A journey through Russia into Persia : by two English gentlemen, who went in the year 1739, from Petersburg, in order to make a discovery how the trade from Great Britain might be carried on from Astracan over the Caspian. To which is annex'd, a summary account of the rise of the famous Kouli Kan, and his successes, till he seated himself on the Persian throne.

  • Spilman, James.
Date:
1742
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Credit: A journey through Russia into Persia : by two English gentlemen, who went in the year 1739, from Petersburg, in order to make a discovery how the trade from Great Britain might be carried on from Astracan over the Caspian. To which is annex'd, a summary account of the rise of the famous Kouli Kan, and his successes, till he seated himself on the Persian throne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    vour, they thought they might ac5h with more Refolution than they had done formerly in treat¬ ing with the Vizir *, fo Mr. Elton told the Go* vernor, he would be very willing to tarry with him, as well to comply with what he was pleas’d to requeit, as to fave himfelf the Fatigue of fo tedious and long a Journey, as it was fvomRejhd to Peterjburg; but that theN eceffity of their Affairs would by no Means permit him ; fo he begged he might be excufed. Butt he Governor, by the Vizir’s and Mujlapha’s Infinuations, as might be plain¬ ly feen by their Behaviour on this Occafion, flill inftfted on the Captain’s tarrying, which being fo unreafonable, animated him to make a fhort Reply, which was, That as the Schah having condefcended to grant us a Decree, we had ftaid and done all the Honour to it we were capable of, therefore now we had nothing to do more at Refhd but what Mr. Graham could difpatch ; that our principal Affairs lay now at Peterjburg,, and thither we muft return this Year, or a Period might be put to this new Undertaking, and that as I was apprized of this I could never confent to tarry •, that if he had any Diftruft or Sufpi- cion, then it were better that he kept us both here in Arreft until he could have an Anfwer from the Perfian Ambaffador, M. Golafa at Pe¬ terjburg-, concerning us *s that the Captain hoped he would excufe him for faying again, that he could never confent to winter here, feeing it would inevitably be the Ruin of all their Defigns, and would render the Schah’s Decree in their Fa¬ vour of no Effect. To which the Governor im¬ mediately reply’d, God forbid that he fhould de¬ tain him a Moment againft his Will ; that fince the Neceffity of our Affairs would not permit I it.