'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎301] (354/516)

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from Ispahan, constituted the principal articles, to which were added
two of the King's elephants, that had been sent as presents from
Herat.
The English Ambassador was requested by the King, in order to
further his interests, to return to England by Russia; and as it would
not have been convenient for both Ambassadors with their numerous
suites, to travel together through that country. Sir Gore Ouseley de
parted first, and in about two months after was followed by the Persian
Embassy.
It having been determined that the charge of our affairs was to
be made over to me at the boundaries of the Russian and Persian terri
tories, I accompanied His Excellency thither, and we arrived at Tabriz
on the 18th of May, 1814; having terminated the business which we
had to transact there, we proceeded again on the 26th in the morning.
After we had passed the long bridge over the Agi, instead of taking
the road to the left that leads to the borders of the lake and to Khoi, we
followed the more northerly one to Sofian, Marand, &c. We halted at
a village to the left of the road, thirteen miles from Tabriz, called Sa-
halan, surrounded by a great extent of corn fields. The whole of the
plain as far as the lake, is composed of a^ x soil, which being strongly
impregnated with salt becomes very deep when watered.
The next morning we proceeded 12 miles to Sofian, a large vil
lage composed of about 400 houses belonging to Mirza Bozurk, and
situated at the intersection of the bases of two mountains, which form
one of the most conspicuous features in the lands around the plain of
Tabriz. Near it is a long grove of sinjid trees, whose colour and general
appearance resemble the olive. As we drew near, we were met by a party
of about an hundred and fifty men, disciplined in the European manner,
with English muskets and appointments, who saluted the Ambassador
as he passed, and did not cease to march and drum until they had seen
him fairly into his tents, when they piled their arms, and were in
watch around the camp during the remainder of the day and next night.
On the 28th we reached Marand a distance of 17 miles. We tra-