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            owing to tlio Province of Corazonn being involved in Troubles, but a9 they
            heard matters wore going to bo adjusted there tlioy hoped Trade would again
            flourish. That they had received from Carmania, the Wool investment being
            3,000 Mnunds, 2,820 of which was the rod sort, 135* white and 45 Grey, the last
            of which they proposed returning to sell for what it would fetch. That the
            interior parts of Porsia were till in the utmost confusion and that Carem Oaun p0aii!tonFhftn<
            who had been endeavouring to bring the empire under his subjection met with
            so many powerful competitors that he really believed he would not succeed and
            that some of his Generals had been lately dofeatod. That there had been very
            little Trade carried on at Carmenia for some months past and that the Iulfar
            Arabs had been endeavouring at the recovery of that place and Orrauso tho*
            without success. That tho ship Foozoraboony which belonged to Nassir Caun,
            the Binimine Arabs left at Muscat, and it was believed that the Imaum would
            never return her, but send her here to be repaired, on bis own account. That
            on the 24th June 1000 Iulfar Arabs with Shaik Rachid and Moolah Ally Shaw  Shaikh Rashid and
                                                                              Mulls Ali Shaw
            at their hoad landed within about 600 yeards of the town of Gombroon whioh ,oiz® Gombroon,
            they entered and took possession of the same evening and tho’ they continued
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            firing at tho Fort where the Caun’s soldiers who also fired in return till the
            28th. No execution was done on either side and the Iulfar Arabs rcimbarked
            again, and returned to Kishme duing their stay at Gombroon, the Inhabitants
            were plundered, both by him and the Cauns people. That Nassir Caun had
            made an attempt upon Linga, but found it better prepared than he expected
            and they learnt of his affairs did not take a bad turn, he iutended visiting
            Gombroon and that he in August attempted to plunder Iulfar, but finding it
            too well prepared ho proceeded to Kishme and laid waste and plundered every
            where he camo to. That JalTer Caun’s Oppressions prevented the merchants jaffer Kban’a
            coming thore, and from his behaviour to them, and-the Impediments tlioy mel0l,pr,f,ai0D*’
            with on his account they doubtod not be would plunder them if he found an
            opportunity, but as coming to a rupture with him they thought not prudent
            while his brother Nassir Caun was so near with a considerable force they had
            privately sent to him, to know if his Brother’s behaviour was with the approba­
            tion, when they learnt Jaffer Caun had wrote him many Falsities which had
            occasioned his giving him leave to create them disturbances, but on their
            messenger’s Representations he was greatly appeased, and promised soon to
           regulate all affairs himself on his going to Gombroon. That ho had requested
           Brake Ketch to convey the Binimine Arabs • who were desirous of settling the Hit r^ae«t for
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            Arabs brought there and from what information they could get he was much Main Areba in tb«
           displeased at their refusal. Besides their having no Force to withstand his Slm^7i.oooP'
           army which consisted of 2,600 men should he be induced to plunder them, g,T,nt0
           bad occasioned their at last consenting and 6he accordingly sailed the 11th
           September on that sorvioe. Property then there and their Inability to resist
           his force should he be inclined to seize it which he might easily do, as they
           had no place of Defence to lodge it in, had also induced them to comply with
           his repeated demands of loan of 1,000 Tomaunds tho’ they bad used every
           method in their power to evade it, as they believed Jaffer Caun capable of
           anything they desired. Our directions for their future proceedings and wished
           Nassir Oaun had been there, that they might be at a certainty about what
           footing they were to be on. That on receipt of our Commands they had taken
           into consideration the most likely means to get possession of the Island
           Ormuso and judged none so likely as doing it thro* the inhabitants and  as a
           constant correspondence had been kept up with the Commanding Officer, the
                                  * To Gombroon from Ormua F
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