'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' [‎377] (594/684)

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and the Othman State; and the General, being ap
prehensive that, like Monsieur Joubert, before men
tioned, he might in the course of his journey be
treated with disrespect by the Turkish Pashas, de
termined to proceed by way of Tefiis. It so hap
pened, that Field-Marshal Godovitch had been sum
moned to the Russian court; and that, in conse
quence, proper attention was not shewn to General
Gardanne by General TormasofF, who was appointed
his successor. Having left Monsieur Lazare at
Teflis, he himself proceeded to Paris. Monsieur
Lazare remained there some time, and wrote several
successive reports to Monsieur Jouannin: " That
" a Russian army, of such description, and such
" numbers, has come to Teflis: it is therefore be-
" fitting, out of good faith to the exalted Govern-
" ment of Iran, to communicate the present posture
" of affairs." The General afterwards set out to Pe
tersburg; from whence he despatched news: "That
" Monsieur Lazare is appointed Envoy to Iran;
' and that, in order to finally settle all affairs be-
" tween Iran and Russia, and secure the complete
" execution of the treaty. Napoleon himself would
shortly come to Iran." On the departure of
General Gardanne Khan, Monsieur Jouannin con
tinued at Teheran : but as Sir Harford Jones, Ba
ronet, looked on this arrangement as improper, he
therefore, pursuant to the royal orders, removed to
Azarba'ijan; and when the royal standard was
afterwards pitched at Oujan, Monsieur Jouannin
was there honoured with an audience, and com
manded to depart from thence to Paris, that he
might communicate in person to Napoleon the