Kars and Erzeroum: with the campaigns of prince Paskiewitch in 1828 and 1829 [&c.].

for: indeed, I think it may be safely stated that, up to the present time, a million and a half of men in the prime of life have perished there either by sickness or the sword.

February 18th, 1856.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Expedition of Peter the Great to Persia.. Conference

with the Chief of the Calmucks.

Mountain Tribes.

Peter's Visit to the Shumkhal. · Presents of Catherine

still preserved as Heir-looms.

- Violent Storm.

Treaty

with the Shah. - Bad Faith of the Czar. Treaty

with Turkey. - Death of Peter. Queen Tamaris.

Resht. Unhealthiness. Heraklius.

Offers to submit to Russia.- Russian

Troops sent into Georgia - Recalled at the Desire of

Heraklius. - Leewan His Assassination.

Agha Mahomed Khan invades Georgia. Defeat and Flight

of Heraklius His Grief. Tiflis sacked. Death of

Catherine.. Death of Agha Mahomed Khan. Georgia

annexed to Russia. Royal Family of Georgia removed to

Russia. Assassination of Count Lazaroff by the Widow of

Gurgine

CHAP. III.

Prince Sesianoff Governor of Georgia- His prudent Policy-

Takes Ganja. Unhealthiness.- Erivan.- Battle with the

Persians. Kara Baug. Shesha.- Sheki.. Shirwan.-

Assassination of Prince Sesianoff.. Submission of Derbend

and Bakoo. Mismanagement of the Russians. Vio-

lence of Captain Lesanowitch. .His Death. - Mehdee

Khan

CHAP. IV.

Ill-will

General Goudowitch. War with Persia. The Russians
invest Erivan. They are repulsed. Missions of Sir
Harford Jones and Sir J. Malcolm. Persian Embassy
to England. Abbas Mirza. Mahomed Ali Mirza.
Want of Concert in the Persian Armies. - Dream of
the King. Sir Gore Ouseley. - English Officers.
Mogeri. Insubordination of the Persians.
between the Persians and their Turkish Allies. - Abbas
Mirza's ridiculous Expedition. Captain Christie. - Lieu-
tenant Lindesay. — Marquis Palucci. Successful Attack of
the Persians. Improvement of the Persian Army. Recall
of General Goudowitch. Akhiska. Unsuccessful Attempt
of the Russians. - Recall of General Termasoff. - Marquis
Palucci appointed. Revolts in the Caspian Provinces. —
Alexander Mirza, Son of Heraklius - His Misfortunes
His Wanderings. — Fidelity and Hospitality of the Mountain
Tribes His adventurous Escape His subsequent Life. —
Persian Army.- Majors Stone and D'Arcy. - Departure of
Sir Harford Jones.- Success of the Persians. General
Kutlerousky Takes Akhalkalak by Assault. Change in
the Policy of England. - Most of the English Officers
withdrawn. — Daring Action of Capt. Lindesay. Action at
Aslandoose. - Desperate Valour of Major Christie - His
Death and Character. — Lankeran. Kutlerousky dis-
abled. Incompetency of Hussein Khan. Treaty of
Gulistan. -Unpopular both in Russia and Persia. — General
Yermoloff Ambassador to Persia. Dissatisfaction in
Persia. Politeness and Hospitality of the Persians.
Rude Conduct of the Russians. - Mirza Bazurg.
cation of the Treaty with England