Ch.XXIV, p.548, f.1
"I have seen at Zanjan the ruins of that fierce encounter; whole sections
of the city have not yet been rebuilt and probably never will be. Some of
those who took part in the tragedy have related to me upon the very spot
certain incidents: the Babis ascended and descended the terraces while
carrying their cannon with them. Sometimes the earthen floor, not very
firm, gave way and they had to raise the heavy gun again by dint of man
power and had to prop the ground up with beams. When the enemy approached
the crowd surrounded the guns with enthusiasm, all arms extended to lift
them up and, when the carriers fell under the bullets of the assailants,
a hundred comrades vied with each other for the honor of replacing them.
Assuredly this was true faith!" (Ibid., pp. 200-201.)