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between him and Carem Caun’s people abo^e mentioned relative to the Cargoes
—in his reply to the Agent’s letter he protends to say that the Britannia
was
not taken by any orders from him or Carem Oaun, that she first nttnoked the
Gnllivats, was taken by them in their own defence, and that ho would return
her to us as soon as she arrived at Bundoriok—he has not, however, thought
proper to keep his promise to us on this head.
8. His treatment to our people was most inhuman; they could hardly
rooure from him the least shelter from the Sun, or the most common neoea-
earies of life—Captain Shaw and his 1st Officer Mr. Nicholson, wore ordered to-
Sohyras by Carem Oaun, in order to give him an account of the Cargoe of the
Britannia: they left Bundoriok the 1st of this month, but tho Captain it is
said died the day after—part of the Crew was sent to Bushire and arrived
here from thence the 16th instant—the 2nd Officer Mr. Rowe, and tho
remainder of the people, except one or two lascars, were returned to us by
HoBsain Oaun at the Agent’s desire and sent to Iudia on board the Bombay Grab
—the arrival and departure of which will bo noticed in a following part of this
address—tho Letters and Papers on board the Britannia were all destroyed by the
Arabs, in order to prevent Carem Oaun’s getting an account of the cargoe—
in HoBsain Caun’s reply to tho Agent’s letter on this occasion, he assures him
neither he or Carem Caun were the cause of the late hostilities, that Sheik
Nassir of Bushire was the sole promoter of them.
9. Mr. Rowe informs us thatHossain Caun is most commonly intoxicated
with liquor; that his people are very poor and mutinous, that they constantly
go armed, and it is with great difficulty that he can keep them in order—his fleet
consists of ten Gnllivats and several boats—one of the Gallivats carries 10 guns,
another 8 and the rest 6 eaoh mostly 6 pounders: they are extremely well built,
oarry 60 to 80 men, and the largest does not draw above five feet water—The
fort on Carraok is almost entirely neglected by the Persians, and is near falling
in several places: in general there are not above 30 to 60 men there, but
when any of our Vessels appear near the Island, a number of men is trans­
ported over from Bunderiok in boats in the night.
10. Carem Caun’s people being down at Bunderick to take an account
of the Cargoes of the captive Vessels, and his ordering up the Captain and
Offioer of the Britannia to Sohyras, leave not a doubt but the late Pyracies have
been oommitted by his orders—by all accounts the capture of English vessels
was particularly recommended by him, notwithstanding his principal men at
8chyras represented to him the impropriety of molesting us, and the disgraoe
that would attend his doing so—the Agent wrote a letter to him under the
16th July desiring to know if he gave such orders, but he has not returned an
answer to it, nor will he (as the Pallamar who oarried the letter writes us)
reply to it, until the Captain and Offioer of the Britannia arrive to give him
tin account of the cargoe—in the moantime, the Pallamar is not suffered by
him to go out of the gates of 8ohyras.
Propoaal for 11. In a letter therefore to our Honorable Superiors of the 9th instant, we
expedition lo tk*
Ftrckn On 12. have humbly submitted to them the propriety of sending up a sufficient marine
and land foroe, not only to destroy the Carraok Gallivats, and any forts and places
in the Gulph which may offer to proteot them, but to revenge on Carem Caun
the unprovoked Pyraoies he has oommitted against us; by destroying or taking
any places or Islands which may affect his Revenues and every Gallivat
under his orders—under this head we may rank, the Carraok fleet consisting as
before observed of 10 Gallivats besides armed boats; the Bushire fleet which

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