... sailed into the Persian Gulph, and British force was under marching orders for Hie Affgban Stales. In the meantime Uio Persian Shah had failed in assault against Herat, and thiuking that discretion was the better purl of valour under these circumstances ...

... country be and his whole suite will be tbe guests of the Sultan. This the first occasion since tbe conquest of Bagdad that a Persian Shah has made bis appearance on Turkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinopleof taking the opportunity for proposing ...