'The dynasty of the Kajars translated from the original Persian manuscript presented by His Majesty Faty Aly Shah to Sir Harford Jones Brydges ... to which is prefixed a succinct account of the history of Persia previous to that period illustarted with plates and a map of Western Persia' [‎123] (144/684)

PRELIMINARY MATTER. CXXiil
and having, in the course of some weeks, been
unable to make any impression, Aga Muhammed
Khan raised the siege, and retired to Teheran.
It was imagined, however, that in the succeeding
year, 1790, Aga Muhammed Khan would renew his
attack on the city : and Lutf Aly Khan made the
most formidable preparations to render the attempt,
if made, ineffectual. The harvest in the neighbour
hood of the city was cut and housed without hin
drance or interruption ; and the season became so
far advanced, as to relieve the king, his ministers,
and the citizens, from all alarm of the enemy invest
ing the city in the course of that year. The active
mind of the Zend prince could not permit the force
he had collected to remain idle ; and he determined
to employ it in reducing to perfect submission and
obedience the Governor of Kerman, whose conduct
had been doubtful, and whose fidelity was suspected.
Unfortunately, the king did not sufficiently attend to
the representations which were made to him, that
if the advanced state of the season had relieved him
from the apprehension of Aga Muhammed Khan's
attacking Shiraz, it was more than probable that
the same cause, that is, the approaching winter,
Huglit distress his troops on the expedition he was
about to undertake. Whilst the army lay before
Kerman, the winter set in with unusual rigour. The
sufferings of the troops were excessive ; and the
^ing found himself foiled, and obliged to return to
Shiraz, not by the enemy, but the elements.
1 must now introduce myself as an actor in
this drama, and narrate, somewhat in detail, how
' came to be so. Mirza Muhammed Husain, who