... contradict, since they state that the advance of the troops on Cabul has been now countermanded till the intentions of the Persian Shah become more evident than they at present are, and that, consequently, they have not yet moved from Shikapore. The French ...

... Euro- pean powers, he was not supported by Russia in his efforts, Advices were sent by the governor of Astrakhan of the Persian Shah's intention, and hints were thrown out to the Russian Court by their merchants in other countries, that the Shah was not ...