'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎238] (287/516)

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MOUNTAIN OF SAVALAN.
who relate that in one of the snowy chasms at its summit is to be seen
the dead body of a man, always frozen, but in the highest state of pre
servation, (with the exception of one tooth and a part of the beard),
and which they believe to have belonged to a Peyghember, or Prophet,
whose name the mountain retains to this day. Although this story is
in every one's mouth, and confirmed with assurances that many have
seen the body, yet we never met with any one person who had himself
seen it. We rather lowered what in their estimation is a miracle, by
informing them that bodies of any description will preserve entire,
as long as they remain frozen ; and that they had only to seek the
frozen market at Petersburgh to convince themselves of the fact.
The next day we encamped on an open spot in the midst of dreary
mountains, bringing provisions with us from the last stage, being dis
tant from any village. On the left of our road we observed some
curious rocks, that we supposed basaltic.
On the 17th of September, a cold bleak day, with fog overspreading
the country, we arrived at the Prince Royal's camp at Ak tappeh. The
Ambassador was met by a large body of horsemen, headed by some of the
Prince's chief officers ; and after we had reached our tents, a splendid
Persian breakfast, composed of all sorts of dishes and sherbets, was
served up to us on several large trays; a distinction which, as coming
direct from their Prince, in the eyes of the Persians, we could not
sufficiently appreciate.
The Prince's camp was situated in a valley running north and south,
near a small stream of excellent water, whose source was in our im
mediate neighbourhood. It had been pitched under the superintend-
ance ol the English officers, and displayed a regularity unknown to the
Persians. The front was occupied by the small tents of a disciplined
regiment of infantry; then came a line of the tents of the English
officers; and behind these a large crimson pavilion, which served as
the dciccui klioneh, or hall of audience. The Prince's own tent, en
closed by the distinguishing serperdeh*, was next in order; to the
The serpcrdeh is composed of canvas walls, that surround a tent; and, except by ex-
piess pei mission, none but the King and his sons are allowed to make use of it.