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.. 1 0f Persia to endeavour to investigat CCXXXIV.
6 the and Governor and Council, Bombay.
oauses ^ere j8 From the Resident at Bushire, to the Presidonc
now any reasonable pr<>9Pe in y0ur power and carefully for
Ym .ill *«»'1 ““ you, dating Ms M p«™“- Honourable Sir and Sirs,
*ard
So:ne Sura dows which arrived here the 1st Instant brought a report of Fr^A-Mp.»t-
w preach Ships having arrived at Muscat the 22ad and 25th ultimo, and
Sir, three merchant at that place
4th following I received from Coja Ieran a Banyan
Your loving friend, the That the
through his Agent here, the following particulars on their subject,
RAWSON HART& BOLD largest of the three, a ship of from seventy to eighty guns and four hundred
O. in Council. AM men, arrived under the former date, that the Commander of her informed
Bombay Castle; Shaikh Calfaun the Governor, that he was come establish a house at Muscat
1st February 1785, that two other ships loaded with goods were also coming, and that he had
packets on board for Europe; that Shaikh Calfaun in return told him that he
CCXXXIII.
at full liberty to trade there, hut as he had the Imams* orders not to
was
From the Resident at Bushire, to the Resident and Governor and Council, Bombay permit of any European Nation settling there, he could not comply with his
Honourable Sir and Sirs, desire on that head. That the two ships which arrived the 25th were much
smaller having only, one hundred and twenty five and seventy men on board ;
I have the satisfaction to inform you that His Majesty's ship the Active
S3£»SSi. arrived here the 13th Instant, and the day following Mr. George Matchara but that they also appeared to be ships of War, and that neither the one nor
Death of Ah Pilfered me your commands of the llth January and 1st ultimo. the other had a single article of Merchandize on hoard. He said they all came
Vor&d Khan.
I observe Your Honour &o„ having separated the Political and Secret f _ from the Maurituis, and his letter to his Agent was dated the 27th ultimo.
rom
the Public Department in your Secretary’s Office, and that you have appointed This news your Honour, &c., will observe by my Bassorah correspondence, I
Mr. James Beck, your Secretary in the former and James Hatley in the forwarded to Mr. Manesty the 2nd and 4th Instant by accidental conveyances.
The 7th Instant I received a letter from Coja Chunder-Caun who acts as the
D. latter department and agreeable to your commands I shall not fail to address
K Honourable Company’s Broker at Muscat, dated the 26th ultimo, purposely tc
K you in your Political and Secret Department, whenever I may have occasion
8* inform me of the arrival of the above mentioned ships. His account agree
th to write to you or any of the subjects particularized in your letter of the llth
UD January. with the above as to the time of their arrival, and their coming last from
K)
Having informed Mr. Matcham that it would be utterly impossible for Mourituis; but he mentions the largest as only a forty four Gun ships and
him to proceed to Sberauz-Ispahan for the purposes mentioned by your Honor, three hundred and fifty men, and say that one of the two which arrived last is
&c., owing to the death of Alii Morad Caun which I am sorry to inform you a Merchant 8hip, nor does he take any notice of the Commander of the first
has again involved the interior parts of this unhappy Country in the greatest ship having applied to Shaikh Calfaan for leave to establish a House at Muscat.
He also
confusion and rendered the roads impossible to every thing but single messen­ says that one of the Commanders informed him that their stay at
ger ; he came to the resolution of proceeding to Bussorah on the Active, aud Muscat would be from ten to fifteen days and that they were bound to different
enclosed I have the pleasure to send you a letter which he left with me to for­ places.
ward by the first opportunity. I have directed the Honourable Company’s Broker at Muscat to forward
this letter to your Honour, &c., by the first accidental
Mr. Matcham informed me that he meant to visit some time at Bussorah conveyance which shall
offer for Bombay, and am
when should the Government of Persia be settled he would return here in with the greatest respect
order to prosecute his journey through Persia, in this case your Honor &c.
Honourable Sir and Sirs,
may be assured that I shall pay the strictest attention to your oommands by
affording him every assistance in my power. etc.,
EDWARD GALLEY.
Bushire ;
The 12th September 1785.
I am with the greatest respect
Hon'ble Sir and Sirs, ccxxxv.
From the Resident at Bushire,
etc, etc. to the President and Goveru
or and Council, Bombay.
EDWARD GALLEY. Honourable Sir and Sirs,
By the Scorpion Captain. John
Bushire • Thistleton which arrived
ultimo, I had the pleasure
19th March 1785, to receive your commands of the Slat JuTy.^ ****