VOL. II.
TRAVELS
INTO
BOKHARA;
BEING THE ACCOUNT OF
A JOURNEY FROM INDIA TO CABOOL, TARTARY, AND PERSIA;
ALSO, NARRATIVE OF
A VOYAGE ON THE INDUS,
FROM THE SEA TO LAHORE,
WITH PRESENTS FROM THE KING OF GREAT BRITAIN;
PERFORMED UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE SUPREME GOVERNMENTOF INDIA, IN THE YEARS 1831, 1832, AND 1833.
BY
LIEUT. ALEXR BURNES, F.R.S.
OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SERVICE;
AST POLITICAL RESIDENT IN CUTCH, AND LATE ON A MISSION TOTHE COURT OF LAHORE.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
MDCCCXXXIV.
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[vi] 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-... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |