... Koordi- stan, his name was feared both far and near; and although several expeditions had been sent out against him by the Persian government, on account of the dreadful depredations at times committed by him and his followers, his power still remained unabated ...

... Almost every page indeed of Major Rawlinsou's narrative hears witness to the weak- lness and maladmniniatratiop of the Persian government, which seems now to be completely at the miercy of' its ambitious ally. The following character is, however, at variance ...