566 Journal of a Tour through parts [No. 139. 



FORMAL. 



On getting my dismissal from Major Leech, an advance of twenty-five 

 Preparation. Nanakshye rupees, and being furnished by Mr. Lord's na- 

 tive doctor with a number of small packages labelled in English, con- 

 taining the commonest medicines, to enable me to act at times as a 

 hakeem, I proceeded to organize my party. This consisted of myself, a 

 Party. Persian writer, two guides, and a servant ; all habited 



and equipped as fakeers. 



As some compensation for the disappointment felt by my employer 

 at finding me at Peshawur, instead of hearing of me well on my journey, 

 I subjoin the following information, gained during my detention at 

 that city : — 



Number of jarebs in the province of Peshawur according to the 



. . '. e division of Sultan Mahmood of Ghuznee 15,76,000 



Land estimate of ' ' 



Peshawur. jarebs, at the rate of 3,94,000 jarebs for each of 

 the following four divisions ; viz. 



1st Division. — Yusafzyes, Bajour, Mandour, Chagharzyes, Byan. 



2nd Division. — Teera, Bangash-i-Bala, Bangash-i-Paeen, Bannoo 

 Daman, Khost, Murwat. 



3rd Division. — Khattak-i-Bala, Khattak-i- Paeen, Wazeeree, Too- 

 rees, Jajees. 



4th Division. — Khaleels, Momands, Daoodzyes, Khalisa-i-Shareefa, 

 Duabah, Hashnagar, Baghayat-i-Bagram. 



The revenue of Peshawur under the Sadozye kings was 9,51,000 



Revenue, rupees, 2,40,000 of which was distributed in church lands 



to the Mullahs ; and the remainder, 7,1 1,000 reached the royal treasury. 



Peshawur is said to contain 7,761 houses, of this number 5,566 are 

 Number of Houses, private dwellings, and 2,195 shops. 



On the 7th of Jamadee-ussanee left Peshawur, and passing the 

 Barah rivulet, reached Pabbee, a distance of 6 kos. 



8th Jamadee-ussanee. — Travelled eleven kos to Akorah, passing at 



five kos Nosherah, where there is a garrison of one 

 Akorah. 



hundred Sikhs, as well as at a Baolee, (well) on the 



road. At Nosherah I witnessed an act of Sikh tyranny : three of the 



country people, Mahommadans, had been pressed to 

 Sikh tyranny. J r r , ■* . 



labour the day before, and at night had been shot 



on a pretended suspicion of being thieves. Their bodies were hung 



