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of their holy destination; and preceded by a Chaoush bearing a green 
flag, joined all in loud cries as he excited them. 
About four miles before we reached our stage we came to a third 
stream, Avhich run with great velocity through different artificial chan¬ 
nels, and the borders of which were richly cultivated with rice and 
barley. On the right, just before ArmaghanM , is a little village called 
Houlouleh . 
The whole region from Zengan is intersected at almost regular dis¬ 
tances by vallies; in one of which lies ArmaghanSh , so concealed by 
its situation, that it is scarcely seen till it is entered. To the Westward 
appears a long range of mountains; but the hills which we had passed 
in the day’s march, though sometimes of rock and flint, were generally 
green to their very summits; and the soil was mostly rich earth, which, in 
some places, was spread with the hues of a thousand flowers. Through¬ 
out the whole tract, indeed, every thing was in life and spring. The 
animals felt the influence of the season; and our horses in passing the 
herds around were scarcely manageable. One threw his rider; and 
after having given him a bite on the shoulder, attacked his fellows, and 
fought with some fury. The singing of the larks in the morning, and the 
whole tribes that swept along the air, gave a zest to the freshness of the 
dawn that was beyond description. The whole creation seemed to 
give praise to its great Creator. 
Armagkaneh also is included in the BolouJc of Hamze. In the town 
there is a square fort. In the room, into which we were introduced, 
there were several European inscriptions, mostly in Russian, but one in 
Latin, written I suspect by a Frenchman’s pencil, and worthy therefore 
to be transcribed, as displaying the spirit and temper with which they 
left the country: 
“ VENIMUS, VIDIMUS, ET MAEEDIXIMUS PERSIDI; 
H REGIQUE, AUL.&Q; MAGNATIBUSQ ; POPULOQ 
46 SCRIBEBANT IDIBUS APRILIS, 1809 * * 
