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Council & one from tho Resident at Bussorah, with the several Papers as
Per List of tho Packet.
The First from tho Agent & Council was dated tho 13th February
advising Receipt of our oommands by tho Drake Kotoh, which tlioy despatched
to Bussorah tho 21st January. That thoro was no Inland Trade carried on
Buahire2*1 port, in any Port in tho Gulph between that place & Bussorah except Bushire
and that tho other Islands on tho Persian shoro excepting Quiah and Bussol
wore uninhabited & not one of them had an harbour to sholtor ships from
southerly winds & therefore wore at a loss on which to fix, tho* approhonded
the more adjaoent to Gombroon the better on account of its situation for tradei
and if we come to Resolution of removing to one of tho Islauds, we would
send 8Uoh a force as would prevent impediments & obstructions from tho Persian
Government of which they wrote us under the 9th April 1761 & requested
that everything olse necessary might likewise bo sent and that until the
Inland Ports were a little more settled and the Roads open they could not
write us for any certain Quantity of Woollens, & by the best Advices they
oould get if tho country was a little settled the quantity remaining there
would soon go off. That with regard to tho Expenses of that settlement they
begod leave to observe that there wore no other constant Monthly charges
than had been for many years past, and that if we should think anything
unnecessary they would ordor them to be struck off. They enclosed a state­
ment of the monthly Expenses of that garrison with a List of such servants as
were kept in monthly pay, and that any orders we might issue for the Reduc­
tion of their charges should be strictly adhered to; and that their utmost
endeavours would be exerted to recover Nassir Caun’s Debt who had been at
Lhor some time past which had prevented their applying to him as the doing
Naair Kkin’i
debt*. it when he was in the Fields waB of no signification tho’ as soon as he returned
the necessary application would be made. They informed us that the Resident
at Bussorah had been directed by the Drake to send attested copies of the
'Accounts. We had ordered, and transmitted us copies of such accounts as
had been sent thither at Times. That on the 3rd February Jaffer Caun came
to Qambroon. hi either Hadjee Ally, the late Governor, or any one else knew
fiemoTtl of Htdji of his coming & could not learn the reasons of Nassir Caun*s replacing him
Ali, lit# Govtrnor
of Gombrooo, and in the Government of that place, tho* after having taken the most Solemn
return of Jaffer Oath that if the Benimines would bring their Families to Gambroon; he
Khan.
would never admit again of Jaffer Oaun’s being Governour & on that con­
sideration alone, some of the Chiefs had brought their Families there, and to
their great surprize found themselves trepanned and what turn affairs would
take on that account, they could not pretend to say, however Nassir Caun for
the present on hearing the Julfar Arabs had assembled a large body of men at
Loft had sent. Jaffer Caun & that as he himself proposed ooming to Gombroon
had directed Jaffer Caun to provide provisions for his troops tho* that appeared
to them all a deceit they being well assured he was to return to Lhor. That
as from the prudent management jot Hadjee Ally, people daily return to
Gombroon, they had great reason to think that place would again flourish &
remarked that Nassir Caun was not to be relied on and that Hadjee Ally was
much shagreened at the change, as he was a great means of getting the
Benimines to settle there. They acquainted us they had received no Inland
Advioes since their last, & requested a supply of a stationary. In a Post-
cript they mentioned that in the year 1752 or 1763 when Nassir Caun came
twice to Gombroon there were accidental charges on that account & which