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18. Since writing the boforegoing, advices have been received, that the
French King’s orders were published at Dunkirk, for all British subjects to
quit his dominions before the 1st of next month, oxcopt such as may obtain
his permission to remain, another Edict was published inviting his Subjects to
fit our privateers, promising a premium of forty livres for every gun, and as
muoh for every mau they take on board our ships, with a further promise,
that in case peace should be concluded soon, the King will purchase the said
Privateers at their prime cost.
We are,
Your Loving Friends,

HENRY SAVAGE and others.

London ;
11th February 1756.

LXXXIX.

From the Court of Directors to the Agent and Council at Gombroon.
1. We write to you last season under date of the 11th of February 1756 by
, . . Agent and
the Hector,'sinoe which time wo have received your several Letters together Counoil at
with those from Our Resident at Bussorah as follows, viz., Gombroon of the pewia.00m
24th June and 16th of August 1765, the 5th of January and 7th of March ^hien8amc 8ub*ects
1756. From Bussorah of the 17th of August and 27th November 1755, dupli­ No. LXXXVIII.
cate of one without date, supposed to have been written the latter end of the
March, and the 7th of June 1756.
2. The President and Council at Bombay have sent us Copies of several
letters, the originals of which they advised had been transmitted to you to be
forwarded to us by the way of Aleppo, some of which were upon matters of
the highest import, but as none of them are come to our hands by that channel
we are very apprehensive they have been intercepted by the Frenoh. We cannot
likewise avoid being in pain for fear the dispatches sent as well from His
Majesty’s Ministers as Ourselves immediately upon the Declaration of War
against France, may have also fallen into their Hands; the last Advices from
Mr. Drummond informing us that so long a term had intervened between his
forwarding them to Bussorah and the date of his Letter, without his having
heard anything from thence, as might reasonably be expeoted; that he was in
doubt whether they have not miscarried, or been likewise intercepted, by the
enemy.
3. Mr. Drummond at Aleppo has assured Us he will make all the necessary
enquiries into the reason of these miscarriages or interceptions and will do
every thing in his power to prevent them in future. Our resident at Bussorah
must do the same and give us an account of his Proceedings herein.
4. You are not to be discouraged however in sending as friendly as possi­
ble, all suoh packets as shall be transmitted you from our Presidenev of
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