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have boforo forwarded to you the following Packets.
Rs.
1. P. Dingy Bulloohy chargo of freight 100
1. P. Dingy Ranaoro Passa chargo of freight . 000
1. P. Dingy bound to Navcr Nuga'freight on ditto . 100
Difficult®* , On the 7tli of Juno I received another Paokot from Mr. Manesty by a
oxpcrtaDcod ID
forwarding certain Botolla with directions to freight a Vessel immediately to carry it to Bombay
paokota received
from Maskat; authorizing mo to pay as far as 8 or 10,000 Us. for that purpose and directed
aaklng for an
English paaa and mo to got it dispatched as early as possible. Mij. Manosty likewise wroto to
colour* for his Sheokh Oulphan, the Governor of Muscat, to assist mo in getting it forwarded.
dingy.
But it so happened that when the Packets arrived no vessel could bo got on
account of the lateness of the season, till after somo consideration and with
the advice of 8heekli Culphan I waited on a Major Mr. Donald who a long
time since left Cochin in a boat to go up to Suoy but being unable to reach
that place proceeded here and told him of tho Packet having been sent to me
to forward to Bombay with haste, and that I could get no vessel to carry it
he immediately agreed to take it himself in his own boat, it being the circar
business and I accordingly have dispatqhed it by him, as well as a Paoket
which came with him accompanied by two men from 8iscruin tho Company’s
Broker at Mooka the men also embarked in Major Mr. Donald’s Boats.
I hope your Honour will acknowledge the receipt of these packets as law
those beforementioned to have been sent you altogether making five in order
that I may inform Mr. Manesty of their having arrived,safe.
I have to request the favour of a pass and an English Colour for my
Dingy Ransore Passa, the granting of whioh very much oblige me you will I
trust continue favouring me with your oo mmand this way.
CCXLVIII.
'Translation of a letter without date from the Pasha of Bagdad to the
Governor of Bombay.
CimpUinU againtt The great friendship, good will and cordiality which have ever subsisted
hSdwf&dawnto between me aD^ English Gentlemen are confirmed. The integrity of my
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•In March and April 1791, come of the Jews residing at Basrah behaved towards the Resident
(Mr. Manesty) in an insulting manner, in consequence of bis having interfered in behalf of a Christian
inhabitant of Basrah, named Risha, to the extent of endeavouring to obtain for him a fair aud impartial trial on
a oharge advanced against him of having murdered a Jew, instead of his being condemned on some ex-part6
evidence which had been adduced by the Jews before the Mnasaleom. Threat a of personal violence were made
to Mr. Manesty bv the Jewa, with an intimation that if he farther interfered in behalf of tho accused, they
would cut down tuo Bon'ble Company's Flag Staff. These threats, however, were not put into execution. The
aocueed waa summarily convicted before the Mueaaleem of the crime imputed to him and was sentenced to suffer
death. The Mntsaleem however in consequence of Mr. Manesty having interfered in behalf of tho aocusod
abstained from carrying the sentence into effect.
Tha Jaws subsequently in the presence of tho Mueaaleem, and other offioers of the Turkish Government
apologised to Mr. Manesty for the insults they bad offered him and which apology Mr. Manesty accepted.
Subsequently however Mr. Manesty received information that one of the principal Jewa at Buaaora had written
k letter to the Minister of the Pacha at Bagdad in which he bad spoken in slighting terms of Mr. Manesty;
)n receiving thia information Mr. Maneaty oalled upon tho Musealeem to render him justice for the inaults he
ad on the above occasion received frum the Jewish Community (for whioh they had already apologised and
blob apology had as above stated been aocepted by Mr. Manesty) by expelling the Principal Jew of BueBora,
'ho had written the letter to the Paoba’a Minister, aud had also taken a conspicuous part in the inaults offered
e Mr. Maneety, from the Town, and by pnnishlng tan other Jews by fine, imprisonment, etc. The Mussalcem
refused to comply with this application on the ground that atonement had already been m«de to Mr. Manesty
by the apology he bad accepted; Mr. Manesty therefore made a similar requisition on the Paoha of Bagdad.
The Paeha after enquiring into Mr. Manesty’a complaint, ordered the “Principal Jew" to be eent from
Baasora to Bagdad, in order that he might be there punished! Tho Paoha ordered the Muesaleem to admonish
the otiter Jews who had insulted Mr. Maneety, but refused to inflict any punishment on them. Mr. Manesty
remonstrated against this decision, but tbs Pacha refused to afford him aoj further redress. Mr. Manesty and
Mr. Harford Jones (who had been aasooiated with him as a “Joint Factor" at the Bassora Reeidenoy from the
20th November 1788), came therefore to a resolution, which they carried into effect on tha 30th April 1793, to
withdraw from Buaaora, and removo to “Grana" in the Persian Gulf, pending further orders from Government.1