5'l6 TRANSLATIONS OF TWO LETTEKS 



Praise be to Godjglor}' to the most high, who ha: 

 granted us the power to perform such action ! For th:: 

 great grace which we have received from the Almighty 

 we must ever remain gratefuh 



God has made the seven great seas hke unto th( 

 vapour of the desart, beneath our glorious and con 

 quering footstepsand those of our faithful and victoriou 

 heroes. He has made, in our victorious mind, thi 

 thrones of kings, and the deep ocean of earthly glof 

 more despicable than the light bubble that floats or 

 the surface of the wave ; and no doubt his extraordinarj 

 mercy, which he has now shown, will be evident to al 

 mankind. 



As we have taken possession of a great number o 

 cannon, we send 'i(j,000 Moghah of Iran and Tnran 

 with a detachment from our own conquering army, anc 

 a body of artillery with some large elephants, whorr 

 we have directed to march to CahuL No doubt ou 

 sons will inform us of the affairs of that quarter. 



After the arrival of yoiu- letter, we will either ordei 

 the detachment which we have sent, to proc . d tc 

 Balkh or to go to Herat. 



We have appointed the high in dignity Aa'shux; 

 Khan to march to Balkh, after the JSau roz, (22ci 

 March) which he no doubt will do. 



Consider our glorious victory as derived from the 

 bounty of the creator of fortune beyond all calculation. 

 Make copies of this our royal mandate and disperse 

 them over our empire, that the well wishers of our 

 throne may be happy and rejoice, and our secret 

 enemies be dejected^ and confounded. Be you con- 



