RESIDENCE OF THE MISSION AT BUSHIRE. 
by them. The district of Dasti, also along the coast from Bushire to 
below CongoOn, still remains under their rule: and the Arab Sheik of 
Congoon in the adjoining territory, possesses a kind of independance. 
At Tauhree, (or Tahrie) a port just below Congoon, are extensive ruins 
and sculptures, with the Persepolitan character. The landmarks for 
the entrance of the harbour are two large white spots, on the summit of 
a mountain, which the people of the country affirm to have been made 
by the hand of man; and which, on the same traditional authority, are 
said to have been formerly covered with glass. The reflection thus pro¬ 
duced by the sun’s rays, rendered the object visible to a great distance at 
sea, and guided the navigator in safety into the road. Some of the 
glass is said to remain at this day. Among the ruins of the city are two 
wells pierced to a great depth; and stabling for a hundred horses exca¬ 
vated from the solid rock: the existence of these remains, I understand, 
Mr. B—k of the E. I. Company’s service ascertained himself. 
At Kharrack , a place still further in the progress down the Gulph, 
between Cape Sertes and Cape Bust ion, is a town which was once in 
the possession of the Danes; and it is singular that the people who 
claim a Danish blood are still very fair complexioned, and have light 
red hair, which may confirm their traditional accounts of their origin. 
The same nation had also an establishment in a deep bay near Mussel - 
dom ; and the fort exists to this day. On Cape Bastion there is a mine 
of copper, which was formerly worked by the Portuguese: they built 
also a fort there, which still exists, but the mine is no longer worked, 
and indeed is almost forgotten. Some years ago, Mr. Bruce, the 
Assistant Resident at Bushire, was a prisoner among the Arabs on this 
part of the coast. He was told, that immediately behind the range of 
mountains which lines their shore, there was a river that came from 
near Shiraz, and run down to Gombroon; this is, probably, the Bend - 
emir, which, according to other accounts, is traced indeed towards Gom¬ 
broon, but there expends itself in the sands. Khoresser is the name of 
a small river which falls into the sea nearly under the Asses Ears ; and 
on the banks of which is situated the town of Ta?igistoun. At the 
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