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Purnell writes ho lias received advices from Constantinople of the Death of
His Majesty King George* at Osnabrug
•Tho 1?.
in his way to Hanover, and that the siege
of Gibralter was raised by the Spaniards. He encloses the account consulage
from the 7? June to the 4? November, amounting to Mamoodys twenty
nine thousand Bix hundred forty one and sixteen Goz. The Hon’ble Company’s
Aocount ourrl and List of the outstanding debts atBussorah, also manifest of
Freight laden on the Brittania for Surat and Bombay amounting to fifty six
thousand five hundred seventy five Shaheos and five guz and if a vessel comes
thither in the month of October and is permitted to remain there till the
middle of December, he says ho does not in the least doubt meeting with good
Freights annually. The Boats from Bagdat and the caravan from Alleppo
generally arriving about that time. Concerning the outstanding debts he
observes that for want of notes being taken from several of the debtors they
pretended they had paid them, and some of them are ready to swear to it
which gives him a great deal of trouble, however he promises no endeavours
shall be wanting on his part to recover tfcem, and has got security fgr the
payment of ‘Swede shroph’s* debt in five months* time which is the best composi­
tion he was able to make. His short Letter of the 18th advises that a Cossat
was arrived from Aleppo with a confirmation of His Majesty’s death. That
the preliminarys to a Treaty were signed by the Emperour and the allies, one
of the articles whereof is, that the Ostenders shall not trade to the East Indies
for the space of seven years, and it is not doubted but at the designed congress
at Aix la Chappell the same will be for ever laid aside. That a cessation of
Arms is agreed upon between Spain and Great Britain, and it is not questioned
but the War is at an end.

XXXI.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 3 OF 1727-1728.
Bombay Castle, 16 April 1728.
Returned the Dolphin Gullivatts from the northward by-whom
we received a short Letter from the Chief and Factors at Surat, dated the 13
Instant, enclosing two packets from Bussorah and Gombroon forwarded by the
William who arrived at Surat Barr the 12? M*- French in his advices under
the ? March says, that the season of the year being now so far advanced he
cannot recommend the sending any cloth or Long Ells from Gombroon thither Friendh- d*»po*Ulo*
before the month of September, when he believes he shall be able to dispose of CoMulaeTcSiieoua
a small paroell of eaoh at a tolerable price, but would not have above sixty at
Bales of cloth and three hundred p? of Long Ells sent up at a time. That
Iron is at present in no demand occasioned by the troubles of Avive and Sanstere
whioh are the places that take off that commodity. That the Government
continues very favorable, and the Bashaw in very strong terms has again
renewed his assurances of protection and encouragement to the trade of our
nation, but he much fears he shall not be able to preserve the present good
disposition if any further demand is made on account of former extortions.
He encloses the aocount consulage collected at Bussorah from the 31? July to
the 1? January, amounting to Mamoodies twenty six thousand, nine hundred
and four, and nineteen Goz with the Hon’ble Company’s account current, the
Balance whereof being mamoodies eleven thousand, eight hundred, sixty two
and four Goz he will wait the Chief and Council’s orders how to dispose of.