Burnes, Alexander: Travels into Bokhara: containing the narrative of a voyage on the Indus from the sea to Lahore, ... and an account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary and Persia ; performed by order of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 32, and 33 (Band 1) (London, 1835)

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town of Oocli stands on a mound of earth or clay,
like the city of Tatta, which I judge to have been
formed by the ruins of houses. The Chenab has
swept away a portion of the mound; and the
section of it which has been thus exposed seems to
support the conjecture which I have stated.

On the 5th of June we had a visit from Bhawul
Khan. He insisted on coming in person to see
us ; and sent a large tent to be pitched by our
garden, in which we received him. He sat for
about an hour; and put numerous questions re-
garding the manufactures of Europe. The chief
is of a mechanical turn of mind; he produced
a detonating gun, which had been made under
his directions from an European pattern, and cer-
tainly did credit to the artificer; he had also
manufactured the necessary caps and fulminating
powder. He expressed, at this interview, much
satisfaction with the presents which we had sent
him; they consisted of a brace of pistols, a watch,
and some other articles. The Khan came in an
open sort of chair, to which we conducted him on
his departure. He was attended by about a thou-
sand persons ; and I observed that he distributed
money as he passed along. After the visit, our
Mihmandar brought us presents from the Khan;
they consisted of two horses richly caparisoned
with silver and enamel trappings, a hawk, with '
shawls and trays of the fabrics made at Bhawul-
poor, some of which were very rich ; to these were
added a purse of 2000 rupees, and a sum of 200 for

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