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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1817. 



[Oct. 



He was then leccived by the bro- 

 ther-in-law of tlie Schah, as well 

 as by the late Persian Ambassador 

 in Russia, Muza Khan, who wore 

 the insignia of the Orders of the 

 Lion, and of the Sun, and the 

 Portiait of the Schah. 



There was in the tent of the 

 Schah, and in the neighbourhood, 

 a great number of troops and 

 spectators, as well as four Rasaka 

 Shy, or Lictors, in the exercise of 

 their functions, having steel axes, 

 incrusted with gold, and the 

 handles ornamented with precious 

 stones. The Ambassador having 

 made three salutations, the Schah, 

 seated on a magnificent throne, 

 called out to him, " Be welcome," 

 and made him a sign with his 

 hand to come nearer. After se- 

 veral salutations, he presented to 

 the Schah his credentials upon a 

 golden salver. The Schah in- 

 quired after the health of the Em- 

 peror of Russia, of the capital 

 wiiere lie was last, and expressed 

 a wish to have, like the European 

 Sovereigns, an interview with the 

 Emperor of Russia. 



The Ambassador was seated in 

 a magnificent arm-chair, but he 

 rose whenever the Schah spoke to 

 him ; the conveisation lasted a 

 quarter of an hour. Then the 

 Ambassador's suite was presentee! 

 to the Schah, who received all 

 the persons composing it with the 

 words " Be welcome." Among 

 them was Captain Kotzebue. The 

 Schah was told that this officer 

 had i)assed three years in a voyage 

 round the world, but that he had, 

 above all, desired to see the great 

 Sovereign of Persia. The Schah 

 took it as a pleasantry, and said, 

 smiling, " Well, then, now you 

 have scon every thing." The 



crown of the Schah is formed of 

 the most costly jewels, as well as a 

 large aigrette which he wears in it. 



From the shoulders to the gir- 

 dle he was covered with rich jew- 

 els ; his dagger was also adorned 

 with them, which looked incredi- 

 bly brilliant in the sun. Some of 

 the largest stones bear the names 

 of " Sea of Splendour, Mountain 

 of Splendour," &c. At the back 

 of the tent were the 14 sons of 

 the Schah, in the most respect- 

 ful attitude. When the Ambas- 

 sador jjronounced the name of 

 Feth-Aly-Schah, all the persons 

 present made a profound inclina- 

 tion. 



11. Berlin. — His Majesty the 

 King has been pleased to address 

 the following invitation to the 

 Consistories, Synods, and Super- 

 intendencies of the Monarchy: — 



'My illustrious ancestors repos- 

 ing in God, the Elector John 

 Sigismund, the Elector George 

 William the Great, Elector King 

 Frederic I., and King Frederic 

 William I., as is proved by the 

 history of their reigns and lives, 

 endeavoured with pious zeal to 

 unite the two separate Protestant 

 Churches, the Reformed and the 

 Lutheran, in one Evangelic Chris- 

 tian Church in their dominions. 

 Honouring their memory and their 

 salutary views, 1 willingly join 

 them, and wish to see a work 

 agreeable to God, which met with 

 insuperable obstacles in the un- 

 happy sectarian spirit of those 

 times, to be brought about in my 

 dominions, to the honour of God 

 and the weal of the Christian 

 Church, under the influence of a 

 better spirit, which disregards 

 what is not essential, and holds 

 fast viti^^ jj the vital part of Chris- 



