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LXXI.
Public Department Diary No. 28 of 1755, page 110.
Bombay Castle, 19th February 1755.
* That the Kingdom of Persia continued to labour
Gombroon, letter
with the samo intestine Troubles and commotions as formerly, and that they Gom. ^ ^ ^
woro* informed by advices from Bussorab of the Dutch having made up their dispute between the
Disputes with that Governor who had paid back the sums formerly extorted Govern
from Mynheer Kniphauseu. They had likowiso obtained liberty to export KarrBkDntcl*
their Effects and recover their outstanding Debts, that immediately on their
receiving their Demands from the Governor they released Chellaboy’s two ships
who woro at Bussorah when thoy last heard from thence. That the Dutch
were compleating their Portificatious at Carack, and they heard several
Armenian and Persian Merchants were gone to reside there, and they believed
it would prove a very beueficial Settlement in a few years.

LXXII.
Agent and Council at Gombroon to the President and Governor and Council, Bombay.

Hon’ble Sir and Sirs,
X X X X x X X
Advices reed, from Carmenia a few days past make mention of Ahmed
Shaw’s being defeated at Vessabour by Hossain Oaun Cadjar and that he is
either retreated to Candabar or Hiraut.
Azad Caun still holds the Government of Spahaun and the adjacent
Country, our latest advices mention his being at Casbin that he had coined
Money in his own name and had thoughts of having himself Crowned.
In our address by the Experiment Snow we informed your Hon. etc., of
the battle between Nasseir Caun and Ally Caun Shahesmand (one of Carem
Caun’s Officers) 6iuce which time there has been another engagement between
Position of the
them when Nasseir Caun was again defeated and obliged to retreat to Lhor rival parties in
where he is at present and as be has only a small body of troops with him he is 0f Karim Khan’s
unable to take the field so that Ally Caun Shahesmand lays the towns and officer"'
villages under heavy contributions and has wrote the Agent of his design to
beseige Lhor. He is at present at Datchou 2 leagues from thenoo, on the 2
ultimo came into town six of Carem Caun’s Choppers. They were sent here
by Ally Caun Shahesmau with orders to collect one year’s taxes from this
place and Inoun. They have been to Minoe but Sherriary has sent them back
without paying them one single Shaliee of which they have advised Ally
Caun Shahesman and wait here his further orders. Besides the annual tax
demanded from Moolah Ally Shaw, they delivered him a list of sundries to the
amount of about 4000 Rupees which he was ordered to send Carem Caun. At
the same time the Agent and Dutch Chief received letters from Ally Caun
Shahesmand wherein they were given to understand largo presents were ex­
pected from each of them for Carem Caun who continues at Sbyrash.
• For an account o( these dispute see.