"رحلة ثانية عبر بلاد فارس، أرمينيا وآسيا الصغرى إلى القسطنطينية، بين سنتي ١٨١٠ و١٨١٦. مع يوميات الرحلة مروراً بالبرازيل وبومباي وصولاً إلى الخليج العربي. مع تقرير لإجراءات السفارة البريطانية تحت إدارة السير جور أوسيلي، البارونيت، فارس وسام الأسد والشمس، مع خريطتين ونقوش من تصميم المؤلف." [‎١‎٧‎١] (٥١٦/٢١٤)

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that he should deliver the King of England's letter into the Shah's own
hands — that on account of his superior diplomatic rank, he should be
treated with greater honours than had been shown to all preceding mi
nisters—and that he should receive the first visit from the Grand Vizier.
The Persians resisted the first demand, saying it was contrary to their
usage—to the second they answered, that with regard to greater honours,
they had on former occasions exhausted all which they had to give; but
that now, the most they could do was to place the Ambassador's chair
neaiei to the throne than had been practised in preceding audiences of
ministers. As for the last, they refused positively to accede to it.
In order to carry his principal point, the Ambassador was obliged to
compromise his first visit to the King to a private audience. Attended by
me, and his escort of Indian cavalry, we proceeded to the palace, where
we weie leceived by the master of ceremonies of the Khelwet, or private
apartments, who conducted us to the Presence. The King was seated in
a small upper room, and when we had perceived him, we made our obei
sances with all due respect, until we were stopt at about thirty paces in
front of him, where we left our shoes and walked on the bare stones until
we weie close to His Majesty. Here the King said, " Khosh Amedeed"
\ ou are welcome j and " J3iaJi bcillah. Come up j when we mounted a
nanow flight of steps that led at once into the room. He was seated on
an embioideied caipet, spread on the ground in a corner. Opposite to
him stood the Grand Vizier Mirza Sheffea and Ameen-ad-Dowlah; and
on one side four pages richly dressed, one bearing his crown, a second
his sword, a third his bow and arrows, and the fourth his shield and
battle-axe. The Ambassador was conducted by the Grand Vizier, and
stooping down presented the letter to the King, who pointed to a spot
about two or three inches from him, where he placed it. After that
he presented the diamond ring with which he was charged as a present
from the King of England, using appropriate expressions on the occa
sion, to which the King answered, by pointing to the letter and saying.
This is better than a mountain of diamonds." His Majesty then de
sired the Ambassador to seat himself, which he did on the ground; and
after that ensued a conversation, in which the King, with great dignity
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