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tain in this range, and consists of one complete 
inner fort which fronts to the south, where the 
rock is most steep, and an outward fort which 
covers the inner to the north-west and north. This 
outer fort has a third wall, which covers the ap- 
proach to it from the north by the village of 
Labada. All these walls are strongly built and 
fortified by ramparts and towers. The communi- 
cations with the fort are through three gates ; one 
to the south with the inner fort ; one to the north 
with the outer fort ; and one to the north with 
the third wall. The ascent to the first is very 
long and steep, and is practicable only for men ; 
that to the second is by a road used for the com- 
mon communications of the garrison with the coun- 
tries southward ; but the road passes round the west 
side of the fort, and is exposed for a great distance 
to its fire : it is so narrow as to make it impracti- 
cable to approach regularly by it, and the rock is 
scarped on each side. This road also leads no far- 
ther than to the gate. The communication with 
the northern gate is direct from the village of Labada, 
and here the ground is level with that of the fort ; but 
the road to Labada leads through the mountains, about 
thirty miles from Elichpoor, and it was obvious that 
the difficulty and labour of moving ordnance and 
stores to Labada would be very great. However, 
after making inquiry at Elichpoor, it appeared both 
to Colonel Stevenson and me that this point of attack 
