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and stood down, but tho Galivats on their approaoh retired, and the ships
returned to their station off the town. At about 2 Oclock the next morning the
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Cl Persians mado a desperate attack to scale tho walls between the Zebene and
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At Bagdad gates, some of them had even got on the walls, but through the bravery
of the Arabs under the command of Shaik Tamar of the Montificks were
repulsed with great los9 oa this attack we went on board tho Eagle—tho Persian
Army then advanced very near the town, and several skirmishes took place
but entirely to tho disadvantage of tho Porsians—under tho 10th at night tho
bridge of boats which we had thrown aoross tho river was attacked and one
of tho boats burnt, and under tho lltli wo quitted tho place as advised you
in our last respects just after we left it, we saw another boat of the bridge on
fire, sinoe writing the foregoing the Agent has received a lottor from Bussora
by the way of grain dated the 20th Instant (April 1776) Bussora then held
out and the Naquedah of the boat whioh brought tho letter, informs us that
the Pontificks and Benochalid Arabs had assembled for its protection, that
the desert was overflowed, and that the town was in very little danger from
the'Persian Army.”
HENRY MOORE, etc.
Busshirb Road.
30th April 1776.
OCXIII.

Translate of a letter from Shaik Nassir to Robert Garden received May 3rd 1775.
AUe ^wUtUok of Your letter by Horseman Express come to hand and gave me extreme
g [notonWtheBj»b] pleasure; Some days before Iwrote to Mr. Beaumont assuring him of every
A S' p By Engllih »h»p«. «00(i Ofgoe depending on me, now that you are arrived, it is extreamly
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fortunate; Bushire and my house are your’s, you may therefore act as
Beemeth good unto you, and as if I myself was present: In regards to what
you write relative to Our differences with Mr. Moore, it is now two year’s
that I have been incessantly writing to him, requesting him not to persist
in interrupting the friendship which formerly subsisted between the English
and the Persians; but he wa9 deaf to my prayer’s, looking upon me as
disaffected to the English, and supposing in me view’s tending to their
prejudice; untill matters were brought to this Extremity. Having by order’s
from the Vakeel proceeded against Bussora, my intentions on my arrival at
that place were to have had an interview with Mr. Moore, and to have
endeavor’d to accommodate the difference between the Khan and him, and with
that Intent, I anchored with the Gallivats at a considerable distance from the
ships; but to my extreme chagrin, the English vessels no sooner perceived
us, than they weighed anchor and Bore down upon us in an hostile manner,
pursuing and firing on the Gallivats; in consideration however of my friend­
ship and esteem for the English, and to prevent the effusion of Blood; and
least by any of the Persian’s being killed, an accommodation might be
rendered impossible, I Ordered the Galivats to keep at a distance, and res­
train’d their firing notwithstanding the great ardor of my men to attack the
English in their Turm. Two day’s after they again bore down upon us, when
still aotuated by the same friendly Motives, I restrained my people from going
to encounter them till they upbraided me with cowardice, and impeach’d
me with disaffection to the cause of my country; all this however I patiently
bore with, rather than break off my former Affeotion, and Friendship for the
English. They continued to fire on us so long, that the Persian’s threaten’d