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18 Part I—Chap. VI
, 1 Tt arrears from a letter'of Nasrullah Khan to Dr. Jukes, Surgeon in ohargo
Poll. Dept. Diarj , ,.4j3'T)It .Pp „ Bushire, that when Sir Harford Jones had been m Shiraz,
No. 823 ot 180U. n- V^ol^nov reported that General Malcolm might shortly ho expected in
p.2125. □ .sExccllenoy reportoa^ ^ ^ Royal HigUncS3 tUo Prinoo would bo
0?thed^o allot tho island of Karrak for his temporary residence, and that
pleased to “*‘° din„iy granted that on the Goneral’s arrival he should reside
a farmanwais ac 8 y g Qf Karrak tiu auoU time 03 ho may reocivo
intelligence^rom*the1 Ambassador of what were the agreements entered into
beUeen ^ ^^oxpedition was however not destined to sail to the Gulf.
. .> Jevents in Europe was now running against Bonaparte, and his
for thei tide of e . { Jndia had to bo indoflnitoly suspended, if not
Pr°Je0.ts ^innuished and the Shah of Persia, likely to ho disappointed in
entirely rehnquis e * , ... wouid now turn to the British for help.
There was therefore no necessity now for an armed occupation of the Island of
Ka/rak and to send an expedition for the purpose.

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