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other sortments in so much that generally four and sometimes five Pieces
in a halo were spotted with mildew from one end to the other, the ooarse cloth
also particularly that by tho Mamoody was in very bad condition upon which
account they, had sold and still continue to sell them at much lower rates
than the usual prices as thoy must otherwise lay and be entirely destroyed
by tho Worm which in spite of all their care could not be kept out of them.
That the twenty-live bales of porpots which we consigned them by the Bose
wore landed tho day after her arrival and Mr. Ellis had also received those
goods that wo sent him Per Neptune Galley for the amount of which they had
given us due credit. That by the Bombay frigate we received 217 maunds
Fabreze of Carmcnia Wool and they had laden on board the Drake 12 Bales ;
containing 720 Maunds more which was all they had in warehouse tho1 they i
were in great hopes by that time to have been able to send us a much larger
quantity as their Linguist acquainted them (in a Letter that came to hand the
25th May) that ho had purchased nine hundred Maunds, 690 of which were
then upon the road towards that place under the care of a trusty Person
accompanied by a strong Caffela, and that he had a fair prospect of collecting
above a thousand Maunds more in a short time. That they had been parti­
cularly careful in giving proper directions from time to time concerning that
business and in making the necessary remittances for carrying it on but the
Village People from whom the Wool was brought up in small Quantities sus­
tained so many losses in their cattle from the Government and small bands of
robbers who were continually traversing those parts of the Country where
anything was likely to be got that that Government could not be expected to go
on agreeable to their wishes or to bo completed so soon as it might be in time of
peace. That the 24th Movember Nasseir Caun arrived there from Lhor with
Naair Khan's visit
2,000 Offgoons and Persian Soldiers in order to regulate his affairs amongto Gombroon aud
the petty Governours of the countries adjacent to that place and to settle
Moolah Ally Shaw again in his former station of Admiral of the King’s fleet
which he has obliged to do having no other person about him so capable of
that trust. The Suitoon’s Presence being absolutely necessary at Hodjeeabant
to keep the Offshan Tribes thereabouts from revolting he remained there until
the 29th January and then returned but during his stay he contracted a debt
with the Factory Brokers to tho amount of shahees 99935:5 in broad cloth,
fabbies and sattins probably to make Apparel for his Families and Dependants
which they by no means could avoid supplying him with as the hazard of a
refusal would have been far greater than that of trusting to his honesty in
regard to payment. That some time before tho Caun’s departure Mr. Wood
(being alarmed with the lteport of the soldiers making ready to march and
also with Mynheer Scondeiwoerts being obliged to acoept of bills on several
discreditable Persons for goods bought by the Caun at the Dutch Factory)
sent the Head Brokordown to the Castle to settle accounts with Messey Sultoon
who managed all his affairs, directing a handsome present to be offered if
oocasion required, to induce him to pay them in ready money but he returned
for answer that cash was so very low with them and their expenses so very
great that it was impossible to be done, tho’ as he had not then come to
any agreement with him ; for four brass guns sent on board the Brake some
timo before ho would give him another, which the Caun found too heavy to
carry up country if he would be satisfied to take them for the balance of their
accounts without giving any further trouble. Therefore after consulting with
the Linguist and both the Brokers who were of the same opinion that it would