!['Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.' [‎293] (312/454)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023552830.0x000001/T 36897_0312.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.' [‎293] (312/454)")
'Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.' [293] (312/454)
The record is made up of 1 volume (419 pages). It was created in 1860. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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My intention, therefore, is, on receiving intellioence of
the ratification of the treaty from the Honourable Mr.
Murray, to remove the whole of the troops from that
place, leaving an adequate naval force to retain posses
sion and prevent its re-occupation by the Persians, until
the conditions of the treaty are fulfilled, or until further
instructions shall enable me to modify that arrano-e-
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The troops removed from Mohumra, with the excep
tion of those which are to be despatched to India, will
bo located at Bushire and Karrack, where every effort
will be made to hut them without delay. As the
artillery will be the only Europeans then requiring
barrack accommodation, such arrangements for the
natives can be proceeded with immediately.
I cannot refrain from expressing to your Lordship
how sincerely rejoiced I am at the prospect of beinf
able to make this disposition of the Persian Expedi
tionary Force ; for the idea of being obliged to retain
so large a body of Europeans in these notoriously debi
litating climates, without adequate protection against
their influences, has been a source of serious anxiety to
me throughout.
It is further satisfactory to me, to feel assured that
this desirable object can be compassed, supposing the
treaty to be duly ratified, without in any way injuriously
affecting the object contemplated by our ulterior occu
pation of the country.
As I purpose starting for Mohumra to-morrow, in
order to meet the despatches which I hope to receive
from the Foreign Office and Mr Murray, as also to
give directions for making the arrangement specified
above in connection with that place, I have empowered
General Jacob, in my absence, to carry on the relations
already entered upon with the Sirkesheechee Bashee, the
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Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.
Author: Sir James Outram.
Publication Details: London: printed for private circulation only by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill.
Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-viii); with maps; octavo.
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- 'Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian campaign in 1857; comprising general orders and despatches relating to the military operations in Persia, from the landing at Bushire to the treaty of peace; also, selections from his correspondence as commander-in-chief and plenipotentiary during the war in Persia.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:8, 1:418, 418a:418l, 419:420, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- Outram, Sir James
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