'Travels in Assyria, Media, and Persia, including a journey from Bagdad by Mount Zagros, to Hamadan, the ancient Ecbatana, researches in Ispahan and the ruins of Persepolis, and journey from thence by Shiraz and Shapoor to the sea-shore. Description of Bussorah, Bushire, Bahrein, Ormuz, and Muscat, narrative of an expedition against the pirates of the Persian Gulf, with illustrations of the voyage of Nearchus, and passage by the Arabian Sea to Bombay.' [‎409] (440/582)

HISTORY OF THE JOASSAMEE PIRATES.
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were considerable, and there was something so glaringly treache
rous on the part of the pirates in the affair, that it was believed
it would call forth the immediate vengeance of the British Go
vernment in India. No hostilities were, however, commenced
against the perpetrators of this piratical attempt; nor, as far as
is known, was any remonstrance, or even enquiry, made on the
occasion.
Several years elapsed before the wounds of the first defeat
were sufficiently healed to induce a second attempt on vessels
under the British flag, though a constant state of warfare was still
kept up against the small craft of the Gulf. This, however, at
length occurred about the year 1804, when a new race of young
warriors might be supposed to have replaced the slain and wounded,
that in this period had been disabled, or fallen in battle.
About the year 1804, the East India Company's cruiser. Fly,
was taken by a French privateer, off the island of Kenn, in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; but before the enemy boarded her, she ran into
shoal water, near that island, and sunk the Government dispatches,
and some treasure with which they were charged, in about two
and a half fathoms of water, taking marks for the recovery of
them, if possible, at some future period. The passengers and crew
were taken to Bushire, where several other vessels were captured
by the French ship, and consequently a number of prisoners were
collected there, as all were set at liberty, except the commander,
Lieut. Mainwaring, and his officers, Mr. Arthur and Mr. Maillard,
who were taken to the Isle of France, probably with a view to
exchange. A number of those who were left behind, including a
Mr. Yowl and Mr. Flowers, gentlemen, and one Fennel, a seaman,
purchased by subscription a country dow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. at Bushire, and fitted
her out with necessaries for her voyage to Bombay. On their
passage down the Gulf, as they thought it would be practicable
to recover the Government packet and treasure sunk off Kenn,
they repaired to that island, and were successful, after much ex
ertion, in recovering the former, which being in their estimation
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