'Journey from India, towards England, in the Year 1797; by a Route Commonly Called Over-land, through Countries Not Much Frequented, and Many of them Hitherto Unknown to Europeans, Particularly between the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, through Curdistan, Diarbek, Armenia, and Natolia, in Asia; and through Romalia, Bulgaria, Wallachia, Transylvania, &c.in Europe. Illustrated by a Map and Other Engravings.' [‎30v] (63/330)

30 A journey from INDIA,
being of more value here than in many |
other countries.
.
European manufadures are fearce and
dear; and the people prefer thofe of
E ngland to all others. Our fuperfine
broad cloth, and our watches, will fell for
more than double what they colt in
E ngland.
The length of the city walls, from the
river toward the Great Delert, is about
four miles, and from North to South about
three miles. The walls are chiefly built
of clay, and of courfe cannot make any
very ftout refiftance, particularly againtf
artillery. Of this, however, there is very
little in the country; in the city, I ob-
fcrved only ten pieces, moft of them brafs
indeed, but only two or three of them
ferviceable. Being expofed to the lun,
the carriages were dropping to pieces.
Here are feveral mofques and minarets,
many of which arc very handfome build
ings.