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sake of trade they shall have liberty to do so with the Knowledge of Coja Yacoob or
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Coja Aratoon, these orders which I have given Ally Mahomet Caun, must bo obeyed
by him, and I desire that you will always depend that my friendship towards you is
very great.

coxx.

Extract from a Despatch of the Court of the Directors to the Government of Bombay, dated 4th
July 1777.

Ordering Abolition We have lately received such advices from Bussora, dated the 24th January
of tho Baarah and 23rd February 1777, complaining much of the oppressions from the Persians
Agenoj and
KKiut thaV 011 Merchants, and subjects, as give us very little prospect of the revival of Trade
place in case it there, consequently an addition of servants and expenses would be only eucreasing
ahould bo rcatorrd
to the Turk*. the present burthen of that settlement, for which reason we now order that Mr.
Moore bo admitted to a scat at the Board agreeable to his standing ; We are very
apprehensive when the Persians find that the Merchants and Inhabitants have no
more money, they will begin with our servants which happened some years past in
Persia by which the Company were very considerable sufferers ; As the Agent and
Council seemed to think that the Persians would not permit them to leave the place
they applied to Careem Caun * to with-
• The Persian VakecL
draw to Bushire, hoping by that means to
obtain orders from him for better treatment which was very proper, but from what
has past and having been so often deceived by the Phirmaunds, we have no expec­
tation of redress, and have come to a resolution to withdraw our servants from
thence as soon as can be done, in such a manner, as not to endanger their persons or
the effects of the Company; the best method that occurs to us is, to obtain leave
from the Caun to come to Bushire which probably he may not refuse, being under
his Government; When this is effected and after staying a short time there, all the
servants but one, must return to Bombay ; We now repeat our former orders never
to risk more of the Company’s property at Bushire than ten thousand rupees at any
one time; If Bussorah should be given up to the Turkish Government as before,
we permit in such case that a Resident be sent there, but you must give us previous
intelligence of such measure, that we may give orders in what manner the settlement
Ai is to be ultimately established.
At

CCXXI.
Instructions of the Governor in Council to the Agent and Council at Bussora, dated 2nd August
1778.
Baihire a ad Basrah We now transmit an extract from the Commands of the Honorable the Court
Beeidenciea to be
independent of e»oh of Directors, dated the 4th July 1777, and received the 30th April last, by the “Bes-
for their manage- borough’*; we should have fully complied therewith by ordering an entire removal
of their servants, and effects, from Bussora did not the, circumstance of an
approaching War with France render it highly necessary that one servant
should be kept there for the purpose of forwarding Packets—Added to this,
so long as we have a settlement at Bushire, it will be proper for the security
of the Honorable Company’s Property in case of accident to the single