"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي، من يناير ١٨٤٧ حتى مايو ١٨٤٩. تحرير السكرتير. المجلد VIII." [‎١‎١‎٩] (٤٩٦/٢٢٨)

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innately I had some few things remaining from the presents supplied
me on leaving the vessel, though none of any value, with which I was
enabled to make some slight return for her extreme kindness. Before
sunrise next morning, 12th December, mounted my camel for the last
time, and at 9.30 A. M. reached Matrah, and was rather disappointed to
find that the vessel had not yet arrived, as I had been informed, when
at Sumaiyel, that she had arrived three days previously, which induced
me to hurry on with all speed. At Matrah I immediately took boat
for Meskat, where I was soon comfortably lodged in the Agent’s house.
Being much in want of clean linen, and having none of my own, I
was glad to put on the flowing robes of the East till the arrival of the
ship, five days after, enabled me to obtain a fresh supply of my own cos
tume. The only animals I could learn of as inhabiting Oman, were the
following, viz. a large animal the size of a bullock, with straight horns,
and perfectly white, called Aboo Sota, and the Ibex, as also hares, gazelles,
wolves, foxes, and leopards, the whole of which are eaten by the
Bedouin. Bock salt is very plentiful, and likewise brimstone.
The natives of Oman do not smoke, and none of their mosques have
spires,—in which they resemble the Wahabies, for whom, however, they
have a great dislike, and are rather apprehensive that this sect will again
become troublesome to their neighbours.
(Signed.) C. S. D. Cole.
(True Copy.) A. Malet, Chief Secretary.
Art. V.— Report from hi. N. C. Esq., Resident at Indore,
of a trip down the Nerbudda from Mundlaisir to Baroche, made
by Lieutenant H. L. Evans, of the 17th Begt. Bombay N. L, and
Deputy Bheel Agent. With sketches of the Sansadara, and of a
proposed Road along the North Bank of the Nerbudda to Dauree,
by Lieut. B. N. Keatinge, Assistant to the Superintendent of
Nimar.
[Presented by Government.]
No. 1266 of 1847.
From B. N. C. Hamilton, Esquire, Resident at Indore,
To B. K, Pringle, Esquire, Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay,
D^ed Indore Besidency, 24tth August, ,
Sir,—I have the honor to transmit, for submission to the Hon’ble the
Governor-in-Council, the accompanying copy of a report of a trip