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CHAPTER V.

SIR HARFORD JONES* MISSION TO THE PERSIAN COURT,
1808—1811,
33. When information reached Calcutta that General Malcolm had left
Persia, 8ir Harford Jones received instructions from Lord Minto to prooeed
ecretmd Poll
. Diary N* 245 on miS8ion t0 C°urt °f Persia, on which he had boon deputed by the
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•f isos, p. 10499. Home Government, The following letters were addressed by the Bombay
Government to Lieutenant Bruce and Captain Paisley in the Gulf:—
No. 245, dated Bombay C&stlo, Oth Soptombor 1808.
From—Fbaxois Wabdbn, Esq., Chief Soorotary to tho Government' of Bombay, Socrot and
Politioal Department,
To—Libctbxaxt William Bbuce, Acting Commercial Boeidont at Buabire.
Sib,
Hie Excellency Sir Harford Jones having determined, in pursuance of the intention
of the Supreme Government, to proceed to Persia, and exercise tho function of His Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at tho Court of Tehran, X have the honor
to transmit to you a despatch from tho Hon’ble tho Secret Committee of tho Hon’blo the
Court of Directors dated the 25th September 1807, announcing the appointment of Sir
Harford Jones on a Mission to Persia, and you will accordingly bo pleased to pay the utmost
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l>i attention and deference to any communications you may receive from His Majesty’s Minister.
of 2. The Factory at Bushire is to be subject to His Excellency's immediate requisitions,
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and applicable exclusively, as far as he may find necessary, to his accommodation and that of
the gentlemen who accompany His Excellency.

From—Fhahois Wabdbx, Esq., Chief Secretary to tho Government of Bombay, Seoret and
Political Department,
To— Cimix Chatablbs Pablbt, Acting Envoy.
Sib,
His Excellency Sir Harford Jones proceeding by the present opportunity on the execu­
tion of the political fuuctions of His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten­
tiary to the Court of Persia, I enclose by the directions of the Board the copy of a circular
letter addressed on this occasion to the several Residencies in the Gulph, together with that
of one from the Secret Committee to the British Political Resident for tho time being at
Bushire under date the 25th September, and Sir Harford will deliver to you a letter recently
received from the Supreme Government to the address of General Malcolm, which will fully
explain to you the grounds on which Sir Harford now proceeds, in pursuance of a separate
communication to him from the Right Hon’ble Iiord Minto to entor on his Ministerial duties.
There seeming under these circumstances but little likelihood that General Malcolm will
return into the Gulph, more especially in view to the objections that officer has himself stated
in his last offioial letter to the Supreme Government of the 10th of July to repair to Buasora
or Baghdad, it may be promotive of economy and "convenience should tho several articles
provided for presents by the General and that may be still undisposed be as well as the tents and
travelling equipage be transferred for the use of the Mission of Sir Hartford Jones, who will
in that case furnish you with receipts for the same.
(Signed) Francis Warden,
Chief Secretary to Government.

Poll. Dept. Diary
No. 323 of 1809, 34. When Brigadier General Maloolm had been in the Gulf of Persia in
pp. 2122-2124. July 1808, he had been pleased to express his approbation of th$ conduct of
Sheikh Jabarah, tbeo Governor of Kongun, on several oooasions, and he
ordered Mr. Bruoe to send him a present. Soon after that period considerable
confusion took place in the Government of Kongun; 8heikh Jabarah was
displaced and thrown into confinement by his father who now obtained
possession of Government. This disturbance prevented the intended present
being sent, and Mr. Bruce wrote to Mr. Sheikh Jabarah to inform him that
it should be forthcoming at any time he chose to apply for it.