"رحلة أوترام وهافلوك في بلاد فارس، بقلم النقيب ج. هـ. هانت، ٧٨ هايلاندرز. يوجد في المقدمة ملخص عن التاريخ الفارسي، تقرير عن الاختلافات المتعددة بين إنجلترا وبلاد فارس واستفسار عن أصل الحرب السابقة. بقلم جورج تاونسيند، مؤلف كتاب "ملخص أوروبا الحديثة لراسل"". [‎٢‎٧‎١] (٣٩٠/٣٠٠)

TO AKWAZ.
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We soon got under weigh again; but the
river beginning to wind at very sharp angles,
and decreasing in breadth at many of its bends,
causing increase in proportion in the current,
the remainder of the day's progress was slow;
but every hope was entertained of heading the
enemy before he could reach Akwaz.
The expedition brought to for the night
abreast of the Arab village of Ismaini, where
information was obtained from the inhabitants
of the enemy having been seen passing on the
previous day, with seven regiments, two thou
sand horse, and four guns; they had another,
with its carriage broken, in a boat, which they
towed up the river bank with them. With
the earliest light on the 31st, the flotilla was
again under weigh, and the Comet^ now cast
ing off the Assyria, proceeded alone at full
power, to overtake, if possible, the boat with
the gun. About nine in the morning, the first
Craggier from the enemy's rear-guard was
seen and secured. He was starving, and in
too miserable a condition to be able to give
any information; but it was ascertained from
some Arabs on the river-bank that the enemy