1844.] 



via Candahar, Cabool and the Punjauh. 



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Names of 

 Stations, &c. 



Cabool, 

 {continued.) 



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Remarks. 



Cabool Bool, 



Khak Tee- 

 zee, 



12 E.bN. 



25 



S.E. & 

 E. 



through this defile, runs the river of Ca- 

 bool, which afterwards flows through the 

 centre of the city. The hills on both sides 

 have been fortified with lines of wall, 

 flanked at regular intervals by massive 

 towers ; but the works which have fallen 

 to decay, are too extensive to be properly 

 defended, and the height may be easily 

 turned. 



The citadel or Bala Hissar, situated at 

 the Eastern extremity of the city, is a 

 place of no strength, being commanded by 

 heights in the vicinity. 



There are about 40 guns in Cabool, most 

 of which are in a serviceable state. 



The route between Candahar and Ca- 

 bool above described, is generally blocked 

 up by snow during four months of winter, 

 but at the other seasons good, and passable 

 for all descriptions of wheel carriages. 

 Water is abundant, and supplies are pro- 

 curable at any season, for an army of 

 20 or 30,000 men. A caravan travels be- 

 tween Candahar and Cabool in fifteen days, 

 but horsemen perform the journey in 8 

 days, and couriers in 6. 



I estimated the distance at 317 miles, 

 but the direct route via Kelat-i-Ghiljee is 

 shorter by about ten or fifteen miles. 



Village — road good, through gardens 

 and fields. 



Ditto, situated on the skirt of a range of 

 lofty hills. At the 4th mile, entered a de- 

 file called Tung-i-Khoord Cabool, about 3 

 miles in length. Ascended a small stream, 

 which is crossed by the road every 50 

 yards. After passing the defile, the road 

 enters an open country, the village of 

 Khoord Cabool two miles to the right. 



Twelve miles beyond Bootchak, another 

 defile. Road hilly and stony; in some 

 places impassable for guns. 



