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2 afferent parts of the town ; and, even there, nro skiited wt^ willows
3 and mulberry trees. They are crossed by.brid^iy none of whicfat
4 however, are in the least remarkable.
5 There are m^ivw mosques in the town ; but none of them, or of the
6 other public buldings, deserve notice* except the Balla Hissaur. and
7 the fine Caravansera. The Balla Hissaur is a castle of no sirejigtii,
8 on a hill, north of (he town : it contains some fine halls, com-
9 mands a romantic jnospect, ami is adorned with some very pieati-
10 ing and spacious gardens; but, m it oiilv tlie occasional residence
11 of the King, it in now much neglected. On the north it presents a
12 commanding aspect ; but, a \ iew of it from the side nearest the town,
13 discloses strong signs of weakness and decay. . Some of the palaces of
14 the great are splradid, but fern of the nobiiity have houses here»
15 The inhabitants of Feshawer are of Indian origin, but speak Fkiah^
16 too es wdl as Hindkee. Hiere ue, howeirer, many other inhafaitanta
17 of an nations } and the concourBe is increased» daring the King's visits
18 to Peahamer. We had many opporti&iities of observing this assem-
19 bh^ in returning fiDom our morning rides { and its efiect was height-
20 ened by the stillness and solitude of the streets, at the .early hour at
21 wiaxh we used to set ont A little before sunrise^' people began . to
22 assemble at the mosques to their morning devotions. After the hour
23 of prayer, some Sew appeared sweqiing.the streets befine their doofs^
24 and some grei^ men were to be seen going to their early sttendamce
25 at Court. They were always on horseback, preceded by from ten to
26 twelve servants on foot, who walked pretty fast, but in perfect order,
27 and silence : nothing was heard, but the sound of their feet. But,
28 when we returned, the streets were crowded with men of all nations
29 . and languages, in every variet^ of f^rrss and npp< nratice. The shops
30 were all open. Dried fi^iits, and auis, bread, meat, boots, slioes, sad-
31 dlery, bales of cloth, hardware, ready-made cloaths, and posteens,
32 books, ike. were either displayed in tiers in front of the shops, or
33 hung up on hooks trora the roof. Amongst the handsomest shops
34 were the li uiu rers, (where apples, melons, plums, and even oranges,
35 thougli th^ti are rare at Teshawer, were mixed iii piles witii some of
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