1 ** &c. And maoy o£ ikan, called CuzzUbau^i, atteailitig on the Shaha cod
2 •* chidf Sirdaur . ' • . . ♦ . *-.>.' r- , . : . . • ..
3 " Theie oountriet are Ikddiiunr by dSBbnaA A^ifimaA. 9uian, at vaiiiM
4 **lrilii iMcbothMvwitb^jur^aot at fint favomed by faiiunetoiiuiiado or
5 ** conquer ; if they were, they would voluntarily and joyfyiUfjMmd. OH tfttt
6 ••fortunate leader. They often talk of the English conquering tit om, and
7 •• many of them declare they will ; many saying that they would rather
8 ** have tlie Seeks or Mahraiias invade them with half a dozen lacks, tliau
9 «< the Engluh with three or four ihamaod. The dominkm «f XSumisaii*
10 ** which is inhabited by diffi»reiit tribes of AQ^uuins, more or less strongs aO
11 " of them being Soonnees* talking Pushtoo^ and in their various mannexa
12 *• agreeing, has been often held by other more powerful eni|nres as a pro^•ince ;
13 *• but of their tribes none appear to be manifestly so powerful, as indepen*
14 *• dently to hold tlie reiit in complete subjection. And when fortune favours,
15 ** they unanimously, without being compulsively called forth, yield their respec*
16 *'d«easM8taiicesiD ooK^Mration with the fortunate tribe. Bat in thes^ days
17 •' they have not any unanimity*- not any kind of r^golar army, nor ougjit of
18 ** governmental regularity, nor of natiorad indnstiy or azertioo, so as to be
19 •• accounted ;t re<^pectable nation ; in their own dominion, nevertheless* in
20 •• their respective clans, they are verj' well, happy, and regular.
21 « 1 hey iiave no regular armies wliatever, being all in no good order, and they
22 <* are not able to make use of the gun. The routes to Csubul and Candahar,
23 - being without defence robberies and oppfessioaB are eommitledby all sorts
24 •( and ranks, though the nioaiitatns about the road maybe rendered inaceessip
25 «• sible. The black tents are set in order, this way or that* but near OOe
26 •* another, in general conformably to the ground.
27 *• Tlieir flour or grain, &c. is kept in bags or packs. They have some
28 *• articles and conveniences. They all have iioo, and stone plates to place
29 •* their bread on tor baking and ovras also. They genersily eat bread and
30 " rice with butter-milkt milk, and meat*soup at times, having many dumbas
31 ** md goats. Itieir women cook, bake, bring water, &c They keep and
32 •* bring their water in leather bags. They appeared well clothed and happy.
33 •• They are hospitable to strangers. They like tobacco, but they had very
34 *• little of it when I went } they only take one strung whitT each, sitting
35 *■ around* If the time and aeaaom be good, having plenty, they delight in
36 M maniftatiiig tiheir hoqntalt^. Their being «> legolarity, ct course no one
37 ** can pass nAly with any tidd^g valuable without bmag guaided. They am
38 Digitizeci by GoOgle