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mcu and Guns to defend us, a guard-ship also lying constantly in the Road,
I really can’t sco any cause to leave Gombroon through Fear even of the worst
that a body of undisciplin’d llabblo can do. It is certainly requisite to keep
a Vessel of Force upon this Station until the Kingdom be throughly settled,
for however improbable it may seem, it is not impossible that wo may at last
have Occasion for such a Itotroat, and those (if there be any) that have evil
Intcntious towards us will never think it worth their while to attempt the
taking our Factory when we have an Opportunity of leaving the shore with
all the most valuable Effects, whenever we find Occasion for so doing. To
conclude, what I have here troubled your Honours with on this subject, I shall
take leave with the greatest submission humbly to offor it as my opinion
that the Scucinc of settling upon any of the Islands is in no wise advisable,
unless the King’s Phirrnaund can be previously obtained and even then it
might not perhaps answer the expencc of building Fortifications and maintain­
ing a large Garrison.
Shahrook Shan resides still at Mushat, in the same manner as if he was
only Governour of that city.
Your most obedient Servant

FRANCIS WOOD.
Gombroon.
The 28 th September 1752.
LXV.
Public Department Diary No. 26 of 1758, pages 241—250.
Bombay Castle, 25th July 1753.
Wednesday 25.—Imported the Brake Ketch Captain Joseph Kerr from fro™brooD’lett*r
Gombroon and the Neptune Galloy Captain John Attinborough from Bussorali Movement of ships.
By the Drake received a letter from the Agent and Council at Gombroon
duted the 22nd ultimo acquainting us that no opportunity had offered of
addressing us since the 17th September 1752, now inform us of all material
occurrences relating to the affiairs of that Settlement. That the 10th November
last Mynheer Scoudeiwoert returned from Batavia upon a large Europe Ship
& brought several Company’s servants & a guard of soldiers with him in order
to establish the Dutch Factory again in its former footing & he then remained
there Chief as he did before. That the Neptune arrived there from Surat the
19th, February with our commands dated the 31st December. The Rose
Galley imported there the 21st April, the Brill from Madras the 23rd. The
JBoneta Kitch from Bengali hut last from Anjingo the 30th. The Prince
Edward from Bongalo the 20th ultimo. The Neptune on her passage back
from Bussorah the 3rd June. The Judith Ketoh from Mangulore the 0th.
The Experiment from Bombay & Muscat theSth &tbe Guardian also imported
there the lGth when they received our commands of the 1st May with duplicate
of those intended Per Rose Galley (the Original not as then come to hand) into
which the strictest obedience should be had. That they now returned the
Drake Ketch agreablc to our Directions, having laden on board her to the
amount of 992,708 shas 11- Goz. in Treasure and Goods as per Invoice & Bill of
Lading. Inclosod under No. 2 & a monthly account of Provisions & neces­
saries suppliod her from 1st August to the 22nd June .was particularized
under No. 3.—That in the Month of October last Nasseir Caun received