The 15th We Went Six C. The 16th Four C. The 17th Ten
C. The 18th Nine C. The 19th
Nine c. when we came to a small town of the
Afgans called Duckee, [Dooky], where the Mogul keeps a
Garrison in a
small square mud fort, the walls of which are of a good height. This
fort is a mile from the town. We stopt here three days, as the caravan
could not agree with the captain of the fort, who demanded a duty on
every camel, and at last an abacee and a half was paid for each camel.
The 23d we went six c. the 24th we passed a place called Secotah, or
the three castles, because of three villages standing near each other on
the side of a hill, forming a triangle. We this day went eight c. The
25th we rested, on account of bad weather. The 26th we went ten c. The
27th fourteen c. This day we passed through the durues or gates of the
mountains, being narrow straits, with very high rocks on both sides,
whence with stones a few men might stop the passage of a multitude, and
where many caravans have been accordingly cut off. We this night, where
we lodged, suffered much insolence from the Afgans; and next day, as we
passed a small village called Coasta, they exacted from us two 1/2
abacees for each camel. The 28th we went five c. the 29th, passing a
village called Abdun, eight c. the 30th six c. The 1st.
Enter page number
PreviousNext
Page 344 of 910
Words from 93443 to 93702
of 247546
