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and tbe wool being 3,000 Maunds all obiefly como to liana and that learning by
inland advices of some differences having arose between Fatally Cauu and Ally
Caun which came to an open rupture and that tbe former went against thb
latter and Sbaik Ally Oaun, Oauni Cauns General cmbracod that opportunity
and surprizod Tabrcez and of Caum Oauns being at Saboulouso, Fattaly Oaun and
his troops at Ardovollo and Sbaik Ally Caun with Caum Cauns Forces at Haine-
doon watobg eaob others motions but that no engagement had onsuod. That
advices from Corazoou gave au account of Ahmed Sbaws having given orders
to his general to have the Sijtoun roads cleared for troops for that he intended
coming into Persia in consequence of Tangy Caun having put himself and
Carmenia under his protection aud that he had confirmed him Sardaz and his
be other Ahmed Sachyabar and Caun of Carmenia and that the Agent stay at
Bussorah being muoh longer than was imagined they had left him quite bare
of cash and had therefore taken up four thousand Rupees to defray the current
expenses having received advioe from him that neither the affairs of Bussorah
nor his health wou’d permit of his quittiug that place till the beginning of that
month and that ho had given Bills for the same in favour of Messrs. Drapor
and Boddan and the other was under the 19th Novombor enolosiug duplicate
of the above which the war between the Arabs had prevented being sent that
in his last he acquainted us of the Carmenia wool being all safely arrived but
that the Linguist there being so dangerously ill as not to bo able to translate
the Carmenia Linguists Accounts which accompanied it and that the Carmenia
Linguist had not advised him in his letter of having drawn for Shas 162, 495 5
on account the "Wool Investment and which had not come to his knowledge
till the Bill was tendered him for acceptance and tbe Linguist there delivering
a translate of those Accounts, he had deferred bringing them on the Books til]
the Agents arrival that he might consider them but the Bill on Account the
Honourable Company’s Credit he had excepted and had taken up of the Agents
cash 16,250 Rupees for which he had given Bills on us in favour of Messrs.
Draper and Boddam and that lie had since been informed that the reason of
his the Carmenia Linguist not noticing the drawing of said Bill was owing to
the hurry and trouble he was in gettiug from Carmenia. That he daily seeing
money paid to Nas9ur Caun and no notice taken of any part of the Loan made
him he consulted with the Linguist whether or no it wou’d be prudent in him
to remind Nassur Caun thereof by sending a Cossid to Lhor with a Letter
setting forth, that as he had directed him to make application to him for any
assistance he could give and ho had great occasion for money. Trade very dead
and the Agents stay much longer than expected requested he wou’d give
him an order on the Governor there for some, which the Linguist was of
opinion would have no bad effect whatever it might have on the contrary,
when accordingly a Cossid was sent who returned with an Order upon the
Govemour for 50 Tomaunds and which he accordingly received and also an
Offer of Supply of Grain or any other Produce of his Territories if there was
a Want of it. That Moolah Alley Shaw had with the assistance of the Julfar
AHShtVon^k Arabs mado an attack on Ormuse, but after some skirmishes with the Benimiue
Ormut with the Arabs and Ormuse people was oblig’d to quit the place, that the Julfar
Arab. defeated by Arabs notwithstanding this check after having supplied themselves with
Beni Main Arab,
and Ormu people. Provisions made another attack on the Castle and had been obliged to quit the
place. That during the above transaction a dingey from Muscat laden with