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your returning them as much sooner as possible, but as by this means you may
not be able alway to send returns by tbo oruizors wo are now to renew tho
Soltitudo form only given you of freighting on any good country ships which
may offer to the nmountof Rs. 60,000 which wo arc of opinion will bo more for
our Hon’blo Muster’s interest than detaining their vessels at a heavy exponso
and in a fruitless expectation of sending money by them.
With respeot to W. Price’s proposal for having a Latty at your settlement
in the same manner as they have at Surat, we in order to prevent as much as
possible any deceit or imposition readily agree to your appointing a Latty
Master by whoso note all imports and exports must pass as practised both here
and at Qarat, but wo cannot admit of the proprietors of goods being obliged to
lodge their goods in any particular place, nor can we agree to building a Latty
as Price proposes on account of tho heavy exponso to which it might
subject our Hon’blo Masters and the objections succeeding Mussaloems might
make to it, for although it may as MJL Price represents be agreeable to the
present one it may prove otherwise to them, should you however at any time
have cause to suspect frauds in the established duties of tho port, you are to
take the most eligible means for printing them for which purpose it will be
proper to give tho Latty Master a proper number of persons under him as
assistant.
Guard Traiela for Mjl Jervis not having received any answer from Sadoo Caun as to the
Balhir*.
proposal made him Mi Price we cannot now come to any resolution in res­
pect thereto, but even was it esteemed eligible to keep three guard vessels in
the Gulf as Mi Price mentions we could only agree to it; on the Caun’s con­
senting to defray tho whole expense w-bioh would thereby be incurred, as it
appears by a calculate thereof, it would amount to Rs. 36,000, krans exclusive of
the wear and tear of the vessels, and without allowing for the difference in
the price of provisions here and in the Gulf, which would bring it consider­
ably beyond the sum Mi Price mentions.
In respect to the grant obtained from Sadoo Caun we by no means
approve of your conveying into execution the sixth article, whereby all mer­
chants are expressly prohibited from purchasing goods but within the con­
sent and knowledge of the Chief for the time being as we postively direct
that the trade be subject to no restrictions of this sort but that it be open
to everyone.
The first article desired by the Caun is in some measure unnecessary for
if it should be found advantageous, merohants who may trade thither will
undoubtedly bring awoy goods, but if otherwise they will certainly expect to be
paid in speoie for any goods they may carry there for sale.
As to that article were he would limit us to sell to the principal mer­
chants of credit, it is natural to imagine we should give them the preference
but at the same time we do not mean to be under any restrictions but to have
a liberty to sell to whom we may think proper.

We are, etc.,
CHARLES OROMMELIN,
and others.
Bombay Ca6tlb;
24lh January 1764.

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