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any Bottoms but tho English nor wou’d any other Merchants from
India, an advantage vory obvious to our Trade & Interest in general and
in general fr which one & all of them hero wou’d bo glad of provided we can
establish it on this footing for which, however, we shall take no measures with
tho Govcrnm-}-but what they shall readily consent to flattoring ourselves
that iu a short time more to advise YL. Honor &cA this affair lias happily
succeeded agrceablo to our Wishes, otherwise the Company must sustain the
Expense it has cost them at tho Porte without any other apparent means of.
being roimsburs’d.
Wo now dispatch the Tartar who return’d from Bu9hire the Ins-i-, Aaniitanc® asked for
it not being possible to unload, Ballast and fitt her for Sea any sooner as Your ■gJn»t Meer**0
Honor, &cA- will observe by Copy of the Commanders letter to Us, in con­ lloliana.
sequence of Mr. Jervis’s request for her being dispatch’d with all haste in
order to assist Carem Caunin his attack of Bunderick who had appl’d to him
for this purpose by Letter as we have fully explain’d our sentiments on this
Affairs in our reply to Mr. Jervis Copy of which with his letter to us are now
forwarded to Yi- Honor &c-A. We shall only hero add that We beg leave to
refer you hereto, except that We have in Obedience to your Commands put the
Commander under his orders leaving him to determine on employing her or
not as Circumstances shall appear to liim for or against it hoping our Conduct
herein will meet with Your Honour, &cJL approval.
Lately the Agent communicated to Us tho Contents of a letter receiv’d
from the Baron H’renkelmen wherein he has desir’d his Protection to the Subject
of his Imperial Majesty residing at Bussora in consequence of a Commission
formerly sent hither appointing Mr. Lyster who then was in Sole Charge of
the Companys* Affairs, Consul for His Imperial Majesty at Bussora translate of
which goes in the Packets. But as the Agent thinks it incumbent on him to
obtain Your Honor &0-A. permission before he accepts of such powers from
Foreign Nation he requests your directions on this Head by the first
Opportunity.
Having wrote thus for a Boat arriv’d express with a Letter from the The Islamabad
ResdL. at Bushire giving a detail of the unhappy Catastrophy on Board the cataatr°Pb«-
Hamabad Capt-IL Sutherland who with his Officers are suppos’d to have been
murder’d by same arabs taken in here on accA- of his being in want of
Men for the particulars of which we beg leave to refer Your Honor & to
Copy of tho Residents Letter now transmitted in tho packet; This has occasion’d
our coming to a determination of sending, Mr. Hallamby on Board the Tartar
to Bushire, that in case the Resident there from his information of the Place
where it is said these People concern’d in the Murder, landed with the Treasure
&cJL and plunder’d by the Shaik has reason to think there is any hopes of
recovering the Money &0-A- by the presence of the Tartar without endangering
the Vessel or Companys property on Board, which we have directed him welf
to consider of as copy of our Letter now transmitted as by his situation he
must be a more competent judge than Us that ho will then give all needfull
& proper directions to the CommJU that Mr. Hallamby may proceed &
comply with the Instructions wo have given him as & Copy enclos’d, for this
Service, but if on the Contrary it shou’d not be feasible that then Mr. Hallamby !
is to return hither by the first opportunity which procedure of ours we hope
will meet with Yjl Honor, &oJL approbation as by the best Accounts we can
:
get at present the Treasure the Vessell must have been plunder’d of amt-A. to