1 476 VIEW OF KABUL.
2 rear. The Prince now no longer formed a part
3 of our camp ; he withdrew to the residence
4 assigned to him within the fort by his Majesty.
5 The road was good all the way; about half-
6 way came to a stone bridge made by Dost
7 Mahomed Khan through a marsh formed by
8 the Logar river. The city did not present any
9 striking view from without, nor has it any con-
10 spicuous building to distinguish it at a distance.
11 The first object on our arrival at the place
12 was to see the city, which I did the same day
13 in the company of my friend Mohan Lal. The
14 bazars were so crowded that we did not pass
15 through them easily. Kabul is certainly a
16 very busy and noisy place, and was made more
17 so at present by the presence of our armies in
18 its vicinity. Numbers of the camp followers,
19 European soldiers and Indians, were seen
20 mixed with the natives making their respective
21 bargains, or satisfying their curiosity. The
22 shops appeared to be well supplied with every-
23 thing; the fruit in particular was arranged
24 with great taste, and presented a fine sight ;
25 the shops of the bakers, confectioners, drapers,