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8,500/. Mehmood and Feroze were 

 equipped and detached with a 

 force to attack the Shah's western 

 border at the time when he had 

 actually reached Lahore in his 

 route to the Oude and Bengal pro- 

 vinces. Mehedy's mission includ- 

 ing his travelling charges and other 

 disbursements incident to negotia- 

 tions at an eastern court, cost the 

 company about 26,000/. In suc- 

 ceeding deputations to the court of 

 Terhan, where no essential point 

 was gained that Mirza had not at his 

 command when he was recalled, 

 there was expended a sum not less 

 than half a million sterling. 



Mirza Mehedy towards the 

 close of that year proceeded, under 

 the orders of the Bombay govern- 



ment, to the' presence of the Per- 

 sian monarch, to return public 

 thanks for his critical and efficient 

 interposition. He was also secret- 

 ly charged with the negotiation of 

 a variety of delicate points. He 

 arrived at Terhan on the 4th of 

 Dec. 1799, and was received by his 

 majesty and his ministers with 

 great distinction, friendship, and 

 hospitality. 



In Uttle more than a month he 

 accomplished the objects of his 

 mission, as far as they were attain- 

 able; and being early in 1800, su- 

 perseded in hisdiplomatic character 

 by an envoy direct from the su- 

 preme government, Mehedy re- 

 sumed his> functions at Bushire. 



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