798 Tour through parts of Baloochisthan, in [No. 154. 



made, and indeed the whole materials, are brought from Bombay. 

 Some of these vessels go as far as Abooshahr, Busra, Bombay, and 

 the Malabar Coast. The pilots and seamen are Mukranees, who most 

 of them speak Arabic, Scindhy, and Hindustanee, besides their own 

 Muk ranee dialect. 



Most of the boojees I have seen, are carefully provided with good 

 life-preservers. 



Two days after arriving at Muscat, I waited on Khaja Reuben, 

 and delivered Futteh Khan's letter for transmission to the resident at 

 Khaja Reuben. Bushire, at the same time requesting him to assist me 

 in cashing a hoondee I had with me on Gwadar ; this he told me, 

 he should find a difficulty in doing. I returned home, and fed on 

 nothing that night but grief, notwithstanding Khaja Reuben had read 

 my passport. 



10th June. — After selling an old carpet, I called on my friend 

 Mullah Boigan. Mulla Boigan Baloch, son of Mulla Hajee, who was 

 astonished to see me in the plight I was in. On explaining my cir- 

 cumstances to him, he immediately offered me the loan of 40 Franca 

 rials, to be remitted to him on my arrival at Gwadar ; and Mulla 

 Mulla Yoosoof. Yoosoof Affghan, of Tughgan, insisted on my living 

 with him during my stay at Muscat, which lasted 6 days, during 

 which time I purchased some medicines to help me through the re- 

 mainder of my journey. 



15th June. — Leaving Muscat* after being, on the first attempt which 

 I made the night before, driven back by contrary wind, and spending 

 Gwadar. one night at sea, arrived next evening at Gwadar, and des- 

 patched besides the 40 rials I owed Mullah Boigan, 100 more for the 

 purchase of pearls, and I remained two days at Gwadar ; and hiring a 

 boat arrived, 



ISih June. — At Chabar, having been a night at sea, and put up in 



Chabar. the mosque within the fort, where I gave myself out as a 

 Hajee just returned from the pilgrimage via Muscat. 



Port Chabar has to the East Bahua and Doshtzoree ; to the West 



Boundaries. tm3 sea; to the South the sea; and to the North the dis- 

 trict of Kasarkund. 



* This passage is conjectural ; owing to very defective MS.— Eds. 



