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LXXXIV
Alexander Douglas to Francis Wood.

Sib,
In a letter delivered mo yesterday you mention your fears of the Enquiring how %
Dutch ingrossing the trade of Bundoriok unless the Hon’ble Company build a could bo^buiit at
defensible house there, you ought to have pointed out to me the methods you
judged most expedient to accomplish the same, the expence you thought
might attend building such a house with the annual Charges maintaining,
&<&, that I might have represented the same to the Hon’ble the President
and Council of Bombay, however, you aro now directed to do it.
My Superiors in their Commands of the 30th Ootober last are pleased to Order* of Govern-
acquaint me that if you were able to continue at Bunderick with a prospect SEVxxxfi) t?
of success they would have you persevere in order to extend the rend ofb® f°u<>W0d-
Woolen Goods but otherwise and as you seemed liable to a resque of the
Hon’ble Company’s Effects as well as your own person, if you thought that
you could Establish a factory either there or at any other port in the Gulph
you might wait for a more favourable opportunity but if that was not practi­
cable you might return, you are therefore to let me know whether you can
put in execution part of the aforesaid orders.
I am,
8ib,
Tour Loving Friend,
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS..
Gohbroon.
December, 5~ 1756.

LXXXV.

Francis Wood to Alexander Douglas, Esqi

Wobshipfbl Sib,
Your Commands of this date has just now been delivered Bander Big eligible
me by the Secretary, which your Worship shall have an immediate Reply to. Shioh the Dutch’
By the Hon’ble Company’s establishing a secure Habitation, or ereot- EngU*hdono?"
ing a small fort at Bunderick (if the opinion of merchants, and most apparent
advantages in point of situation may be depended on,) they would greatly
augment the Consumption of the British Woolen manufacture in the North­
ern parts of .Persia, and all their settlements in India might at all times be
supplied with Grain and wine upon moderate terms. By such a step the
Butch would be prevented from settling there, which I am well assured they
propose to do both on account of Trade and the Convenience of getting pro­
vision, as in the winter season they have no certain supply from any other
Port, they find also that the Persian Merchants are very averse to risking
their Goods over thither in Boats, (as in case of a southerly wind) without