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1. Whatever packets or Letters you send by the way of Aleppo which are
directed to us must be put under a Cover directed to the Consul thereto, sealed
with your own seal to prevent as much as possible their being known and
stopped or opened in the way from Bussorah which at this time they are more
particularly exposed.
5. Our Committee of Secrecy this Season consists of John Bayne, Laureuoe
Sulivan, Peter Godfrey, Christopher Burrow and Jones Raymond, Esqrs.
whoso Orders or those of any three of them (if they shall think proper to
scud any) are to meet with the most punctual Obedience, as are likewise all
such Orders as shall be sent you by the Committee of Secrecy for the time
being, a new one boing always appointed annually after the Directors for the
ensuing Season are chosen.
6. We now enclose for your information a List of the Ships taken into
the Company’s Service this season together with an account of the Arrival
and Departure of Our shipping in general since the date of that transmitted
you by the Prince Edward.
7. Tho war between Great Britain and Franco continues, and likely to be
carried on this year with vigour. You. were informed by the Prince Edward
of the formidable armament making at that timo at port L’Orient for an
Expedition to the East Indies, the public newspapers as well as private aud
certain Intelligence have confirmed the same, and mentioned the sailing of 17
ships from thence under the Command of Monsr. Danche on the 30th April
last with 3,000 Land Forces on board to be commanded by Monsr. Lallv ;
We have lately been informed by certain Advices from the Brasils the part of
this Armament consisting of 7 large ships with a great number of men on board
put into Rio De Faueiro for the refreshment and Recovery of their numerous
sick, having lost many men in their Passage thither, tho Ships were left at
Faneiro the end of August when the advices came away proposed to go forward
for India the month following.
8. All our settlements have been so well apprized of this Armament to
which adding the probability of Commodore Steven’s getting to India before
it with 5 Men of War to join those already there that we are in great hopes
this formidable effort will in a great measure be frustrated it is necessary you
should have this Information, but the use you are to make of it for so far as
the Company’s Estate or Interest under your Care and Management may be
affected, must be left to your prudence, and the Orders you may receive from
your superiors.
9. The Woolen Goods provided and intended for the Persia Market this
season consist of about Nine hundred Bales of Cloth, twenty five of Shalloons
and two hundred and thirty Bales of long Ells together eight cases of Imhossed
Cloth, We have laden as large a proportion there on this ship the admiral Watson
as she can carry, together with some other Consignments, for the particulars of
which We refer you to the accompanying Invoice and Bill of Lading in which
are distinguished such as are for sale at Gombroon and those intended for Bus­
sorah. The remainder of the Bales will be sent to Bombay in order to be for­
warded to you; as Conveyances offer We dispatoh the ship Admiral Watson this
early and so long before the Bombay ships that you may not be under any
disappointment, aud We hope she will get to Gombroon soon enough to answer
Our Intentions.
2578 P. D.