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Fart III.—Ohap. XVIII. G3
PRIVATE DEMANDS,-contd.
Brought forward • 22,832 3 78
Balanco of a demand by Mr. Bruce against
Sheikh Abdul Rasul Khan for grain
supplied him in the famine of 1806 . 747 0 0
Amount duo to A ratoon Constantino, broker,
for sundry articles of merchandize sold to
Sheikh Abdul Rasul Khan 2,530 1 12 *
Amount duo to Aratoon Mchdin, linguist,
for sundry articles supplied to Shoik Abdul
Rasul Khan.......................................... 304'0 0
Poastro3 3,047 1 12*
Difference of Eyr and Rayo 202 0 0*

Peastres 3,939 1 12*
or Bombay Rupees 2,964 2 09
Rupees 25,787 1 87
145. The downfall of Sheikh Abdul Rasul was brought about by the
intrigues of Mahomed Nabi Khan, who had lately gone to India a9 Persian
Envoy, and who now stepped into the shoes of the family who had held the
Government of Bushire for nearly half a century. Mahomed Jaffar Khan
acted as his Deputy at Bushire.
146. Captain Pasley, who wa9 attached to the Staff of General Malcolm,
appointed to proceed on his third Mission to Persia (see Chapter IV above),
arrived in advance at Bushire on 1st December 1809. His Report dated 2nd
December about Mahomed Nabi Khan’s having proceeded to Shiraz, the fall of
the Minister Nasurallah Khan, and the reception he had at the hands of the
acting Governor Mahomed Jaffar Khan, is interesting and is quoted below :—
I have the honour to report to you for the information of tho Right Hon’blo the
Governor-Geueral in Council that wo reached this place yesterday after a very long and
tedious voyage.
2. We had unavoidably incurred a delay of about a week by joining the expedition *
under Captain Wainwright and continuing with it until the reduction of Ras-ool-Khima—he
could not, previously, to tho execution of that service, spare us an additional cruiser for a
convoy up the Gulph, and it did not appear advisable to proceed without one, whilst we
continued destitute ot information, with regard to the piratical force vJhich might then be
at s^a. Wo parted from Captain Wainwright’s Quardroon off Linga on the 10th ultimo
and from that period to tho day of our arrival wo had uniformly to contend with an adverse
wind.
3. Lieutenant Bruce the Acting Resident at this place came off as soon as we had anchored
and I learnt from him that Mahomed Nabbco Khan had been suddenly summoned to Shiraz
about 10 days ago ; that immediately upon his arrival Nasroolali Khan the Vizier to the
Prince Ferman Firma of Fars had been divested of his official situation and now with his
son Alidoola Khaun placed in a 6tato of confinement in their own houses.
4. The ostensible motives for tho adoption of this measure are numerous complaints of
extortion from the renters of the different districts of Fars, and it is said that they are supposed
to have received £150,000 more than has yet been accounted for to the public treasury.
I have not yet been able to obtain any current information on this subject as to ascertain
how far Mahomed Nabbco Khan may by his intrigues have been instrumental in producing
their disgrace, but it appears most probable that ho has been active in promoting its accomplish­
ment. as he has long been on bad terms with Nasroolah Khan and was immediately invested
with the office of Vizier to what I understand he had been previously appointed by a Royal
Firmaun.
5. Aga Mahomed Jaffur, brother to Mahomed Nabbee Khan and aoting Governor of
Bushire came off to me at noon attended by the officers of Government and principal
merchants of the place. I congratulated him on the late elevation of his relation and he was
most profuse in the expression of his delight and satisfaction at my arrival which I could
ob»crve he considered as a certain indication that General Malcolm would very shortly
make his appearance in this quarter j I allowed him to understand that such was not an
improbable event, but I avoided any particular declarations at tho moment by informing him
that I should in a day or two prepare letters for the Ministers and Mahomed Nabbee Khan
descriptive of the future view and intentions of tho British Government in India on this and
all other points.
8. It appears necessary hero to state that the dispatches which I had addressed to the
Persian Ministers notifying my appointment and the ratification by His Lordship in Council
of tbe preliminary tieaty have not yet been forwarded to their destination as I found the*
• (Set paragraph 130 above.)