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reply to the proposal ho was told that We wore ready to assist them with Soiling
off everything in the Company’s Name, and would Send a Company’s Servant to
ho Present at tho Out Cry provided they would deliver to Us the llogcotts &c“,-
hut could not Accept the Houses & in tho manner the Mussaleem wanted,
As to the llogcotts they must bo first dclived to us otherwise ,we know very
woll it will be oxtremly difficult to find Purchasers, nor can weJEngage the
H-^- Companys’ Name & Credit in such an Affair without Seeing Strict
Juslico done, all which AVe represented to the Mussaleem & have frequently
ent to him for the Hugetts but somehow or other ho always Evades Sending
hem to Us alledging they are Old & few or none remaining, & that when we can
get Purchasers ho will Grant them a Certificate in the Grand Si" Name which
will he Sayes Answer tho purpose hotter than the Hugcotts &o where­
fore everything is at a stand again though We aro constantly pressing Him, as
also tho Mombassy on tho Subject, and shall contiuuo to Exert ourselves all
that is possible this way till such Time as wc may receive Your Hon^
Directions concerning affairs in general, wo shall pursue such a Conduct as
may appear necessary in tho Occasion consistent with your Orders.
It is with much Concern We have to advise Your HonJL that on tho ISth The Kaab scizo the
and 19th Ult®- the Chaub with Six Gallivatts attacked the Sally &• took her & wnLm? F°rt
afterwards took the Uon’ble Companys’ Yatck as they were both coming this
River from Bushere, after which they Saw the Fort William which Ship perceiv­
ing they had taken the Sally Stood back immediately, but the Pilott unfortu­
nately running a her ground on the Barr they pursued and took her likewise.
On this unlucky Occasion We immediately applyed to the Mussaleem for his
Assistance in getting them released, representing to him that as We traded here
under his Protection & the Chaub was a Subject of tho Grand Sig"- we could
not make any Application to the Chaub but through his means, when he assured
Gs he would do all that laid in his power to comply with our request, and
directly dispatch’d a Chokadar with a Letter to tho Chaub accompany’d by one
from the Agent for this purpose, but tho' Several Letters have passed on this
occasion he will not release them pretending that he has Demands on the
Hon’ble Company, arising in tho time of Messrs. Shaw & Price as presented
in his Letter now transmitted for the Mecra on the Lands belonging to Maygell
& Dates taken from his Subjects. The agent having called upon Mr. Garden to
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reply to these allegations of the Chaub, enclosed Your Hon ?- &c “.will receive
Copy thereof, whereby it appears they are entirely without foundation. We shall
therefore continue our applications to this Government to obtain the Discharge
of the Ships, but are apprehensive it will not be attended with any Sucess
unless a Marine Force is sont to oblige the Chaub to deliver them up&,is what
tho Government here has very pressingly desired We would apply to Your
Hon-JL for, declaring that they will March against him by Land if we will
agree to Attack him by Water and prevent his escaping with his Gallivatts.
Enclosed is a letter from he Massaleem to the Hon’ble the President on this
Subject & another expected from the Bashaw will be forwarded as soon as it
arrives, wherein they propose that We shall receive a half of everything that is
taken from tho Chaub exclusive of the ships now in his Possession, which
entirely belongs to Us; And as it is not possible for them alone to do anything
against him, We request Your Hon-i, will send Us suoh a part of the Marine
as You Judge will best answer this purpose, for unless we can bring him to !
some Terms it will Scarce be possible for any Merchant Ships to proceed up this
Hiver and beg leave to recommend that it should consist of two at least of the