"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي، من يناير ١٨٤٧ حتى مايو ١٨٤٩. تحرير السكرتير. المجلد VIII." [‎١‎٠‎٦] (٤٩٦/٢١٥)

without the walls,) where the action was fought between the British
troops and themselves: there were one or two broken pieces of artillery
still remaining, and in the Sheik’s compound there are two entire pieces.
The town is very thinly inhabited, and the people seem to have no occu
pation, as in the other town, where all was business : they also appear to
be wretchedly poor in comparison with their neighbours. We did not
find them nearly so curious as m the other town, but left us much more
to ourselves. We visited the bazaar, but found it a very poor one.
On the morning of the third day we took leave of our entertainers, and
commenced our journey to Roves, where the Ameer’s eldest son (Hamed)
was to meet us, it being his intention to visit the ship. Our route for the
first few miles lay in a S.S.Wly. direction, passing several date groves:
we then struck off to the westward, where nothing of any interest was
presented to our view, it being a sandy desert, and here and there a
stunted shrub. We halted for the night in Wadee Sahal, and resumed
our journey before sunrise the next morning, travelling still in the same
direction, and over the same sandy desert. At about 9 a. m. we arrived
at Roves, a small fishing village composed of cadjan huts. On enquiry
we found that the ship had not arrived, but was still to the northward.
We met here a man who had acted as pilot to the Palinurus the year
previous, who very kindly proffered his boat, but previously took us to
his hut, (where we met the Ameer’s son, who had arrived a few hours af
ter us,) and regaled us with rice, fish, dates, &c. We then returned to
the beach, and, after much delay and deliberation, the boat was launched.
We embarked with Hamed and suit, and reached the ship at about 8 P.
very much pleased with our journey, the natives throughout having been
kind and attentive to us in the extreme.
(Signed.) C. G-. Ward, Acting Master.
„ C. J. Sylvester, M. D., Assistant-Surgeon,
(True Copy.) A. Malet, Chief Secretary.
Art. IV. — An account of an Overland Journey from Leshhairee t
MesJcat and the “ Green Mountains 9 of Oman. By Mr Cole, o
E. I. C. S. B. Palinurus.
[Presented by Government.] ^
On the 22d of November, having obtained leave of absence to ti a ^
overland to Meskat, landed at the Village of Leshkairee in the Beni
Ali territory. About a week previous, when off Roves, a small fi s ^
town, I made an arrangement with one of the Bedouins in attendanc ^
the Sheik of the Beni-boo-Ali’s son, who was then on board the vesse ,