Note 2 — THE WAR IN ASIA.

The relation subsisting between Prince Yusoof and the Shah was openly acknowledged by the latter, who, even as reported by the Teheran Rouz Namé, or official journal of court news, thus addressed the Prince, when subsequently captured by the Persian army which besieged Herat:—“At that time we considered thee as one of our faithful servants, and thou wert under the shadow of our protection; and as it was for the advantage of our kingdom, and of the independence of Herat, to resist the overwhelming march of Dost Mahomed Khan, we therefore sent thee the reinforcements which thou didst require.”