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M»homet Pjuhft On close of his Letter he advises that Mahomet Bashaw was appointed Bash
3PSlJhdiS0ar0J of that place, whose Khya or second was just then arrived to tako
possession
of the Government for him.

XXXII.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 3 OF 1727-1728.
Bombay Castle, the 30!5 October 1728.
The Coitom* They (the Chief in Council at Gombroon) enclose copy of the last
queitioo.
Bussora General (letter) to Gombroon and of Ml Stanvan's letter to the
British Traders at Bussora, enclosing the Sultan's order to that Bashaw for
A
rs complying with the terms stipulated with that Government on Ml Houssage’ s
first arrival which ML French accordingly delivered to the Bashaw, but it
referring to the capitulations which neither of them had, he 6aid he could not
comply with regard to the customs until he heard further from Court, where­
upon ML French addressed the Ambassador by an express acquainting him
therewith.

XXXIII.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 5 OF 1727-1728.
Bombay Castle, the 9tJ? December 1728.
De Imported the Fame Frigate and Fort George Galley from Surat
fro
■er By the Fame we received Letters from Bussorah and Gombroon dated the 12‘^
Eu
& 3Hl October. The former advises in substance what the Resident had
?;* 31 r. French tbiuk-
Ing hlowlf before wrote to Gombroon, copy of which was sent us by the Fort S I George
xT affronted bj the
w. Pub* leave* Galley, and further that in the month of August last, the Government seized
Basrah and return*
«n apologj being upon his Linguist, and put him in Irons, on pretence that he had taken upon
mads. himself to act as Trustee to a deceased Armenian’s Estate without an order a
usual from the Cauzy. MI French thinking himself affronted in the person of
his servant thought fit to resent it by retiring with the rest of the English on
Board the Brittania, where he had not been long, before the Captain Bashaw
sent him word that his servant was released and desired he would come ashore
to receive him, but he insistad on his being delivered up aboard, which was
accordingly done, and the Captain Bashaw sent bis second, to invite him to his
House. Ml Frenoh then went ashore and the Bashaw gave him assurances of
all the favour and protection he could desire, and a Phirmaund, that in case
any of ourservauts for the future commit any crimes we shall have the liberty
of punishing them ourselves, and when any disputes shall arise about debts or
contracts with the country people the Cauzy shall examine the affair in
presence of our Resident, and in case he (the Resident) shall think the sentence
not equitable it shall not bind till the Bashaw upon a fair hearing confirms it,
so this affair ended much to our advantage. He advises further that the Boats
from Bagdad not being arrived at the date of his Letter he fears he shall not be
able to dispatch the Brittania before the FI December, but hopes to obtain a
very considerable Freight for her before that time and that late advices fro“j
Aleppo say that war is likely to break out in Europe ; the King of Spain ha
renewed his pretensions to Gibralter and Port Mahon supported therein by the
inclinable to stand
Emp? of France and Russia, and that the Dutch seem
Keuter.

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