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Hum «t ths book or Ktt v« of docomtnti Burarnary. Bivun.
Yolaws o! ths or (••r*'*.
JWcordi.
Broca’s Annals, Tho Court of tho London Th® Court of tho London Company oxplainod to Sir John
Oarer that tho oxiating war in Europo, alone, prevented
Volume III, p»g« Company, to Sir John Gayer tho'ir obtaining mon-of-war to clear tho Indian seas of the
657. and Council at 8urat and pirate® or sending a supply of soldiers for tho garrison of
Bombay, 3rd and 12tb Janu­ Bombay, but they would employ overy otTort, wbon poaco
ary 1704 (—05). should bo rostorea not only to render that garrison respeot-
ablo, but to equip arrood ships to olear tho sons and
to root out that nest of pirates, tho Muscat Arabs.
Tho right to customs at Gombroon 1,000 tomans transform!
to tho United Company by tho Act of Union. Air. Prescott
appointed Chief at Ispahan, Mr. Owen next on Council
and Chief at Gombroon. Mr. Proecott to carry Quoon's
lettor to tho Shah with pro*onts from tho United Company
to get trade settled ou old basis aud arrears of oustoius.
Sir John Oarer and Council at Sir Nioholns White (President at Surat, representing tho
Page 660 Burst, to the Court Managers English Company), roports that on hearing Mr. Owen's
and tho Court of the London death, he had appointed Mr Lock to be ChieJ at Ispahan.
Company, 20th May, 16ih Mr. Lees to bo Second, and Mr. Crowe, Agent at Gombroon.
October, 80th Novembor 1704.
and 24th January 1701
and 1?05.
Page 608 • Agents aod Councils at Ispahan Mr. Prescott deputod with the Queen'e lettor and tho presents
to the 8hah and dios on tho way at Asseen. Arrears of
and Gombroon, to the Cooit
of Manngors, 26ih and 20th Gombroon Customs 081 toman*. '1 ho oppressions of the
August and 3rd Decembor English by the Moguls at Surat had lowered tho English
1706. prestige. The capture of Ormuz by tho English on which the
right to tho moiety was mainly baaed, was forgotton, bocauso
the naval force with which the English had protected the
Persian pilgiims going to Mecca had boon withdrawn and
tho ships convoying them had been taken by tho Arab
pirates. Force or prevents roquirod to revive onr rights.
Dead stock of the London Company at Gombroon, Ispahan
and in Carmania amounting to 121.371 shahees. Kooom-
mendstion for tho employment " Auga Daud," the old
broker, whose interest at the Court was so groat that he
was bettor qualified than any other poison to obtain a
rog>m for payment of the arreir* or for tho revival of those
rights, which the London Company had enjoyed previously
to the appearance of the English Company's Agouts in
Prrsia.
Pag* 620 Letter from Agent, Lock and Acout Look obtains a rngom for 1,000 tomans of Gombroon
Counoil at Ispahan, to the Customs and arrears 6,081 tomans of which the proportion
Courtof the London Corn- of tbs London Company was 2,306 tomans. The agenoy
pany, Slit October 1706. rccoived 2,210 tomans worth of silk in part payment, Trade
promising.
Page 662 General and Council of Bombay Arab and Mahratta Pirates xnako many depredations. King
to the Agent and Council in of Persia propose* to send a merchant to Bombay, and a
Persia, 12th May 1707 ; nobleman as Ambassador to Kutaria for obtaining assistance
Agent and Counoll at Ispahan against the pirates. The British not in a position tu ronder
to the Court of the London odeqnato assistance by thomsolrrs, but anxious to prevent
Company, 25th and 80th July the Dutoh from making themsolves prominent. Promise
1707, and 16th February was uivi-n that as soon as war in Europo should cease, a
1707-08. sufficient naval force would be sent to destroy the pirates.
Arrears of customs duo to tho London Company up to the
date of the Union (22nd July 1702) recovered as ulso other
separate debts.
TENTH FEBIOD, 1708-1710. ANABCHY AND
CONFUSION IN PLKSIA-WITHDBAWAL
OF AGENCIES FBOM ISPAHAN AND
OABAMANIA.
Denver’s Report of In 1708 John Eaton Dodsworth appears as supervisor at
the India Office Gombroon.' In 1710 Persia declared war against the
record!, relating Afghans, in which the latter were for a time successful.
to Persia and the The Arabian ruler of Maskat made himself master of sumo
Persian Gulf, of the islands in tho Persian Gulf.
pags SO.
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Public Department Orders of the Bombay i Govern- Basrah affairs. Nothing more yet done for the benefit of the
Diary No. 2 of moot, 6th April 1721. Company than a promise from the Pasha, that they shall pay
1723-24.
Turkish Arabia only 8 per cent, dutios on tho broadcloth. Tho affairs of
Pieck, 1646-1816. the late Mr. Wright. Mr. Houssay who has taken possession
of his effeots aod intends to proceed to England from Basrah
by way of Aleppo ordered to Bombay. All British snbjeota
trading under British protection at Basrah to conform to
the regulations and not to treat with the Turkish Govern­
ment on trade matters but through the faotory.