rived from the English government,‘bearing tribute-foMlieir King.--Reports
of this nature were ho tothetwa se' regarded than as ah admonition *tölïeguv
late my actions with ^OFupusfousfecircumspectiom .
.Amongst other.regulations of this-punctilious court, I was given to understand,
• th^tjit - was not .'customary for the King -to receive-any* letter in a
formal manner: without being previously apprized of its -contentsM^Fliis
ereated- some difficulty in TOspeejt to the letter from thègliiOyëïhO'^tSenéral,
which-was at length surmounted by an agreement on my part to admit Of
a copy.being made in my presence^ but it was stipulated by tftem-*itóxH
should be transcribed in the rhoom adjacent tu ray^house, arid ɮl-in my
private residence. In this proposal I acquiesced, and accordingly a formal
deputation, consisting of seven or "eight officers of state, wa#Öfe%dfól|&- to
proceed.tothê rhoom, where they were to open the fo tf ^ ia f i^ s e e -^ ^ iP ;.
perly transcribed: these personages came withhrfiifeh parade, apparelled
in their robes of ceremony; on landing they .walked direciyWdhffié'
rhoom, and havirigjtaken their seats, sent a T errezo'géë:,;,b f inferior-officer,
along with Baba-Sheen, to request I would come, and bring wiïh'SiePtnë*
Governor-General’s le tte r; I obeyed -this uummdiisl ae&anied' ;by
the other, gentlemen and oiir usual utteSidants. On entering, ¥®%nóbm
I was civilly desired, as the occasion wa s a solemn one, tumake-db^phee'
towards the piasath, .or spire of the royal palace, which Was mdre^than two
miles distant, a ceremony'I complied with by raising my-right hand to niji
head, and making a slight inclination of my body, after- the manner of the
Mahömedan Salaam. Being seated, I delivered the-detter, Which WaS,
written in English and in Persian, to the
c e r; it was immediately opened by a secretary : and an Armenian inter*
prefer, named Muckatees, who spoke and wrote English fluently, was
’o ^ ^ r d ' Mussulman moo,# | made
Ifj-jjffili ‘l i c l e s i l 1 lus'iAIa] e -* t j j r \ , i*i"
|l l e i a l a rm s , ' of^flu h lendif s p l i t s > 'd .u q i s ,ofo\hc.Go\cr®p^Geheral
ugftlcputmgf AdP B irm aV co 'iW ^ ^ ^ ^p rc ', ..tfr^m^d'eVi c-fto imam- ■
tam i c ? !ffid& h h il* d n tS u ^ ^w > il^ ^ h 1'ptii'sons asilfis Majesiv, or his
^ ffoul^lfiiilld* thtri ibp^op/cy^tci^itiuAa/c?*^ <j
^ ‘ItfbmohiduM>'shsitWibhltftlle4-B'frnmr*(111 iSdr^MlbT?g-twhonv ther^were
i^nf^fpefsori i^^iofihi^Et^clislftSiiAibiS-;^^ \ \ d o i l d o c k , t h e f onesfehat
met me at tliagaiimf^VueVidtil^-the mjscu iff i h ^ o I Vp l t l f o l s ? g l g -
^om()r®[RcdFrIffelTig} twSi • .SdfVifoigeqsVciri
S&dier, (ffi^’egW whoso names a^di sytimis,,l^d£<lr notrUlia^nfeW qi&pissu
■tlfeiisi&lJSis^hich w ere\eryigiiiei5RflVw ere,made euliei (»bid's etKir*.flow ei cd
satin, with -wade bodies, and loqsi, s le e p s :Uhe> affi.Wei ewinsesteditw^
'tihd^eliain- of nobility, and^word Gapv.coveredo.wnlnhglii(l,gfeer#si)dfLtjla.
«Ghtte‘ of higher rank than diet rest, had a wreada^)f^)lU^liavev!cnptloli|ig^
the bottom of then caps, notutihke the-strawbeir^Jtkaees ui aduc tliiofcefsj
"‘lief; then ’attendants, who were numerous, tarncd a \Wieuy oft.uteusifw
such as then beetle box, water fkggori,' drinking eup-, and^fpBKng.pot^#
-MuMr latt&H'frem*-th&¥ fflthylptaGtice ofi'choying; m
•cbnstant nedfl. I regaled themwith tea, and English raspbeiry jam,spread
>6n ^Biscuits: although they praised. I-do not think they much relished’,duo.
preserve; they ate sparingly, and refreshed? th^iselves'wi1ih'>'eQpw^®.|!^vl^
of tea,unadulterated either-by cream or su g kw i
About this time the Chinese minister, who has alreadyt^^^mpntiqned
as labouring under severe*indisposition, sent me-, a^pplkq,»passage,