... per inhospitalem
Caucasum, vel quæ loca fabulosus
Lambit Hydaspes.”
Hor.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
MDCCCXXXIV.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| JOURNEY IN THE DESERT OF THE TOORKMUNS. | |
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| Journey to the Oxus.—Sand Hills.—Freezing of the Oxus.—Meanness of native Traders.—The Oxus.—Oxus of Alexander’s Historians.—Charjooee: its Bazar.—The Desert.—Slaves.—The Caravan.—Well of Balghooee.—Dangers of the Desert.—Seerab.—Camel’s Milk—An eastern Caravan.—Oochghooee and wandering Toorkmuns.—Ruins of Castles.—Moorghab.—Remarks on the Desert.—A Toorkmun Camp.—Orgunje Officers.—Precarious Situation | [1]-[34] |
| CHAP. XIII. | |
| CONTINUATION OF THE JOURNEY IN THE TOORKMUN DESERT. | |
| River of Merve.—Amusements.—Knights and Heroines of Merve.—Alarm.—Toorkmuns: their Laws of Plunder.—Training of the Horses.—Reflections.—Meeting of the Caravan.—Claims against us.—Continuation of the Desert.—Whirlwinds.—The High Lands of Persia.—Mirage.—Plants of the Desert.—Allamans.—Unsuccessful Party.—Arrival at Shurukhs.—Detention.—Alarms.—Dissipation of them.—Toorkmun Customs.—Fortitude of a Slave.—Toorkmun Song.—Toorkmun House.—Mode of Feasting.—Success of the Allamans.—Inconveniences.—Mad Camel.—Departure from Shurukhs.—Increased Caravan.—Entrance into Persia.—Moozderan or Durbund.—Approach to Meshid.—Tarantulla.—Adventure.—Ghoozkan Slaves.—Troubled Country | [35]-[75] |
| CHAP. XIV. | |
| KHORASAN. | |
| Arrival in Meshid.—Interview with Khoosrou Meerza.—Meshid described.—Shrine of Imam Ruza.—Grave of Nadir Shah.—Illumination.—Departure from Meshid.—Koochan.—Camp of the Prince.—European Officers.—Abbas Meerza.—Interview.—Acquaintances.—-Future Plans.—Separation from Dr. Gerard | [76]-[99] |
| CHAP. XV. | |
| JOURNEY AMONG THE TOORKMUNS OF THE CASPIAN. | |
| Departure from Koochan.—Atruck River.—Boojnoord.—Toorkmun Discipline.—Travelling in Khorasan.—Tribe of Gireilee.—Toorkmun Acquaintance.—Running down Partridges.—Toorkmun Bard.—Goklan Toorkmuns.—Their Customs.—-Toorkmuns of the Caspian.—Toorkmun Patriarch.—Noble Scenery.—Toorkmun national Songs.—Quit the Country of the Toorkmuns.—Arrival at Astrabad.—Plague.—Arrival on the Caspian.—Adventures.—Gardens of Ushruff.—Fortunate Escape.—The Plague.—Quit the Caspian.—Mazenderan.—Peasantry | [100]-[127] |
| CHAP. XVI. | |
| JOURNEY THROUGH PERSIA.—CONCLUSION OF THE NARRATIVE. | |
| Quit Mazenderan.—Pass of Gudook.—Gudook the “Pylæ Caspiæ.”—Feerozkoh.—Cure for the Taste of Quinine.—A Koord.—Vexations of a Traveller.—Arrival at Tehran.—Presentation to the Shah.—Return to India.—Route to the Coast.—Quit Persia.—Conclusion | [128]-[142] |
BOOK I.