-The protection afforded to th^ merchant^ §dded to t^e convenience %\m 

 arrangement wp,ul4 produce, might be the means of bringing a greater va- 

 riety of foreign productions through tl>is channel As very, great amen^-^ 

 ments have ah'eady been made in the.roads, tending much to the comfort 

 of. the passengers, and have excited their high commendations and, thanks, 

 we may , perhaps ia time see these improvements also carried into effect. 

 The principal a^rticleg brought liither for ^afe. are horses, mules, cameis, a 

 spejcies of .tob-acco{ called Cafcar^) antim,ony,,asafQ3tida, dried fruits, such 

 as apricotSj figs^ prunes, raisins, almonds, pistachio nuts and pomegran- 

 ates, from CAbul, Candahar, Muitdn,SLnd the Penjab; shawls ,!D4l<z5, Pat'-' 

 J its, horn Cashmir 2iiyA Amritsar ^ Ckiras, (or .spotted turbans^) looking^ 

 glasses, toys, witK-Various manufacturesJn brass and ;i vary , from Jayapura ; 

 shield^, from ,RQhilkhand, Lakhnau and ;S///i:^^; bows and arrows, from 

 Multnn and the D-udb ; rock salt from, h^hgr; b^ftasjand piece goods, from 

 H^hn, a large city in the Penjab, The country of MdrWcir ^Iso supplies 

 a great number of camels, and a species of flannel called Lot. From the 

 company's provinces are brought, M^ra<2, muslins, mashrli {^ov sarcenef;) 

 cocoa-nuts and woollen cloths. Of the latter,, a few bales are sent on th« 

 part of the company ; but the sale of them is very inoonsiderable, and the 

 coar^sest only meet with ^ ready market.-'; ... I ■ ^^o -■- 



The northern merchants who visit the fair, travel in large parties called 

 ■ Cdjilahs ; and' the cattle brought for sale are used also for the conveyance 

 of merchandise,. Those who have no investments of shawls or dried fruits^ 

 • accommodate pilgrims, and other travellers, from whom they receive more 

 than sufficient to defray the expenses of the animals on the road. We 

 iinc^aired what might be the price of a seat on a camel, and were informed, 

 hj ^ mail who- had trai^elled m that: manner, thsX he had paid nine rupees 



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