1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 797 



Mahommed Jathgal, and the latter to Meer Abdee Jathgal; to Cha- 

 bar 5 days. 



Among the fruits, mangoes are plentiful ; there are besides lemons, 

 limes, figs, pomegranates and peaches in small quantities. 



On arriving at Kasarkund, I put up in the same mangoe garden 

 that the inhabitants said Captain Grant had encamped in, in 1810; 

 it is situated to the West of the fort, and contains besides mangoes, 

 limes and lemons. I staid 8 days at Kasarkund. 



1st June. — Leaving Kasarkund returned to Bug, which has been 

 described before. 



2d June. — Leaving Pong, proceeded in a S.W. direction in a rivulet 



Stages. De d 8 kos, to a few tents of Baloochees, where I sold my ass 

 for 2 ducats, and hired another for 1 ducat to convey me as far as 

 Chabar, stipulating that I was to be taken there after 2 nights on the 

 road. As no supplies were to be got, I purchased a sheep and some 

 dates for the journey, and starting in the evening, arrived in the 



Peeri Garee. morning at Peeri Garee, a pool of water ; the direction 

 of the road varying from S.S.W. to S.WbE. (?) the road not being a 

 gun one. 



4th June. — Started in the evening on account of the great heat of 

 the day, and proceeded till midnight over a stony bed of a rivulet, 

 when we emerged into a mountain skirt, and towards morning, arrived 

 at Sarkum at a few huts of Baloochees. 



5th June. — After spending the morning at Sarkum, started and ar- 

 rived at the bunder of Puzm, where I got a boat to convey me to 

 Chabar for 1 Mahommedee, where I arrived. 



6th June. — Got on board a boojee, or boat, and spending a night at 

 sea, arrived next day at Muscat, my object for visiting which place 

 was two-fold. 



1st. To get Futteh Khan's letter on its way to the resident at Aboo- 

 shahr. 2d. To improve the state of my funds. And here let me pity 

 the man fated to risk his life or property to a Mukran boojee; they are 

 laden to the very utmost, and have invariably bulwarks of matting and 

 bamboo. 



The largest of them is 10 candies burden; the best are built at 

 Matra near Muscat; the common sort at the chief ports of the Mukran 

 coast, such as Gwadar and Chabar. The planks of which the boats are 



