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Ispahan.
Travellers.
3rd to 30th March.
394. On the morning of 17th March a detachment of the new Gendarmerie,
consisting of 180 men (of whom SOmount-
Gendarmene. ed), under command of Major Siefvert,
Major Noren-Brandel and Captain Mystrom, arrived from Tehran with 17 waggons
of ammunition and supphes. They left for Shiraz on 20th March and arrived safely
at Kumisheh on 23rd.
395. Monsieur Viollet and Count de Moustier (Lieutenant 3eme Chasseurs),
who arrived on 7th March from Tehran on an archaeological mission from the French
Government, left for Yezd on 17 th arriv
ing there safely on 23rd.
396. Mr. Vice-Consul Knox, Major Capper, Commanding “A” squadron, 39th
Central India Horse, and Mr. F. Hale, Imperial Bank of Persia, arrived at Ispahan
from Shiraz on 22nd March without incident.
397. Reports received throughout the week ending 16th March from the Indo-
Condition Of Province. European Telegraph Department at Ar-
unsatisfactory condition.
On 10th March, a donkey caravan from Ispahan to Ardistan 1 was attacked
near Imamzadeh and 24 Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. cash and some effects carried off.
On 11th March, a local caravan was attacked by five mounted robbers near
Pakhari and 3 mules and 30 Toman§ carried off.
On the night of 13-14th March, camelmen, returning from Yezd to Ardistan
were attacked near Godar-i-Neyastanek by 15 mounted men. A large quantity of
silk and other goods (value unknown but said to amount to a very considerable
sum) was robbed.
On the night 14-15th March, a large caravan from Kashan for Ardistan was
attacked and looted (value of effects robbed unknown).
distan show that district to be in a very
398. A robbery is reported to have occurred on 17th March near Siakuh on the
... Roadg u desert road' 5 to Tehran, when 12 bales
merchandise from Tehran, destined for
the Russian Bank, Ispahan, (insured by Messrs. Lynch), were carried off by 8
Mahabadi robbers. The robbers subsequently encountered a party of Naib
Husain's men. Some fighting took place in which one of the latter was killed.
Six bales, were recovered, but the robbers cleared off with the rest. The goods
have been detained by Naib Husain’s men who demand compensation for their
trouble.
399. Tehran Road .—The condition of this road within Ispahan territory is
satisfactory, but reports from the north are disquieting. One received on 29th
March from Kashan through the Indo-European Telegraph Department showed
down post from Kum robbed on 28th by a band of six men at Gardaneh-i-Shouiab,
and passengers completely looted. A carriage with two Persian passengers was
robbed at same place by same band.
400. (a). Shiraz road .—A large caravan (chiefly laden with British goods) which,
with the knowledge and by the order of the Governor of Abadeh (who had receiv
ed a large sum of money for an escort), left that place early on the morning of 4th
March unaccompanied by guards—they being supposed to follow and catch it up—
was attacked by 27, out of a band of, it is said, about 100 Boir Ahmedis, .who
carried off about a hundred camels, mostly laden with goods of Messrs. Ziegler.
Of these they subsequently abandoned for c y carrying off the sixty best and
strongest ones with their loads. The Governor of Aabadeh on receipt of the news
followed the robbers with 7 sowars and in a brush which ensued two robbers
and two horses on the Governor's side were killed and one sowar In the East India Company army and later Indian Army, an ordinary native cavalryman or mounted cavalryman. wounded.