scanty fo- 
rage; no water 24 
— 8. E. by N. Light sand and gravel ; 
some shrubs 2 12 
. SE. by E. Scanty forage ; vile 
water, at Chobdah 12 
196 
— 14. ESE. Soil sandy and gravelly ; 
little freee shrubs; good water 
at CoeSdaht+ 34 
—15. E.NE. Soil gravelly ; little fo- 
rage ; good water at Zeebere 6 
-NE. Soil barren, sand and strong- 
ly impregnated with salt, BAssonA 9 
49 
From Latichea to Aleppo 101 
From Aleppo to Bassora 691 
Grand total 792 
N.B. Those days of the month that are 
omitted were halting days. 
tae Fars 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
BEAUTIES of the OLD BALLAD. 
T is a remarkable fact, that the two 
most important changes in the his- 
tory of the country have been partly 
accomplished hy OLD BALLADS. At 
the battle of Hastings, the Normans 
commenced the onset, singing the song 
* Firs are probably meant. 
+ Perhaps the ancient Cauchabeni from 
hence. 
of 
