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very much at heart we sinooroly wish the same could be effected tho. as
things are at prosent unhappily oircumstauced with him principally thro,
tho extraordinary Conduct of tho Agent and Council as formerly observed. Wo
Remark, inspect muoli fear a Direct application to tho Caun or sending a Person or Purpose to
to .ending-, person
to*Karim Khun. solicit it might iuduco him to start many difficulties, and insist on many things
wo could not consistently comply It would therefore in our opinion be much
more eligible, if the Invitation comes first from him, which we think might
bo brought about by the Agents’ writing Shaik NasseinMu answer to his Invita­
tion to resettle at Busbire, that if the Caun is desirous of our having again
established there, and will write tho Agont accordingly or empower him or
other proper persons so to do, a Qontloman will be immediately sent to treat
with him thereon. Agreed therefore that the Agont and Council be directed
to write a Letter to this effect, and should an Invitation bo received in conse-
Morlej Mr. J.mn
I to 1* Hot to him quence, Air. James Morley now appointed to the assistance of the Agency,
conditionally. mu9t be deputed to him with the like instructions as were given to Air. Skipp,
To be initracted.
when last at Shyrash, allowing for tho alterations in affairs since that timo by
the Caun’s being actually in possession of Charrack and other Circumstances; he
must likewise bo instructed to demand restoration of the Speedwell Snow taken
by Aleer AJahana when we were both at war with him, part of whose Cargoe
the Agent and Council acquaint us has been reserved but if the Caun does not
readily comply with these demands we do not think we have a right to insist
upon it.
Aoiwer mod. by The answers which the Agent lias already made to tho above letter from
th e Agent and
Conned to letter Sliaik Nasseir appears to us very extraordinary, as we know not of any losses
from Sheik No>ir
deemed extra­ we have sustained by our connections with Carem Caun who has ever showed
ordinary.
a friendly Inclination towards us, and manifested it in the very last Instance
And why. by permitting the Hon’ble,Company’s Horses and some Effects of Air. Alorley’s
left at Busbire, being sent off, after his precipitately abandoning that settlement
and as to the Charges inourred by the Expedition, our being deprived thereof
can in no wise with propriety be ascribed to him, but entirely to the precipitate
conduct of the Agent and Council, in ordering the Troops and Vessels to India
as notioed iu our letter of the 9th November 1768 and which wo foresaw and
remarked in our Diary before we were advised of the event.

CLXCI.

Our Agent and Council at Bussorau.
1. Your several Advices to the 16th Alay last have duly como to hand.
Letter from tbe 2. And as by the information we have received from tho President and
Hon’ble Company
to Baaorab, m- Council of Bombay, as well as from your Agency, we are fearful least you
l£tory.the Bn,b,Pe should be led to pursue measures relative to a re-establishment in Persia
which we in no wise approve, we have thought it expedient to communi­
cate to you our Sentiments and Orders thereupon by an Overland Convey­
ance, hoping that your early reoeipt thereof, will prevent the Execution
of- any part of the design which at the timo of your last Advices was under
deliberation.
3. We have here to observe that tho measure recommended by the
Presidency, we mean the Re-Establishment of Bushire, or tho forming some