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BUSHIRE TO SHIRAZ. 
itself was perhaps thirty yards. It falls into the sea in a due E. and W. 
direction. 
At two o'clock we came to Ahmaclieh : at half past two we passed 
a small fort called Khosh Aub , where a large body of people were 
waiting our passage.* They were ail armed with pikes, matchlocks, 
swords and shields; and gave us two vollies as a salute. They then 
advanced to us, and being announced by the Arz-beg , wished us 
a prosperous journey. They were answered by the usual civility, 
khosh amedeed , you are welcome." As we proceeded, our party was 
headed by the soldiery. They were commanded by a man on horse¬ 
back, all in tatters, who with his whip kept them together, and excited 
them with his voice where he wanted them to run. Two of the chosen 
of the village performed feats before us on their lean horses, and helped 
to increase the excessive dust, which involved us. This party kept pace 
with us, until we were again met by a similar host, the van of the little 
army who were waiting our reception at Borazjoon ; these also fired 
their muskets. 
Prom Khosh Aub to Borazjoon the ground appeared cultivated; and 
as we were approaching the latter village, we saw some of the peasants, 
who, after having finished their toil in the fields were walking home with 
their ploughs over their shoulders. I think we may fairly reckon at 
twenty-five miles the distance from Alichangee to Borazjoon : the Per¬ 
sians call it nine fur swigs. The avenues to Borazjoon are through 
plantations of date and tamarisk trees: the village is a collection of 
huts, which surround a fort; and the fort, like the rest of those which 
I had seen, was a square, with turrets at each corner, which were cut 
into small chequers at the top. There are the ruins of many small 
forts all over the Dashtistan, which were built by some unsuccessful 
* In the Journal this is the first notice of the Istahball , which so frequently recurs in the 
future progress of the mission, as an honorary assemblage called forth to receive a distill 
guished traveller, and to conduct him in his passage. 
