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XCI.
Public Department Di.iry 81—17 6b.
Bombay Cattle, 30th January 1758.

Imported the Puttee Doulet Grab Captain James Dou from Bussorah,
„ and Gombroon, by whom received a Letter from the Agent & Council at tho
Gombroon (Letter
from). latter place, dated the 11th Instant., owning receipt of ours of tho 30th Novern-
Xrim Kbra Molu bor, with the Europe Packet, which was forwarded tho 4th Instant, that tboy
Ali 8h»w. had remaining in Warehouse 687 maunds Canueuia Wool, & wore receiving
more, as fast, a9 it could bo picked and cleaned, that tho accounts relating to
Hossan Caun were various, some said he had beeu defeated, others that he
was returned to Mezaudroon Nessoir Caun had wrote tho Agent of his being
at Ispahaun, & his having defeated Shaik Ally Caun, one of Carem Caun’s
Officers. That Carom Caun was still at Shyrash, and had sent the demand 7,000
Toinaunds of the Governor of Yezd, and affairs ’twas thought would be amicably
adjusted. Moolah Ally Shaw still remains at Ormus and his affairs with
Nasseir Caun, were the same, as when the Swallow sailed, that they bad drawn
onus for Rupees 2,431, for money received of Captain Deu, and which was
all he could let them have.

XCII.

Public Department Diary No. 81—1758.
Bombay Cattle, 28th February 1758.

Received per boat from Muscat, a Letter from the Agent and Council
at Gombroon, dated the 18th ultimo, purposely to acquaint CJs that there had
Gombroon (Letter
from). been a ship off that port for four days, the reports they had of which, were
Appeer&nce of »
French ship in various, till one of their Noqueoaks went on board, & brought them an
the Gnlf. account, that she was a French ship of 24 Guns 90 Europeans & 15 Lascars
and properly fitted for war, & that the Syrang was his acquaintance, &
informed him her compliment was 110, and that they were bound anywhere,
but he could not learn from whence they came, though the Syrang told
him, they had been three Months in their passage, and had parted with three
more vessels at the Mouth of the Gulph, that since her appearance she had
been standing between Larack & Kishme, and was then at an anchor within
Larack, and that she had paid for some fish in Tellicberry, and Mihie Fanaws.
'that as they desired the Broker at Muscat, to send this boat express, they
requested We would reimburse him any expence he might inour thereby.
That an Armenian belonging to that place, had been on board and told them,
she had from 100 to 160 Europeans, & that the Chaplain who was an
acquaintance of his, said she was come from Europe and had touched at Mihie,
and was intended to bring down a ship from Bussorah, which had lain there
sometime, he could only learn of her having about ten pieces of broad cloth
eight robins of pepper and some sugar on board, and assured them, she was
properly fitted for war had three ports on eaoli side in her gunroom, but no
guns mounted.