CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
Departure from England of the Persian and English Embassies. — Madeira. — Observ¬ 
ations of the Persians on first seeing Yengee Dunia (America.) — Rio di Janeiro. — 
Portuguese and Persians; their former relations. — Slave Market.— Aborigines. — Per¬ 
sians and a Portuguese Lady. — Departure from the Brazils. — Tristan d’Aconha. — 
Persian quarrel at sea. — Point de Galle.—•Cochin.— Calicut.— Geriah.—Arrival 
at Bombay. — Reflections at the termination of the voyage. 1 
CHAPTER II. 
Landing of the Embassies. — The Persian Ambassador, and Governor Duncan. — An In¬ 
dian dance. — Caves of Kanareh. — Tyger trap. —Visit to Elephanta. — Trait of Persian 
Character. — Departure from Bombay. — Strange discoloration of the Sea. — Entrance 
of the Persian Gulf. — Kais; tale connected with it. — Siraf. — Discovery of a shoal. 
— Adventure with the Arabian pii’ates. — Anchor at Bushire. .. 17 
CHAPTER HI. 
Bushire; its general appearance. — Effect produced by the arrival of the Embassy. — Cui'io- 
sity about women. — Landing of the Persian Ambassadoi’. — Astrologers.—Landing of the 
English Embassy ; first impressions.—Of Persian politics. —Violent wind; observations on 
the Sam. — Locusts. — Discovery of sepulchral urns. — Appointment of a Mehmandar. — 
Departure from Bushire. — Account of the Mamacenni. — Loss of the Mehmandar’s seals, 
and illustration of Scripture. — Shapour. — Sculptures. — Caves. — Rencontre with a 
Persian family. — Effects produced by the practice of our doctors. — Illustration of 
Scripture. — View from the summit of Peer a Zun. — Climate. — Hole in the mountain.— 
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