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XXXIX.
Public Department Letter from the Agent, etc., at Tho French ship ot Gombroon received invitation from
Thomas Caun for tho Fronoh to ro-Bottlo at Gombroon.
Diary No. 9 of Gombroon, dsted let Dcoem* Prossuro brought tobonr upon tho Agency to furnish shipping
1736.1730, page ber 1736. against tho Turks aud restrictions placed on tho Company’s
277. trade. As there is a prospect of conclusion of placo between
Porsia aud Turkoy, there is likelihood tho Company's affairs
will improvo, nolikelihood of having to recall Mr. Fronoh
from Basrah or sending ships thoro against tho Turks.
Thomas Caun's intrigues to establish himself os Kiug, in
which case tho Company's prospocts gloomy.
ELEVENTH PERIOD, 1737-1747. NADIR
SHAH’S REIGN.
XL.
Do. page 197. • Lettter from Agent and Visit of Mr. Fronch (Resident nt Basrah) to Bagdad to
Connoll, •Gombroon, dated obtain rodrosB of griovnnoea against Mussalim of Basrah.
20th March 1736. Thomas Caun occopta crown undor title of Shah Nadir,
renews East Indian Company’s privileges, hut oxpects tho
Company to famish ships for his fleet, which it is determined
to increase. Mirza Togghy Khan's son and brother invited
themselvos to the Agency garden at Asseen and had to bo
entertained at great expenso and sent away with largo
presents. Merchants having been soveroly treatod by Gov­
ernment had loft the town, but wore prevailed npon to return.
XLI.
Do. page 629 Agent and Council, to the State of the trade in Carmania and Nadar Shah favourable to
Fombay Government, dated the English. He expects them however to assist against
7th December 1736. Maskat. Present of a ship to him.

XLII.
Public Department Letter from Agent and Mr. Fronch recouped his oharges for doctor and for paying
Ditry No. 10 of Couneil, Gombroon, dated 8tb the Bashaw for reducing customs. Great dearth of silver
1730-87, page 43. February 1730-1737. money in Karmania and difficulty of making sales.
Reported establishment of a Russian factory at Astrakan
ana import of woollen goods from there. Shah Nadir
assures the English of bis protection and his gratifleation
at getting a ship from them, but expected them to assist his
fleet against tho Mnscatovrs.
XLIII.
Do. page 121. . Letter from Agent and A Fronoh ship arrived from Bengal, and two Dutch ships
Counoil, Gombroon, dated from Batavia. The Persian fleet under Lstifa Khan with
20th April 1730. 6,000 men and ],600 horses sailed on 1st April for Corju-
khoon lying about halfway between Maskat and Gombroon.
Tho allrged objeot of the expedition was to a*oIst Imam of
Maskat against bis rebellious subjects, though, if it bo found
racticable, the Persians would not bositate to 6oizo tho
i maum and subject Maskat to PcraiA. The English were
not pressed for assistance, but tho Dutch were so pressed
that they sent one ship. Boglerbogy arrived at Gombroon
on 13th February, having given many fair promisos that
nobody should be molested, which ho broke Boon, though
propitiated with rich presents. He renowod the Uogurns to
the English, except as to 1,000 towards out of the customs.
He. agreed, however, to give one-third of tho ouatoms on the
freight brought by our own ships. This privilego cost the
Agency tho »um of 160 tomans io tho shape of a present
and other oxpenses to entertain him. He extorted rnonoy
from tho Agency for preventing him to stop the East Indian
Company carrying copper and black money and other things
besides wool from Carmania.
XLIV.
Public Department Letter from Agont on Council The Arabs in the Persian Marine Servico had revolted and
Diary No. 4 of Gombroon, dated 10th Doc- carried some of tho ships, at which tho Dutch wore prevailed
1740-1741, page ember 1841. upon to attack tho rebels with two of their ships, but thoy
01. effected little. Tho English wtre then Hppealed to, as being
bound by agreement to assist tho Persians io the Gulf.
The Persians were greatly ogitatod at ono of English ships
having taken pass from Imaum of Maskut, and at tho
Commander of a British vossol having sold it to tho
Imaum. Tbero was a great demaud for English woollens
notwithstanding tho contusion in Porsin.