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and the demand for them not appearing so great at tho timo of her doparturo
as it had sinco they did not think it necossary to ropcat their request in regard
to completing Mr. Wood’s Indent, but in their address tho Rose Galley they
had done it and had also indented for an additional quantity of 2,000 Pieces
which thoy heg’d wo would be pleased to comply with by tho first oppor­
Wi tunity. That in their advices to us they requested wc would supply the Resi­
■no
Vu dent at Bussorah with one thousand pieces of perpets of an equal proportion
of colours as they were then unable to do it from thonco but as he had sinco
ihat time sent us a list of the particular colours that are proper for the Bussorah
Market desiring that tho said one thousand Pieces might bo choosen according
to that list they then inclosed us copy thereof that by that ship thoy consigned
us 9 chcst9 of treasure containing eighty two thousand Rupees (82,000) and
6278 Pound of Carmonia wool upon tho Hon’ble Company’s account and
Risque amounting to Sahees eight hundred and twentytwo thousand one
hundred and sixtythree and seven Goz (8,22,163-7) that they had already
endeavoured to excuse themselves twice upon the Occasion of not specifying the
Prioo of Carmonia Wool and they were sorry thoy were obliged to do it again for
notwithstanding all that they could say to the linguist ho would not transmit
them an aocount thereof who in the last letter they received from him alleges
all tho Wool ho had remitted them since the Montli of May last was part of what
He had Collected from the Village People in small quantities and at different
prices and that ho had then a considerable quantity of it uncleaned therefor^
could not say how it would turn out. That Messrs. William Nash and William
Hughes arrived there on the Swallow and that Mr. Francis Wood then
returned to the Presidency on the Guardian and that conformable to our
orders any vcssol that might in future bo stationed at Garabroon should be
Uon*of the Guar- included in their charges General. They allow our Remark in regard to the
dian.
Guardian to be very just, but in excuse say that tho principal motive for thei
detaining her was that so long as the Country People knew it was in their
power to leave the shore at any time with everything belonging to the Hon’ble
Company they would never make any attempt upon them which it was
very necessary to guard against, as Nasseir Caun’s situation has been for a
long time very precarious, whose army tho’ it consits of above twelve
thousand men is scarce sufficient to resist the Arab Party from Ussurping the
Government and that by four messengers who passed Gombroon in their way
to Lhor with letters from Toggy Caun Syrozee to Nasseir Caun they were
assured that the report of the Offgoons invading Persia was actually true. They
are also informed by the latest advices from Spahaun that all those parts of the
country are in tho greatest confusion imaginable, the City being in possession
of Alizud Caun one of Shaw Sultans Hussein’s General Officers, he being by
the Treachery of Ally Mardin Caun, a prisoner among the Tribes in the
Mountains of Loarastoon also that Carmenia has suffered a change of Govern­
ment and that they don’t see any likelihood of the Kingdoms being settled for
many years. That on the 6th October Mynheer Kniphausen the late Dutch
IfoTeoents of Resident at Bussoorah arrived thereupon the Geroul and sailed again on the
E»roD Knipofttuen.
11th as they report for Bussorah in Company of another Dutch ship and two
small Vossels whioh passed by that Plaoe a few days after to join them, but
that it was believed these that as all the vessels were full of Warlike stores
they were going either against Bussorah or the Island Bahrocn winch last was
very unable to defend itself.