The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-26

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TEHERAN, May %, 1910.
Is In my last. mentioned that We had
commenced our Journey towards the capital
by easy stages. We arrived at Shiraz on
the S0th December, AMI on the road, the
highest honors were paid to the represcn-
tauve OF our gracious sovereign. Govern
ors OF provinces came out to meet and wei
come us, dismouniing from their horses, rs
a mark of respect on our near approach.
I'VE paid two visits to the prince of
Shiras, and had barely time to view the
tombs OF the poets, Sadoc and Hahz, which
are in. good preservation. The country
seats in the environs of Shira1, are not 6ne
houses with extensive pleasure ground, but
small gardens with summer houses, some Of
which, and especially those of the Europe
aps,. are very pretty. Mr.. Morier took
sketches Of the. whole, which you will
therefore probably seei A letter from the
seat OF government in India, nearly put
stop TO our hitherto successful en,erprize
Sir Hartford, taking all responsibility ON
himself, did not comply with the wishes of
the government for his return to. India, but
on the 18th of january, recommended his
journey. -
"On account of the report of General
Malcolm coming up the Gulph, the Persi-
ans, suspicious of our designs, wished to de
tain US at ispahan, to see tie event; for Sc
veral days we were agitated between hope
and fear; Sir H surmounted this difficulty
as well as the former, and on the 7,h, we
again moved, and arrived atnFeherar, on
the 18th; the distance, we computed to
be about $50 miles; this, for eastern travel
ling. where you have no post .chaises or mail
coaches at command, is extremely FAST
The former embassies took five months to
go over the same ground which we per
formed IN less than two. We should have
arrived day sooner; and it was SO ar
ranged, out of compliment to the English
mission, that General Gardanne, with the
whole OF his train. who had been detained
tor that purpose, were tc have gone out of
one gate of the city in disgrace, while we
entered in triumph at the other; but ira
vellisg in most bosterous and dark night,
our party, by some accident, separated and
lost the road.
Con the 18th. contrary to the Persian
customs, as their mohorrum, or mourning,
had commenced, we paid our first visit To
his majesty Sir Harfard bearing the kings
letter. on gold plate. and Mr. Morier the
presents, to the outside of our house, where
! was ready with the troop to salute; Sir
IL. then mounted. On arriving at the pa
lace. Sir H. again bore the letter, and Mr..
Morier the presents. The Persian infantry,
drilled b. the French, were drawn up to
receive us; they appeared to be very i'm
perfect in their exercise. The king, on ac-
count of the mourning. did not receive us
in the public hall of audience. We parted
close byit; 1t was not SO grand as the old
palace, before mentioned, built by Shah
Abbas--ln the private court, a great many
Persian khans or nobemen, were ranged a
long the wall-we made several obeisances
bsfore we entered the apartments, and took
OFT our slippers at some distance from the
door-this was probably because they fear.
ed we might behave like the French, who
never took OFF their boots in any houses OF
the Persians, which offended them very
much.-The king, on our entry, welcomed
US; when Sir II. (having delivered the
letter, and Mr.. Morier the presents, to the
prime minister for the king,) made short
speech, which JafFer Ali Khan, our great
assistant in the whole OF the transaction, in ;.
terpreted. Sir II. then seated himself in a
chair, about fifteen yards from the king Mr..
Morier on his right hand, standing, and Iaf-
fer Ali Khan, on his left--the rest of the
gentlemen stood against wall, in the rear
of the ambassador. His majesty was very
affable. and hoped his brother, the king of
England, was in good health. He asked, if
the old or the young was reigning; sir H..
answered, the old. The king then addressed
the prime minister, Murza Shelfea, and af
forwards made several enquiries respecting
England, and Sir HIS. health. After an au
dence of a quarter of an hour. we took our
leave. The king was in a dark corner of
the room, so that. we could not observe dis
tinCtly, his person or dress The pictures
painted for him, are very fatterng. The
particular beauty of his person, is long
beard, which sweeps the ground. Six of his
sons were present, standing on his right
|hand.-The grandeur of the court was much
scnts given by the king Of England, were
very valuable; the diamond, estimated at
twenty five thousand pounds, was of finer
water than any the Persian monarch pos
sessed. He had it Immediately set, and
wore it as ring the next day The city OF
Teheran is the dlrtiest pig stye we have
seen in Persia; there is scarcely a street
where you can ride two abreast, and very
dirty.
81 have been Informed, that in a late in
terview. the Persian monarch expressed
himself in terms of great Indignation against
the Unsuitable ambition of the French EN- +.
peror, and the atrocities he had recently
committed.
" Since our arrival, the foundcry for
cannon, which the French established here,
has been put under the direction OF an En-
glSh officer. No foreigners are allowed
TO cast ordnance, or TO manufacture war
like stores, without the appreciation Of Sir
Hartford.
" Sir II. think, will remain in Persia