'A Journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, in the years 1808 and 1809, in which is included some account of the proceedings of his Majesty's Mission, under Sir Harford Jones, Bart., to the Court of the King of Persia. With twenty-five engravings from the designs of the author; a plate of inscriptions; and three maps.' [‎11] (46/524)

BOMBAY TO BUSHIRE.
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a paper containing all the communications which he wished to be
made to the Sheik of Bus hire. He then added, desiring that his object
might be clearly explained, that He expected from the Sheik all the
respect due to the station which he filled, and that if he did not
receive those honours to which the King of England's Mis ion was
entitled, the Sheik should be held responsible till the wishes of the
court of Persia were known. Mr. Bruce assured Sir Harford that
the Sheik would make no difficulty in coming off the next day to
pay his respects, and the hour of his visit was in consequence fixed at
ten o'clock.
The colours of the New Factory An East India Company trading post. in the country, and of the Old one in
the town, were hoisted on the morning of the 15th. While we were ex
pecting the arrival of the Sheik, we regaled ourselves with the grapes,
citrons, and pomegranates, which had been sent to us from the shore.
At length we espied a boat with a crimson awning, and apparently
much filled with passengers. It was beating against the sea breeze,
which, rather unfortunately for the party, had set in uncommonly fresh.
When she came in a line with our ship, the sail was lowered, and the
men took to their oars. In a short time however we observed from the
frigate, that the boat got very slowly a-head, and that the strength of the f
crew was nearly exhausted. Captain Corbett then sent his barge to
tow up the Sheik to the ship, which was done in a very masterly style;
and we were delighting in the idea of the enjoyment which the
Persians must have received in the close at least of such an excursion,
when we were mortified at discovering the misery in every face, which
the unusual voyage had too evidently produced. But the sea-sickness
was forgotten as soon as they were on board the frigate. The Sheik was
received with a salute of five guns; the number was esteemed a mark
of particular distinction, as three are considered in Persia a sufficient
allowance for a great man.
The marines were under arms; Captain Corbett with much
courtesy handed him across tne quarter-deck, and assisted him with
some difficulty to descend from the deck to the cabin by a steep and
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