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of the commander of the Shawallum’s being ou the point of selling his ship to
the Imaum of Muscat, but had not done it through some .Disagreement on the
terms. This imprudent step has prodigiously inflamed him with a suspicion of
our veracity & instilled such a notion of jealousy in him, that the gentle­
men were apprehensive some expense will attend their making it up to his
satisfaction, altlio* as far as such a palpable Circumstance of Truth would
admit, they endeavoured to persuade him of the unreasonableness of said re­
port. They desire tkeroforo our strict prohibition to the owners of all Ships
that oomo in that Gulpli to avoid the like disputes in future. The Surdar has
desired them to encourage all ships from Bussorah & other places to touch at
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Gombroon in their passage upon his assurance of their being unmolested, In
hope this complaisant behaviour will avail on us to comply with his other
demands.

XLV.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 17.
Bombay Castle, March 8th, 1744.
Arrived the Nancy Grab Duncan 'Watson Master from Gombroon. That Gombroon, Letter
vessel brought us a Letter from the Agent and Council dated the 29th January from.
owing recet. of ours of the 16th April & 11th October by the Resolution
with the woolen goods consigned them. The greatest part of the Wooleu
Goods sent to Spaliaum Sf Carmenia had been disposed of & the resettling at
the former place had been attended with the good effect of putting an entire
stop to the Russia Traders in those parts, who had not since been able to make Hesettiing at
any sales, & Our Gentlemen had thoughts of settling at JUushat as what sold pro^itowttle
there is chiefly carried into Corasoon, & the Russia traders can have recourse ^ rtr^°p
nowhere else for sale of their cloth & consequently will have but little Meaaure-* taken to
encouragement to carry on their scheme. As the Gentlen. at Spaliaun could foHniandbetng
not content the customers by a present in lieu of the Customs, they werefreo of dntie*'
obliged to risque an application to Court for the rogoras wanted for our inland
trade being free of dutys, which only produced a letter from the Secretary of
State to drop the demand for the present. They had since given them a
lattitude to go to the expence of seven or eight hundred tomands, if they could
be procured for that sum ; & the Secretary had given them assurance their
business should be done, but should it fail a publick application must be made
to his Majesty, the expence of which will be about thirty thousand rupees.
The troubles in the country had prevented their getting in any part of the
account sales (which came enclosed) & now became due, but on the whole
of the sales there would be upwards of thirty per cent, gains. They 'shall
watch a proper opportunity to bring, if possible, the method observed here in all
sales, into practice there ; but while they have in view the getting off a large
quantity of Cloth, & to oppose a party set up in opposition to them, it will be
a difficult matter to break through what has been the Custom of the Country
for many years, but they should not have given the large Credit they have,
bad there been a prospect of getting off the Cloth auy other way. The woolen
goods for Bussorah were sent thither by the first Conveyance that could take
them in, & they shall take every opportunity of supplying them according to
their advices. The agent was ready to make good the amount of the wine we
rejected & only wanted to know whether an equal valuable quantity of goods
will be acceptable. They were daily receiving the amount of Seawaxes Debt
26V 8 P. 1>.