A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 2Faulder, 1798 - 297 pages |
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Page 69
... vessel came there before May ; though a journey from Kabul to the northern fhore of the Cafpian , by the way of Tar- tary , might be performed in two months and a half , yet by winding at Bochara , and the eventual delays of procuring a ...
... vessel came there before May ; though a journey from Kabul to the northern fhore of the Cafpian , by the way of Tar- tary , might be performed in two months and a half , yet by winding at Bochara , and the eventual delays of procuring a ...
Page 209
... vessel coming in , informed me that the hadji had made many enquiries about my fituation , and fpoke of me in terms of regard . The Ruf- fian expreffed much furprize at hearing me lament this intelli- gence , which he said , ought to ...
... vessel coming in , informed me that the hadji had made many enquiries about my fituation , and fpoke of me in terms of regard . The Ruf- fian expreffed much furprize at hearing me lament this intelli- gence , which he said , ought to ...
Page 212
... vessels ; but when the wind blows ftrong from the north , the paffage is wholly impracticable . THE bark lay a league from the fhore in fix or feven fa- thoms water , and was about the burthen of one hundred tons , with two mafts ; the ...
... vessels ; but when the wind blows ftrong from the north , the paffage is wholly impracticable . THE bark lay a league from the fhore in fix or feven fa- thoms water , and was about the burthen of one hundred tons , with two mafts ; the ...
Page 213
... vessel , * Called in the Ruffian language , Precaufee , a difpenfer of orders . + Many of the nautical phrafes and implements in ufe , among the Ruffians . have been adopted from the Dutch , from whom Peter the Great learned the art of ...
... vessel , * Called in the Ruffian language , Precaufee , a difpenfer of orders . + Many of the nautical phrafes and implements in ufe , among the Ruffians . have been adopted from the Dutch , from whom Peter the Great learned the art of ...
Page 256
... vessel which struck only at the ftern , was for a time relieved ; but the wind and fea in- creafing , our danger became imminent . I propofed to the Greek , to throw over fome part of the cargoe , as the best mode of sa- ving the reft ...
... vessel which struck only at the ftern , was for a time relieved ; but the wind and fea in- creafing , our danger became imminent . I propofed to the Greek , to throw over fome part of the cargoe , as the best mode of sa- ving the reft ...
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affiftance affociate Afghan Afghaniſtan Afiatic Aftracan Aga Mahomed againſt alfo alſo Armenian Attock Baku Cafpian fea cauſe Chriftian coffes confifts courſe defert Derbent diſtance diſtricts eaſt eaſtern empire eſpecially eſtabliſhed extenſive faid fect feemed feen feid fervice feven fhore fide filk firſt fituation fmall fociety fome foon fouthern fpecies ftream ftrong fubject fuch fupplied fupport furfungs furniſhed ghan Ghilan hadji Herat himſelf Hindoos horfe horſe houſe India inhabitants interfected journey Kabul kafilah Kandahar karavanfera Kaſhmire Kaſhmirians Khan Khorafan laſt leaſt Mahomet Mahometan Mazanderan miles moſt Mufchid muſt myſelf Nadir Shah neceffary obferved occafionally paffage paffed paffengers Pefhour Perfia perfon Peterſburgh pleaſure poffeffed prefent prince procured province purpoſe quarter refidence river road Ruffian ſaid ſeemed ſeen ſhould ſmall ſome ſpace ſtands ſtate ſtation Tartars theſe thofe thoſe thouſand Timur Shah tion town travellers Turcoman ufually uſe uſually veffel village weſtern whofe whoſe