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hirasolf transmitted at the samo time promised to abide by, and which in
our opinion is a confirmation of the terms, offered altho. tho sarao are not
particularly specified in tho Oaun’s letter. Notwithstanding;this'the Agent
and Council repeat their orders to Mr. Skipp for annulling all engagomonts
with tho Caun, and retiring from Schyrash, from which unhappy step (which
wo ontircly disapprove) tho many advantages we expeoted to dorive from an
alliance with the Caun, and the capturo of Carraok are not only entirely
frustrated, but tho Caun highly incensed and our affairs in general in;tho Gulph
roduced to a worso situation than they were at first.
Upon the whole we are of opinion our present disagreeable situation in the Unaccountable
Gulph may in a great moasuro be ascribed to tho unaccountable antipathy ^ine^Kadm00”
which tho Agent seems to have concoived against Carera Caun, and to the g^ipp06
measures directed by us not coinciding with his own fantastiok sentiments on
the subject, and in which we are still further confirmed by a passage in their
Diary wherein they expressly say they arc daily more and more convinced of
the utility which would have attended an alliance with Meer Mahana and this
too after knowing the Ron’ble Company’s and our sentiments on this very
subject were repugnant thereto. Another Cause to which, in our opinion, the
failure of the negotiation at Schyrash may be ascribed is tho strange personal
pique and disgust which, it obviously appears, tho Agent has taken to Mr. Skipp,
who was employed thereon, founded, as we are led to believe even' from the
Agent’s own Remarks, on Mr. Skipp’s Conduct having met our approbation when
he was first employod on this service, tho. introduced by the Agent for a
contrary purpose. This approbation he says did not point out Mr. Skipp to
him either as an object of his resentment, or attention. We could never
suppose our Applause would expose any one to the former, but it most certainly
entitled him to the latter as well as to some degree of favour from Mr. Moore,
whose Remarks therefore we deem the height of disrespect to us and he must be
reprimanded for it accordingly.
Tho Conduct of the Agent has upon the whole been so very extraordinary,
and the motives for it so obvious and unwarrantable that we cannot help adding
he seems in our Opinion to merit more severe treatment than hare censures or
reprimands, but as we hope our lenity in confining ourselves to them alone will
prevent his giving us the like cause for them in future, we shall waive for the
present saying more on the subject and proceed to consider the other parts of
their Advices.
Our Letter to Mr. Morley by the Expedition will have shewn the A gent withdrawal of
and Couuoil our sentiments in respect to his intentions of withdrawing from pIaM«!aotr0ln
Bushire, which we are sorry to perceive he has since been able to carry into J«**A«*.
execution, as we cannot admit the Reasons which he assigns for it to be
sufficient, nor do we think the Agent and Council should have attempted to
stop the communication between Carraok and the Persian Shore, or set on foot a
negotiation with tho Islanders, but at no rate have stipulated for the demolition
of tho fortifications, and the delivery up of the ordnance, which could not fail to
exasperate them, and produce the answer it did. We rather think the nego­
tiation should have been with Zaokey Caun, who in case of finding any difficulty
in getting possession of the Isiand would most probably in consideration of our
assistance have granted us very favourable terms, or allowing he had got quiet
possession of it, the Agent and Council might have required that the Caun