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and his Diet money for August, with an allowance for his passage advanced
him. That we likewise sent two Carpenters to relieve those at their place &
enclosed an account of their pay and provisions also receipts for some marine
stores consigned thorn on the Brake. Wo mentioned our complying by this
ship with their indents per Houghton except the beams which cou’d not on
account of their length be received on board. That the whole with the
Packing Screws requested last season amounted as per invoice and bill of
lading enclosed to Rs. 998-2-5. We directed them to observe the articles of
war, wore read to their Military evory two Months. That as the owners of the o-rdM0d
Bastorena and Alt Hooka had suffered considerably from the villainy of the a-aingtCongoon.
8haik at Congoone, They must send the Swallow and Brake, if they cou’d
spare’em to demand satisfaction of him & Mr. Wood, being, perfectly
acquainted with the circumstances of the affair, must proceed with* them..
That if they found this expedient practicable without any great inoonveniency
they must inform the Hon’ble company of its execution. We gave, the
usual directions for forwarding our packet to the Court of Directions, whom we
Ordered them to advise of every Circumstance worthy Notice.

LXXIX.

From—>Alex. Douglas, to Fbancis Wood, Resident at Bandar Rig.
Sir,
On the 21l1 came to hand your letter of the 29£ ultimo, and is given
me great concern to find that the troubles at Bunderick prevented your taking
on shore the Consignment of Woolen Goods and Tin Ship Betsey, as from
our former advices to this Agency had the place being in a state of tran­
quillity an advantageous sale for our Hon’ble Masters might have been
expected.
I observe your greatest motive for going to Bussorah was on the receipt
Conduct of Wood
of a letter from Mynheer Kniphansen, who no doubt wants to engross the in leaving Bund#r
trade of Bunderick and Busshire to himself wherefore our having a settlement pafiiSudSoM.**
at either of those places can’t be agreeable to him and as much you might
expect he would fling all the obstacles in his power in your way to prevent
it and give you frequent alarms, tho’ I see no reason whatever that should
induce him to attempt your life which you seemed apprehensive of when you
proceeded to Bussorah, nor do I perceive by your advices that any violence
was committed on the people you left behind, therefore I think that if your
apprehensions had not be 60 great and that you had stay’d at Bunderick,
communicating to Meer Hassain the advices which from time to time you
might get of the designs his Brother or Dutch had against him, in all
probability he might have avoided the fatal stroke which happened to him
when our Hon’ble Master’s House would have been secure, besides I much
doubt whether the Arabs would have demolished the House had you been
present, but finding it was left in charge of only a corporal they had the
less restraint on them.
The want of arms for the military and Timber and stores for finishing the
house ought in have been no inducement for your leaving Bunderick, as you.