Abstract: A copy of a letter from Harford Jones, Resident in Bagdad [Baghdad], to Captain John Malcolm, Envoy of the Governor-General of Bengal to Persia [Iran], sent from Bagdad and dated 9 May 1800.Jones forwards news received from the East India Company Agent in Constantinople [Istanbul] concerning developments in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and political developments in Britain, including the proposed union with Ireland. The letter also reports the rupture of the Convention for the evacuation of French forces from Egypt (Convention of Al ‘Arish).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)