"سرد لرحلة إلى موقع مدينة بابل في ١٨١١، طُبعت الآن لأول مرة: مذكرات على الأطلال؛ مع نقوش من الخرائط المدبئية للمؤلف: ملاحظات على طبوغرافية بابل القديمة،بقلم الرائد رينيل؛ في إشارة إلى المذكرات: مذكرات ثانية على الأطلال؛ في إشارة إلى ملاحظات الرائد رينيل: مع سرد لرحلة إلى برسبوليس: طُبعت الآن لأول مرة، مع كتابات مسمارية نسخت في برسبوليس ولم تُنشر من قبل: كتبها الراحل كلوديوس جيمس ريتش، المحترم، المقيم البريطاني السابق لشركة الهند الشرقية في بغداد. حررته أرملته." [‎٢‎٠‎٢] (٤٧٤/٣٠٠)

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time 88°. The famous Shirauz cats when brought to
Bushire soon lose the long furry coat which is the
characteristic of their breed, and become like common
cats. The natives say this proceeds from their eating
fish; but I think, however, that it is rather the effect
of the heat.
July 92nd. —I had a visit to-day from a man of
ninety years old, who says he recollects the English
factory at Gombroon, Nadir Shah, &c. He enjoys a
small pension from the Company, procured him by
Gen. Malcolm, to take care of the British flag.
The population of Bushire is said to be about ten
thousand souls. A considerable portion of the houses
are mere mat and reed hovels, no better than those
of the Albu Mohammed Arabs*. In the summer
the richer inhabitants build Tchardaks, or booths, to
live in, on the roofs of their houses, for coolness.
The kind of boat or coasting-vessel called in India
a Trankey, is here called a Bateel, which in all
likelihood comes from the Portuguese.
July QSrd. —The heat has become intolerable,
and I find I must quit Bushire, where I have indeed
already remained longer than in prudence I ought
to have done, for I find myself again declining in
health. Accordingly, I have resolved on a visit to
Shirauz, and Dr. Tod and Mr. Sturmey propose
accompanying me. We were to have started to-day,
but the Company s cruiser, the Teignmouth, arrived
A \ ei y pooi tribe of Arabs, who live among the low brush-wood
on the banks of the Tigris, between Bagdad and Bussora.— E d.