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Wages which the necessity of the Service requiring they were oblig’d to Comply*
with. Likewise during the Agent’s absence Mahomet Kia sent the Jcsoara on
the Simaur in the manner requir’d as also a note on the Govt Customs for the
Ballancc being as before specified the sum of 320 Toms which was accordingly
recc’d & paid into the Treasury as above remark’d.
TJnder the 5 Inst: the Agent recc’d a letter from the Bashaw confirming his
former Agreement in regard to making good our Demands in General as also the
paymt: of the Oharges of our Fleet, for the latter of which he enclos’d a
Bauratty which was immediately presented to the Govt boro as usual on such
Occasions for their perusal.
On the 7 Inst : Letters were rece’d from Lieut. Magent acknowledging,
receipt of the Agent’s Commands & acquainting that Mahomet Kia had
requested he wou’d stay a few Days, when they wou’d remove all together Tho Turks break
up thoir Camp.
giving an Acct likewise of some Persians having arriv’d in Camp with letters
one of which being deliver’d to him he had carried it to the Mussaleem who
promis’d to send it to the Agent; Also the same Day the Agent rece’d a letter
from Mahomet Aga wherein ho advis’d of an Embassador having arriv’d from
Carem Caun with a Phirm’d requiring the Turks and Us to quit his Country
& not make any further attempts on the Chaub, as le was his Subject &
whom he had taken under his protection, that therefore he Mahomet Aga for
fear of Creating a War between the Persians & them sliou’d be oblig’d to
comply ; In consequence of which upon mature deliberation we Agreed the
Turks shou’d be made acquainted that We had nothing to do with the Persians
nor shou’d we be refer’d to them for redress of our Grievances & Losses that it
was by their Instance we came here & on their Acct: had been sufferers
that by their own Agreements they were answerable to Us & from them we
shou’d expeot its deeming it likewise necessary the same shou’d be Communicated
by one of our Board, Mr. Skipp was appointed for the Service, whose Instruction
on the Occasion we now likewise enclose for Your Honor &Cn Inspection.
In consequence of the above Resolutions Mr. Skipp proceeded in the Tartar
the 10th on which Day we rece’d Advices from Captn Nesbitt that tho Mussaleem
had actually remov’d his Camp from before the Chaub’s Fort, & on the 13
Letters Confirming the same were reoe’d from Mahomet Kia, the L4th the
Tartar return’d hither as Mr. Skipp had rece’d intelligence of the above &
gone thro’ the Halfar in order to meet Mahomet Kia at Gaban, the same Day a
Letter was rece’d from Captn. Nesbitt advising that all our Military, Artillery,
& Seapoys, with their Stores &c., were Embark’d on Board the Grab, that also
a Boat with a person, belonging to Mahomet Kia pass’d the Fleet in its way to
Bushire from whence he was to proceed with Letters to Carem Caun. On the
13th directions were sent to Captn. Nesbitt not to move his Station till further
Orders ; Mr. Skipp return’d the 16bring’g a letter for the Agent from Mahom>
Kia & Carem Caun’s Phirmaund.
On the 17. Mr. Skipp making his report in Council that the reason Mahomet
Kia gave for breaking up his Camp were that Chappars having arriv’d from Sim™tho Kalb
Carem Caun & insisting in his behalf that he wou’d immediately retire fromMdIviJbMtie**
out of the Persia Dominions, as the Chaub was their subject & the Caun had B^aSaertakoa to
appointed him Governor of Darrack, but that they declar’d notwithstanding &et the K“b
they wou’d oblige him to make full reparation for all the Damages which he had EugiUh & Turk«. 8
Committed on the English & Turks, but insisted on his removing, that after
them came also a Caun & deliver’d a letter for our Chief declaring the same
as the Chappars had before, that in consequence thereof he had Call’d a Council