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in money wool & copper and had it not been for troubles in the Country, ’ere
now the whole would have beon received. The wool in the warehouse
amounts
to Four thousand 6ix hundred and fifty maunda & stands at under twenty-
eight Sharper Maund clear of all charges. They euclose Musters of th ree
sorts of raw silk that are carried into Europe & shall order a small parcel to
be brought agreeable to the Hon'ble Company’s Orders. The Persians laid
r»ifed0byB«“dtJof sieS° to Bussorah with twelve thousand men which continued from the 28th
Nadir Shah.
Mr. Dorill, the of August to the 27th November wheu it was raised by Shaw Nadir’s orders
Agent trying to & the Army with their artillery marched away the 5th of December.
remaiu neutral ia
ill-treated bj the Mr. Dorill at the beginning of the troubles took what precaution he could
to^ea*venjBairanot to have any vessels there that might assist cither party & accordingly sent
Order* to him.
away a small brigantine of his own, but the lascars who wore Bussorah people
obliged the commander to return and being determined they should not be of
any assistauce, he was ordered prisoner and confined to a tent upon the walls
two days, wheu from the puoplo’s insinuations to the Janaizarees of his being
in the Persian interest and fearing a general massacre of the Europeans bo was
obliged to comply but at the same time ordered the Commander to bore holes
in.her bottom & make her in such a condition that if not immediately run
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tc ashore she must sink, whioh the Turks seeing permitted her to be brought on
shore & Mr. Dorill was then released. But the insolence ho had met with from
the Mussoleem even before this dispute was suoh that if passed without obtaining
justice from the Bashaw, it will be impossible to remain without continual
affronts whenever he refuses to advauce loans. Therefore when the publick
& private concerns are wound up, he proposed retiring on board ship remon­
strating the grievances, which if not redressed to leave the. place. But as it
will be some time before all private Concerns can be got in & might be of ill
consequence to the private trade, they bad referred him to the orders sent
from hence under the 15th April 1738, until they receive our further
directions. That the charges repairing Gombrooa Factory on close of last
Charge* for books amounted to Sbahees five hundred thirteen thousand three hundred
repairiog Com*
broon factory. eighteen and three goz & to finish it they judge will he wanting ten or twrolve
thousand rupees more. Ensign James Mackenzil died the 19th November
intestate & his Effects had been sold at outcry. Mr. Savage would remain at
Carmenia to settle some private affairs till after the winter when they propose
Belief of the
military at Gom* sending him to settle a Factory at Maushat & request two assistants more may
brooo. be sent. That the Military having been there upwards of two years request
Ta to he relieved & till the present commotions are settled they think it will be
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on proper to have an Ensigns Command. In a Postcript they advise the return
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rei factory. of Mr. Pack from Carmenia having left Mr. Savage-in Charge of that Factory
Co & he informs them the greatest part of the "Woolen Goods sent thither in
Pr-
tb March & 3uly last were disposed of, the particular accounts of whioh were
toi
«OI dispatched by shotters the day he left that place.
XL VI.
PUBLIC DEPARTMENT DIARY No. 17.
Bombay Castle, 3bd April 1744.
Oombroon adrioe* Perusing the last advices from Gombroon the following remarks and
& Order* thereon.
Orders were passed:—
From the success that haa attended their resettling at Spahaun, and from
the desire of our Qon’ble Masters to extend the vend of their Woolen Goo

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