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for Ms passage lie having declared to us that their Steward omitted to pay him
anything on that account and for which they must givo this Preside credit.
In cur consultation of the 16th JnnJ last it was agreed to return Mr. John
Pierson to Spahaun for tho reasons thorein particularly sot forth that Ilon’ble
Plarvoo'a and
DUndj'p affairs. Company have sinco been ploased in their commands dated tho 30th August
last to dismiss him from their servico and to order him homo by one of tho first
ships; but ns there appears to us from tho Persia advices as likewise from othor
circumstances sufficient reason to suspect that they have been notoriously
injured by his management it is agreed that wo adhere to our former resolution
for returning him thither, and that the Agont and Council ho advised this
Bonrd will expect from thorn a clear and distinct statement article by article of
every Item whereby the Hi Company sustain a Loss, with the amount thereof
and their reasons annexed to each and also that they bo very care full,
impartial and explicit in this Adair as they value tho Hr Company’s service
after which Mr. Person is to be returned hither by the first conveyance
and such effects as ho may have iu Persia must be secured and sent hither
with him.
It is observed that the greatest part of the Spahaun creditors of whom
Messrs. Peirson and Blandy took up mouey at suoh exorbitant rates of interest
and exohange, to answer the Bill extorted from Mr. Graves at Carmenia have
been paid off within a small sum, with money taken up partly by Mr. Peirson
and partly by Mr. Graves by the Agent and Council’s permission, altho*
they have 6ince thought proper to refuse payment of the Bills they drew
in consoquence thereof by all which from first to last, that extorted Carmenia
Bill of twenty-two thousand Rupees does not stand the Company in much
less than one hundred thousand. The Agent and Council well know our
Orders were positive for not paying any more money on that account than
was actually received by Messrs. Pierson and Blandy with a legal or reason­
able interest for the time the creditors had been out of their money, nor
does, in our opinions, the H^ Company’s Commands to them p. Orford
altogether warrant their proceedings therein. It is further observed that as
soon as we became fully acquainted with the nature of Messrs. Peirson and
Blandy’s transactions in this affair we duly represented the same to the Hi
Company by the first opportunity that offer’d which advices we do not find
they had received when they wrote us last as before mentioned. But as they
must have reached them before their dispatoli of the Ilchester it is not
doubted but the Agent and Council will receive immediately from them by
that ship, if yet before particular orders for their guidance therein. It will,
therefore, be only further necessary for us now to observe to them that
we cannot sufficiently admire at their refusing payment of such Bills as
Mr. Graves was obliged to draw on them for his necessary expenses which they
were directed by us to allow him, and for no better reason than because we
forbid them answering Mr. Peirson’s.exorbitant Drafts.
Gombroon Agant In respect to wbat the Agent and Council wrote the Chief and Factors
«nii Council to bo - ,
noqoainj that in at Surat under the 14th January last concerning the Persian Mahomed Beg,
*nll be neoessary to advise them, that long before the Chief and Factors
r6Ceived tho8e advicea the GovL of Surat had plundered him of his effects
aaohmbj in and S*ven him other ill usage and wotild likewise have seized a Ship he had,
thair powar. bought, as be says, for ninety one thousand Rupees, had we not upon his
application used such measures in their favour as were consistent in a place