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Tho French learo and thoy bolioved wore roally gono to tho Islands. That on tho 80th October
Qombnon setting
fire to tho English at flight thoy went on board tlioir ships after sotting firo to the Factory
the^liw bjCMoH* wherein they had dug mines and placed combustibles, by which moans groat
people*W And hl' Part °f wn8 destroyed, but had it not been for tlio villainy of Moolah Ally
Shaw, they bclievo much might have boon saved, for when tho French quitted
it, not a Door of tho Compouud was touohod, but no soonor wore thoy gono
than ho set firo tboroto, in ordor to get the Iron Work, and thoy also loft
behind, upwards of 30,000 maunds of Copper and other Goods, but notwith­
standing their repeated applications to him, for People to Guard them, ho
gave them up to a general pillago and was so barefaced, as to confess, in a
visit he made tho Agent, that ho holiovod thoro was none but what had a
sbaro in the booty. Howovor, thoy hoped bo would bo couvincod, tho English
could resent an injury, whioh might easily bo done. That they concluded he
had gained on tho whole, about 60,000 Rupees, oxolusivo of tho guns, eto.,
left him by tho French & his whole tribe of Arabs bad profited in proportion
and that ho had entered into an alliance offensive and defensive with the
French, the obligation being signed by Monsieur D’Estaing and wrote in
Frenoh and bis was wrote in Porsians. That they had mentioned the little re-
gard shewn to the articles of Capitulation, aud believe of Mousieur D’Estaiug
had not been there. Des Essars would have deprived them of every
common necessary as bo publickly avowed bis aversion to all Englishmen, and
acted in such a mannor, as to dishonour the name of a Commnnder-in-Chief.
That they bad burnt the Speed well, and as from what the Agent and Council
could learn, they wero bound to the Islands and Serjeant Ransoommon being
unable to undertake so long a voyage they had wrote to Mousieur D’Esfaing
for his being sent on shore, whioh he had granted and only desired one of his
countrymen, might be released in his stead, which they hoped we would
comply with. ___________

CII.
Public Department Diary No. 34—1760.
A.
bU Bombay Castle, 15th April 1760.
M
K Gombroon, Imported our Hon’ble Masters’ ship Godolphin, Captain William
E Letter from.
The Ormuz people Hutohinsoo, with a letter from the Agent & Couucil at Gombroon, dated the
** revolt against
Hulls Ali Shaw 31st ultimo, advising that they bad landed the Woolens sent on this ship, and
Sol* ©rtbe^Mur. that inhabitants of Ormuz had revolted and seized on Moolah Ally Shaw and
geota aeito G«mb-
ioon and refuted to the Fort, at the same time that some other of bis subjects possessed themselves
fchan^NaHr JQffar Gombroon and obliged his Deputies and tribe of Conjees to fly to
Khan’a brother), tho Islands, that Na6sier Caun’s * brother being at that time in tho neighbour-
Hia people make a
▼ain attempt to hood with 200 men, had demanded the fort of that place in behalf of bis
rescue him and
then proceed to brother as Lord of Farse which was 6oon agreed to. That affairs continued
Kisbm island. quiet till Moola Ally Shaw’s People were joined by some Arabs when they
The 1-eni Mian
KUhni^uland*from marc^ie^ *° Ormuso ia hopes of retaking it, but in whioh being disappointed,
them with Nasir they had dispersed themselves on the Island of Kishme, and the Ormuse
Khan's men.
People had given up to the Charrack Arabs the Ship Furzaraboony whioh
was brought into that road and delivered to Nassier Caun's Brother. That
fche Benimine Arabs being apprehensive their Families on tho Island of Kishme
would be plundered by their enemies, had marched thither joined by 100 of
Nassier Caun’s Men, and proposed undertaking the siege of Loft, ns soon as
* Jaffer Khan.