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President and Governor and Council, Bombay, to William Andrew Price and Dyhock
Lyster.
Gentlemen,
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Wo shall now proceed to reply to the several Letters received from the Orders on the
Agent (M-l Price) since his arrival at Bussora, and give you such orders and and Shaw, Garden
directions as appear to us necessary in oonsoquonco thereof. As he (MJL Price) shlwwdelldto16,1
represents he committed no acts of Hostility and we’supposo no interruption Ji^Y^fYeid
was given to the trade of the Port, wo approve of the measures he pursued on responsible for ih*
his arrival (at Bussora), in^ not going to Town till some previous measures were
settled with the Government and though it affords us the utmost satisfaction to
find it put out of dispute that Hadjee Eusuph is really indebted on account of
Woollens the sum of Tomaunds 11,674-53-24) and that M_f_. Price is possessed of
his obligation for the same; yet we must still look upon Messrs. Shaw and
Garden as responsible for the Balance of Tomaunds 11,807-2-10 due to our
Hon’ble Masters the 2-itli March 1702, nor does it in our opinion the least
exculpate those Gentlemen for being guilty of a Breach of orders in delivering
Woollens upon trust although it clears them from the suspicion which from the
Cash account might have been entertained of their having appropriated that
amount to their own use, and which has induced us unanimously to agree to take
off the Bar to MjL Shaw’s coming into Council, and to admit him to a Seat
therein, conformable to his standing, submitting bis conduct as to delivering
Woollens upon trust contrary to orders, and the consequence which may ensue
therefrom to the determination of the Hon’ble Company, to whom a full and
impartial account of these transactions will be transmitted as soon as we receive
the necessary particulars from Mr. Price. M__. Shaw must therefore hold him­
self in readiness for repairing to the Presidency accordingly whenever ho may
think proper, though as his presence at Bussorah may be essentially necessary
for procuring payment of the above money from Hodjee Eusuph, by wbioh
alone there seems to be any prospect of his being enabled to discharge the above
Balance due from him and MJl Garden, we think it behoves him in such case
to stay till it is cleared. Eor the same reason whioh has induced us to be s°
favourable to Ml. Shaw, we have agreed to take off M-rr Garden's suspension
and restore him to the service, until our Hon’ble Master’s pleasure can be
known regarding him, and as Ml Price represents he may be serviceable in
their affairs at Bussorah, we permit of his continuing to act in his station there,
but we cannot think of confirming him as second, until his future behaviour
6hall induce us entirely to look over his past miscondnct, and convince us he
merits so great an indulgence.” i i
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We really do not see the necessity there was for detaining the Swallow as Detention of
cruism io the
W. Price writes he intended and as the frequent and almost constant detention
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of the cruizers at Bassor% is found to be attended with many inconveniences
and is very prejudicial to the service of the Presidency, we find ourselves now
under the disagreoablo necessity of limitiug the stay of all oruizers at Bassora
to a month after their arrival at furthest which you arc therefore strictly i
ordered to observe as a standing rule that we shall at the same time rely on