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But Indshe-Bairaktar did not fancy an expedition which was expensive and promised little booty. When finally definite orders came from the Bagdad-Valesi, the other pashas had already scared away the enemy, who had disappeared into unknown regions. After a brief and interesting sojourn, therefore, we decided to return through the desert with a caravan which was on the point of starting.
The inhabitants of Mossul are a remarkable mixture of the original Chaldean populace and the Arabs, Kurds, Persians and Turks who successively have ruled over them. The common speech is Arabic. Indshe-Bairaktar, the governor, received us with great courtesy and had us quartered with the Armenian Patriarch.
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