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upon my arrival at Muskat to bo still on board H. M. S. Chifonnc and brought them nn
mysslf. Thoeo will now perhaps roquiro sorao slight alterations, but I shall, I trust bo rKI ♦
forward thorn to-morrow or noxt day. * °° aD1° 10
7. It would at prosont appear probable that ray personal attendance at Court mav K
•dvisablo, and I am at any rote of opinion that I shall bo rauoh more in wrong of collecting
information and ascertaining the grounds upon which wo stand in tho country if 1C
my residence at Shoraz, if I continuo settled at Rushiro some timo may also bo saved b
my proceeding at once to Shernz as all business in this country is much moro easily transacted
by personal intercourse than by letter, and I shall in all probability bo ablo to make a moro
satisfactory and spoedy report concerning tho roal inclination of this Government on the
subject of General Malcolm's projected Mission than I possibly could under other ciroum-
stancos.
8. My conversation with Aga Mahomed JafEur and his party was general and com­
plimentary, but I cannot omit to report tho warm and eagor anxiety with whioh he and
tho wholo party listened to tho acoount of our suocoss at Rnssool Khima. In this affair
all appeared to bo individually interested and their surprizo which wo effected our objocta
against the priooipal town of this powerful tribo was oxtrerao and will I am confident
produce a much greater sonsatiou among tho people at largo than the details of an important
victory aohiovod in any distant quarter could have effoctod.
9. Aga Jaffur Khan departod after a visit of two towns having previously expressed
much anxiety that we should land ou the samo evening. I readily complied with his wishes
in this respect and proceeded to the shore an hoar before sunset without state and without
any stipulation with regard to the manner of my reception. This however was highly
honourable and I was received on the beach by tho Acting Governor, the merchants, etc., eto.,
etc., under repeated discharges of artillery and with every other mark of respect which
they possibly could hasten after tho ceremony of culloans and coffee, at his houso we proceeded
to the Residency of Mr. Bruce without tho towu.
Poll. D«pt Diary 147. 8hcikh Abdul Rasul was released and reappointed Governor of
No. 420 of 1816, p. Bushire in 1809 on the downfall of Mahomed Nubi Khan. When the
007. Bombay Government learnt this news, they ordered that should Sheikh Abdul
Rasul remain in his situation for a considerable time, Mr. Bruce should keep
in view the recovery of the amount due by him to the Company, whenever he
might be capable of discharging it.