'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎236] (285/516)

SCENERY ON THE AHAR RIVER.
written Tiglath Pileser. Its relative position with Khalcal and Abhar
would also favour the conjecture.
From Ahar we went to Kishlak, and travelled all the way on the
banks of the Ahar River. We found the whole of the open country
overspread with the tents of the Eelauts, whose cattle were dispersed
on all the surrounding hills. Our camp was pitched in a beautiful spot
close to the river, that takes its course through a deep glen, on the
side of which, though out of sight of our encampment, stood the vil
lage of Kishlak. The distant mountains to the southward and east
ward were covered with underwood; a species of vegetation to which
our eyes were totally unaccustomed in the barren landscape of Persia.
A peasant informed me that the Ahar river joins a stream at Vergahan,
six fursungs distant, called the Kara Sou, which flows into the Araxes
at Hassan Khan senger in Moghan, seven to eight menzils (stages)
distant.
On the 13th we reached Ahmedbeglou, after a tedious ride of
twenty miles. We rose at three in the morning, and our first operation
was to lose the road among a labyrinth of mountains ; for which our
guide got from the Mehmandar the usual Persian acknowledgment of
a good beating. Our whole party was obliged to scramble over
some untrodden country to get into the right road ; but we were
soon put into good humour by the beautiful scenery which the Ahar
river presented to us, as it wound beautifully through a wild valley of
rock, and shelving banks. Several eagles were seen perched on the
summits of the highest rocks, at which the Persians, who are always
ready primed and loaded, unsuccessfully fired off their muskets. Having
left the mountains we entered upon a plain, at the farthest end of which
was Ahmedbeglou. We encamped on it, and our white tents were discern
ible from a very considerable distance. This plain was also covered by
the Eelauts and their flocks. We were stopped in our progress by an over
flow of water, which proceeded from the inundation of rice fields, whose
superfluous waters had so deluged the road, as to oblige us to make long
circuits to leach our tents. Close to our encampment flowed the Mesh-
kin chai, a small river so called from the district through which it runs,