"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"". [‎٢‎٧‎٥] (٣٩٠/٣٠٤)

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burnt,—sheltering the men as much as pos
sible from fire of the guns across the river ; to
draw off whose attention also, a gunboat was
to ascend the river as far as prudent, and open
with its two howitzers. This boat would also
be of great service were the troops pressed
in their return. The enemy having but two
small boats on their side in which to send over
any fiesh men to assist those in the town, the
operation, though hazardous, was perfectly
feasible.
At ten o'clock the landing took place, and
in a very few minutes the troops were formed,
and on the move towards the town,—the gun
boat also going up under sail to within easy
range of the enemy's battery, and at once
opening a fire of shell, coolly and ably directed
by the young officer in charge of her (Mr.
Hewett, mate, of the Indian navy). To mag
nify appearances, three separate detachments
were formed, and " in rank entire," were to
act and try to look like regiments in brigade;
and, as the landing had taken place and these
arrangements were made in jungle sufficiently
high to conceal the men, it was almost impos-
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