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difficulty, and hostilities aro avoided with tho Persian Government, any measures of a com-
pulsory nature, such- as it is prosumod aro alluded'to in tho 2nd paragraph of your lette r of
tho 11th instant, can bo roquirod. Tho sottlomont of our relations with tho Court of Persia
ou a bettor footing than at present must depond upon tho viow which Her Majesty's
Government may tako of tho actual position in which our differences have already placed us,
and it is vory for from tho wish or intention of tho Govornor-Genoral to anticipate, by any
measures of a nature hostilo and’ offensive to Persia, tho determination' of Her Majesty**
Govornmont regarding our futuro line of oonduct towards that'power.
7. Tho Govcrnor*Gcncrnr approves of Captain HonnoPe proceeding in-tho Wellesley to
meet tho Persian nobleman, Hu?sain Khan, who had been deputed by the Prince of Fare to
confer with him on tho subjoot of the retirement from:Bu$hiro of tho British Residency and
His Lordship considers tho languago of that officor on the occasion-arid in his subsequent note
to lrnvo bcon judicious.
I 8.. As stated in my letter to your address of the 9th instant, His Lordship is of opinion
that tho ro-c&tablUhment of tho llesidency at Bushire is now become a question, the decision
of which- must rest with Government, nnd Captain Honnel, unless he should reoeivo clear
instructions from Her Majesty's representative now at Erzcroun, or tlte compliance with his
demands should bo clear and unqualified, may bo desired to refer any1 propositions that may
be hereafter roado to him with tho object ofi inducing his- return to Bushire for the orders
of Government;, apprising tho Persian authorities that ho is not empowered to give a final
answer to any overtures which ho may reccivo from them on this point.
9. The Govemor-Gcnoral will not-desire a reference upon any pressing occasion to bo made
to himfcolf, for the. Governor in Council of Bombay will understand, in replying to any
appeal made to him liy Captain Ilennel, that the re-establishment of ainicable rolations with
Persia is an object earnestly to be desired, if it cari bo accomplished Without lo6s of national
dignity, or danger to national interests.
10. The Governor-General fully approves the mode of Govermrient of tho island of
Earrack suggested by the Resident. The Government*of the town arid island should be
: piilitary, under the Commanding Officer: of the Forces,'the-Besident's establishments being
excluded fronv his jurisdiction. As long as the Resident remains on the inland, all its
foreign and political relations will of course remain under the charge and exclusive control of
I that officer.
1 11. The property of the Resident; having been unmolested at Bushire after the evaluation
of the Residency may bp taken as an indication that' tho Governor, Mirza1 Assud,* is appre­
hensive of the light in which bis previous offensive conduct1'may! be viewed by the Persian
Government. And it is natural that toe Prince of- Fare and the subordinate authorities- in
tho South of Persia should wish that- the appearances of amity should be maintaiped as long
as their Government has not declared open hostilities against that of England. The conti­
nuance of a British functionary at Bushire, pending our present differences with Persia may
well therefore be desired, and'though under present’circumetances he would not:r6side there
without the hazard of the recurrence of such embarrassrirents* a'a have lately occurred, yet
these circumstances are from day' to day'liable to change, and it is possible that a clear-line of
proceeding, may'very shortly be opened to bitn <aod to hia Government.
12. His Lordship approves of the measure- sanotioned- by. the- Resident of taking into
the service- of* the British Government, the
Letter of Resident, Persian CJulf, §3»d April, Bplooohees lflft on the island of - Karrapk by
No-80* Sheikh Nash,
13. The- different- questions1 arising out of this correspondence, which were specially
referred to the notipo of the Governor-General in your letter of the 11th' instant have" now been
Remarked upon, with, exception to that relating to the disposal'of the collections at Karrack,
and the non-receipt of a copy of Captain Henpel'S 'despatch on that subject marked No.1 27
pn the • margin of' your letter of tho 10th’ instant, precludee His Lordship-from expressing any
opinion on that matter.
560, The Governor-General informed the Bombay Government that’he
would' be* glad if any measures could1 be devised to provide for the comfort
and the security of' this individual and directed • that just compensation for
loss and' expense' should1 be afforded' to him* at the discretion of Captain
Hennell. Further,' the Government of India considerilig the extreme hardship
of the operation, expressed1 a wish that every:proper' opportunity should be
taken to mako suitable reparation to Sheikh Jfasir, that the Resident in the
Persian Gulf should tako every means in his pow©r to contribute to the
/Sheikh’s comfort at the plaoe to which he had retired and should hold out to
him the prospect of the eventual recovery, of his residence in Karrak, that
meanwhile that instructions might be given to Captain Hennell to preserve
the residence of Sheikh Nasir in the condition in which he left it.
661. With reference to these instructions Captain Hennell stated in hia
letter dated the 24th August 1839 tjiat Sheikh Nasir having at the invitation
of Monssohehr Khan tho “ Moatimed-oo-Doulatt ” proceeded into Persia, he waa
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