"حياة ومراسلات اللواء السير جون مالكوم، قائد فرسان وسام الطُهر، المبعوث السابق إلى بلاد فارس وحاكم بومباي؛ من رسائل ومذكرات غير منشورة. في مجلّدين. المجلد II." [‎٣‎٧] (٦٥٤/٥٤)

arrival at kermanshah.
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wards the party dispersed.^ At Sennali, which he
reached on the 21st of August, he received letters from
home, which greatly increased his happiness.f He con
tinued his journey, as he said, " with a light heart," but
with a diminished suite,J and reached Kermanshah by
the 1st of September. There he commenced the pre
paration of a laborious despatch on Persian affairs,§ the
longest he had ever written, and probably, he said, the
last that he should ever write on the subject.
When Malcolm quitted Tabreez, he hoped that he had
turned his back for ever on " falsehood, deceit, and in
trigue," but he had yet one more exhibition of these
qualities, combined with the never-absent national cupi
dity, to ruffle him before he shook the dust of Persia
from his feet. He had not been unburdened of all his
* "August 5.—Stewart, Trederick,
and Jukes start this evening for Hama-
dan. Macdonald, Christie, and Cor-
mick, go to-morrow to Tabreez; and
the remainder of the party go at the
same time to Seunah."— \MalcolnCs
MS. Journal.^
f "August 21, Sennali. —I went this
morning to the Hummums, and after
wards to breakfast with the Wallee,
who gave me a sumptuous entertain
ment in one of the finest rooms I have
seen in Persia. I however sate with
impatience, as a packet had just ar
rived with letters to the 15th of May
from India. I had opened one letter
and discovered that all were well, and
that enabled me to command my feel-
iugs; but the moment I could with
decency, I left the Wallee to enjoy the
luxury of reading the volumes I re
ceived from you, and I am now happy.
I shall continue my journey with a
light and happy heart."— [Malcolm's
MS. Journal.]
% "August 25.—Ellis and Macdonald
left us two days ago for Hamadan,
where all hands are collected. Stewart
and Frederick proceed to Bushire. The
rest, with the addition of Williams,
Johnny and Litchfield—six in number
—join me at Kermanshah." — [Mal
colm's MS. Journal^]
§ He thus describes it in his jour
nal : " September 1, Camp Kermanshah.
—I have commenced my last, and pro
bably my longest letter on Persia, in
which I shall bring forward all the
geographical labors of the Mission,
give a short view of the constitution
and condition of their Government, of
its domestic and foreign policy, and
finish by a grand review of our policy,
retrospective and prospective._ The
task must be well done; and, if it is,
I think it must be difficult of digestion
to some of my friends in England, who,
if they are not invincibly bigoted to their
errors, must blush for their acts. It
is not, however, my intention to throw
the least virulence into this composi
tion. I mean to perform a duty, not
to revive a controversial discussion,
and my object shall be to convince, not
to irritate. Events will soon give men
an opportunity of correcting a bad
system, if they are so disposed, and
though they may never regain the past,
much may be made of the future."