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hud requested musters without which he could not explain the nature of the
cloths to the merchants. That as their Linguist at Carmenia received the wool
iu very small quantities and made the merchant advances accordingly, adjust­
ing their accounts annually. It would be impossible for them to transmit an
aceot. current by every conveyance. That the amount of their remittance to
him for last year’s Crop was 71,000 Rupees. That they had not been able to
supply him with any money for the provision of this year’s crop, having no silver
Rupees, which was the only coin the merchants there wou’d accept, and it
having been out of their 'power to negotiate Bills of Exchange in regard to
which they wou’d in future observe our directions of the 10th October. That
our consignt. per Houghton turned out agreeable to invoice, which ship they
now despatched to us having laden on her wool and copper amounting to :
Shahees 1620, 987, as per invoice and bill of lading enclosed. They informed
us the same troubles still subsisted in Persia, and particularized the success of
the several Competitors for that Empire. That no inland Merchants of any
great substances were then there, but they wou’d on their arrival shew them the
Seiges and advise us whether they wou’d answer. That Mr. Wood had according at
to our directions, which they had communicated to him began to settle at Bandar Rig.
Bunderick, where he had been received very kindly. That by a calculate that factory,
they had received from him his monthly expences would amount to 300 Rupees
& that he had charged on account of his passage from Bombay 6,935
8hahees relative to which they requested our orders. That the detachment of
6oldier9 for Bunderike proceeded thither on the Ali Hooka Grab. That
they learnt by the Prince Edward, Mr. Shaw had lately had some disputes
with the Government at Bussorah in Consequence of which, he had pro­
ceeded to Bagdad in company with the French Resident, where they heard
of his safe arrival, but that he had not on his departure, given Mr. Garden
whom he left on board the Neptune any orders to remit the balance of his Cash
or annual Accounts to them. That they had not received lately any public
advices, from him but that he mentioned in a private letter dated the 26th
December, he had not then heard any news from Aleppo They further added
no Europe advices had reached Bussorah the 29th January when the Prince -
Re-eaUbliahment of
Edward left that place. That since Mr. Shaw’s departure from Bussorah, the I’uich factory at
Butch had rem€stablish#d then* Factory there at the reguest of S'jlytnan Bassa. Despatch of copy
That they had duely forwarded our two Europe packets & now sent in a aid PWrcoaunda.
separate Box, copy of translation of their grants & Phirmaunds. That the
Commission received from the Mayor’s Court had been duely executed. They
further advised the death of Mr. Parson’s and the return of Ensign Benny, and
their armourer and that they enclosed sundry papers as per list of the packet.

LXXV.

Public Department Diary with Iudex 29, 1756, pp. 159-160.
Bombay Castle, 4th April 1756.
The Letter to the Agent & Council at Gombroon acknowledged the receipt,
Gombroon, Letter
of their advices per Houghton with translate of their Grants & Phirmaunds. t^*kDOwled
That tho’ for the reasons they assignod it may not be in their power to receipt of dSuU
transmit by every conveyance, a general aooot. of their wool investment, yetan