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           goods belonging to several Merchants of that place, also 2,400 Bags of Rice by   Jalfur
           which ho, Mr. Lysler, had ordered to bo purchased there for the Hon’ble
           Corapauy’9 use, also a Leaguer of Arrack which the Agent order’d to be caught
           for the uso of the Factory before the arrival of the Swallow, was taken by the
           Julfar Arabs and appropriated to their uso tho* he immediately applied to
           Moolah Alley Shaw on tho occasion, who denied any knowledge thereof and
           declar’d that whatever property fell in his hands belonging to the English
           shou’d be faithfully restored. Being sensible tho’ too late what hurt he had
           done himself in breaking with tho English, notwithstanding which on arrival
           of the Muscat ships our Broker rec ,d. an accot of said Rice and Arrack
           with the dingey and Noquodahs Name and in sending a person privately over
           to Kishmo found tho Leaguer of Arrack on the Beaoh and learned that Moola
           Ally Shaw had turned the Rice to his own use taking and destroying all letters
           and papers which the Noquedah had but which Mr. Lyster said was not all,
           of his proceedings for that whenever their Trankey went for wood he made
           her first supply the Romania with it afterwards with water. That Moolah
           Alley Shaw having seized the above mentioned Rice obliged him to apply to
           Nassur to give him an Order for some Rice of his that laid there or 6end some
           from Lhor, and as ho said there seemed to be but little probability of his
           recovering his debt in money thought it prudent to do it, in any commodity he
           could get, as Rice was an article he was under an absolute necessity of procuring
           for the garrison and hoped the difference of taking it from him wou’d not bo so
           great which from his former letter he did not doubt of being supplied with.
           He said that in respect to the Government there it was much alter’d for the
           better as it was certain that Jaffer Caun was not to return and Hadjee Ally
           publickly confirmed Govornour, who certainly answered the character he had
           given him in his last aud mentioned small Coffilas of provisions coming in
           delay as they were permitted to sell their goods to the best bidder, had nothing
           extorted from them, the Governour being very careful himself of not setting a
           bad example. That by the last accounts from Carmenia they were in much want
           of merchandize and the demand for goods was great and it was thought some
           merchants wou’d oome down to carry Goods notwithstanding the great risque
           they run in carrying them up Country and as perpets was now generally in
           demand and we shou’d sond there any more goods, he commended our sending
           some as there were none in warehouse except a few pieces of such colours  as
           were not to tho liking of the people the colours in demand he said were the
           several Green Scarlet Purple and Blue and that the Broker had told him that
           Iron and Lead was also wanted there. He mentioned Mr. Walter Douglas
           having died there the 7th November enclosed his account Remains of Woolens
           in Warehouse. That he had with difficulty procured a boat to go with these
           advices to Muscat as he thought it necessary to acquaint us with the situation
           of affairs there not having wrote us for a considerable time when he said was
           entirely owing to want of opportunities and that it would have been impossible
           to get the above mentioned Boat out of that port if it had not been for the
           Muscattera being there. That he had directed Narrotun to forward these
           advices as soon as possibly and as the season for vessels going from thence to
           Bombay was come hop’d he wou’d soon have an opportunity of sending it
            without being obliged to freight a Boat on purpose.
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