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Wee forgott in our last to acquaint yo. yt. Mr. Thomas "Woodford a tfactor
who had charge of ye. custouio houses hero having made away wth. consider­
able time of yo. 11. M. Compa.’s cash & clandestinely mado his escape wth.
Capt. Charles Porrin who as unworthily & basely carried him away Tbo*
advised to the contrary) is now in custody in yo. garrison hut how if affairs will
be concluded with him we cannot as yett tell by reason ye. his absent.
The Loyall Moroht. woe believe will be dispatoht very speedily for
Europe;
Wee are

Worspll Sr. & Srs.
J. BURNI8TON.

W. AISLABIE.
B. GRACIY.
Bombay Cabtle ;
December yJL 5 1700.

Just on conclusion of the foregoing wee received advices from off Basseen
yt. ye. summers a new Comp’s ship past ye. 1st inst. for Suratt woh. ye.
Embassad. having a Union fflagg on Topmast head.

XXIX.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 2 OF 1723-1724.
Consultation op tub Phesident & Governor in Council.
Bombay Castle, 6 April 1724.
Read and approved our last consultation. The President acquaints the Bairah mSain.
Board the occasion of this meeting is to consider of the state of our Hon’ble
Master’s affairs in Persia and the needful directions to be given that agency
by the Compton now under despatch for Gombroon and first our settlement at
Bussorah, where it is observed there is nothing yet done for the advantage of
our Hon’ble Employers, more than a promise obtained from the Bashaw that
we shall pay but three per cent. Duties on the Broad cloth none of which
being disposed of at the time Mi- Houssay dispatohed those advices, The
prospect he gives us of selling it seems rather an amusement than any real
application to serve his Employers while he continues so much involved in
private Trade.
The President further informs the Board thathe has several representa-Affair* of the lata
tions made him from the claimants, inhabitants of Gombroon, on the Estate of Mr* WrIgllt-
Edmund Wright deceased, that there are also other demands on him here and
from other parts of India that the said M£ Isaee Houssay has carried with him
to Bussorah the greatest part of the said M£ Wright’s effects without giving
the parties any satisfaction, neither has he transmitted us copy of the deceased’s
will, whereby he might be authorized to act therein or given us any account
of the deceased’s Estate. That it is reported to him, the Resident, which
•One of the then Members of the Bombay M?J John* Hope also declares to have
OoTerameut. heard, that the said M% Houssay will
not return to Gombroon, but go from Bussorah to England, all whioh taking
into consideration, and apprehending our Hon'ble Master’s oredit may be