320 H. G. Raverty— The Mihrdn of Sind and ifi ? Tributaries. [Ex. ISTo. 
wall,” here to be noticed from west to east ; and, according to the same 
Newport in 1612, on tlie twelfth voyage to India, and who kept a journal. He 
gives a long account of Baluch treachery on the coast. They sent a boat on shore 
in which was Sir Thomas Powell, accompanied by two Persian servants of the 
Persian Ambassador, Sir Robert Shirley, on liis way to Isfahan. He says : “ It was 
for the purpose of discovering the countrey, and to seeke some convenient place to 
land his Lordship. Where when they came to a little village, called Tesseque 
[Jask ?], they spake with camell men, and others of the countrey people, by whom 
they understood, that that countrey was called Oetche Macguerona [Kich-Mukran], 
and the inhabitants Boloches : all living under the government of one King, named 
Melicke Aleirza, whose chiefe residence was some five or six days 5 iourney from henoe, 
at a port called GuaderP 
They discovered the intended treachery in time, however, and by a stratagem, 
managed to reach the ship again. This was on the 19th September, 1612. “The 
ship, 55 he continues, “ was steered for Sind , and came to an anchor at the mouth 
of the Indus in 24 degrees 38 minutes, in the Mogolls dominions. Variation 16 
degrees 45 minutes, in five fathoms, less one foot of water, and in good ground. 
* * * Boats were sent from Diul [Dewal] for conveying the Ambassadors goods 
and people, 29th September, and the Ambassador left the ship under a salute of 11 
guns. * # * Tata, a great citie one dayes iourney from Diul, loth cities standing 
in the Great Mogolls Dominions .” 
Lahri Bandar is mentioned separately, and was a totally distinct place from 
Diul or Debal. Bu-Rihan says they were twelve farsaMs, or leagues apart. 
Walter Paynton, and Joseph Salbancke [the same who proceeded from Ajmir to 
Isfahan by Kandahar. See the account of his journey in my “Notes on Afghanis¬ 
tan, 55 page 547], who were merchants on board, were sent on shore to proceed to Diul 
in one of the country boats ; and the former, in his narrative states, that, “ at the time, 
the ship was riding about four or five miles from the River’s mouth from whence 
they had fifteen miles to the city or town of Diul, where the Ambassador had gone. 
He stayed in a house in Diul itself, and there they lodged while the party remained 
there. They went “ through the city to the castle, and were reoeived by the 
Governour, Arah Manewardus [sic in text].” Compai'o Cunningham’s “Ancient 
India, “ pages 297—302.” 
“ The Portuguese incited the Governour of Diul against the party, and endeavour¬ 
ed to cut them off. Sir Robert Shirley wished to be allowed to proceed to Tatta, but 
the Governour would not give permission, so he left, with one Persian servant, 
without leave, and had by the way to pass a river where he could get no one to take 
them across, the Governour having prohibited it under pain of death. They made 
rafts of boards and timbers, and the Ambassador “ shipped himself 55 with his 
servant to help him in navigating it, and had no sooner put off, than 20 or 30 horse¬ 
men came in great haste, despatched by the Governour [the Hindu “ Das ”] to 
seize them. They were brought back, men swimming to the raft, which Kazr Beg, 
the servant, was not able to guide against the tide, and they narrowly escaped 
drowning. The Ambassador’s followers “ disdaining this rude dealing, one Master 
John Ward, shot off his pistol in their faces, and was instantly slain by another shot, 
and the rest carried away prisoners to Diulsinde [ i.e ., Dewal on the Sind, by which 
name others also mention it], being pillaged by the way by the souldiers. After 
some time of imprisonment, the Governour permitted their departure to Tatta, where 
