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refusing to pay any part of what ho and others in Government had at times
forcod from the Hon’blc Company tho* thoy had wherewith to do it &
ray being well informed, tho said Nayob and others in Government had the
major part of their effects in tho liouso formorly belonging to tho Dutch, but
which for near threo years past had been garrisoned by and in possession of
the Porsiaus mado me come to a Resolution of getting possession of it in hopes
thereby of boing able to secure something to tho Hon’hie Company for tho
lato oppressions they had met with as also to secure a safe retreat for our peoplo
should tho Persians endeavour to impodo us, whioh would have been difficult
from our house it being distant from tho waterside and surrounded with houses
and walls. Accordingly on tho 4th instant an attompt was mado and after
about an hour and a half contest our people succeeded but unluckily for us the
Persians during the attack got most of their valuable effects away thro* an
emhrazure at the west end of tho house the Nayeb’s wife and family escaped
the same way, which proved a great disappointment being well convinced if
thoy had been scoured, I should have been able to have got tho Hon’ble
Company sufficient recompense for all past oppressions, they being very rioh
having been associates with Jaffar Caun in all his oppressions and I may say
this Nayeb was a great promoter of all the hardships we went through in Jaffer
Caun’s time.
The European Military boing few it was judged necessary to have some
assistance from the Prince of Wales accordingly Captain Court was called on
to land agreeable to Charter Party whioh he readily complied with and
brought his ship into two fathoms and three quarters at low water but it
proved too great a distance for the guns to do execution against the Persian
Port.
The Drake and Swallow anchored about three quarters of a mile from the
shore and bombarded the Port, till the 5th in tho morning when the Persians
evacuated it and retired to Serou village distance of about one and a half on
which our people took possession but found nothing of value in it they there­
fore spiked the Guns and burnt the carriages not being provided with materials
to blow up the walls.
We had killed three of the Prince of Wales Crew, four of tho Military one
of the Train and five sepoys.
On the arrival of the Prince of Wales and Drake the Nayeb dispatched an
express to Lhor to acquaint Nasir Caun that the English were upon some
schemes but could not then discover their real designs. However, he requested
that Caun would with the utmost expedition come himself to Gombroon with
body of men or else send bis relation to Cutwal, the day afterwards he dis­
patched expresses to Zeniel Sultan at Hodjceab and requesting he would like­
wise send some soldiers. However none arrived so soon as was expected and
it was not til the 7th in the morning that Captain Palmer sent me a message
by Mr. Natter to acquaint me of his discovering about two hundred and fifty
Horsemen. I therefore judged a reinforcement was arrived and accordingly
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J ordered Captain Palmer to embark that evening with all his people and to send
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off whatever he could and as Captain Court had declared he could not get off
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I the Cannon they were all except two spiked up and the carriages burnt which
was no great loss most of them being honeycombed.
Enclosed you will please to receive an account of what was taken from
the Persians and give such Directions thereon as you may judge proper, they
are Captain Court’s caro and tho bags sealed with my seal.