'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎175] (210/450)

CII.XIX.] CAPACITY OF THE PASHA An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. OF BAGDAD. 175
were just visible through the glass in S. 10 W. We
got our dinner on board without bringing to. At
half past eleven we entered the Shat ul Arab or Pasi-
tigris, and continued going all night. We arrived
at Bussora at ten in the morning of Saturday, May
19th, 1821.
Mr. Rich was detained in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
longer than he had anticipated. The Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bag
dad had manifested symptoms of encroaching on the
privileges of the merchants in his dominions who
were under the British protection, and had claimed
dues from them which he was in no ways entitled to
demand. Mr. Rich resisted this attempt to invade
the rights accorded by the Porte to British subjects
trading in Turkey. He both acquainted our ambas
sador at Constantinople and the government of
Bombay with the circumstances of the case, and,
though with considerable inconvenience to himself,
he determined not to leave the Pashalik or its neigh
bourhood until some explanation had taken place,
and those individuals whose interests he had for so
many years carefully watched over entirely set free
from any molestation on the part of a rapacious
Turkish governor.
At the same time, Mrs. Rich was suffering under
an intermittent fever, for which a change of air had
been recommended by their medical friends. Mr.
Rich therefore left Bussora and proceeded to Bushire,