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Tho success of Shaik Nasser’s party which nothing hut his paternal affluance
secured him was as sudden as unexpected and happening in the night, all the
faotory servants had retired to their own houses and were plundered of
even tho shirt on their backs as they have nobody else to look up to in tho
misfortunes I have supplied them with clothes and hope your Hon’blo Board
. will reimburse me this expenco and the loss of groat part of my own cloths
whioh were in the bands of tho washerman. I also distributed provisions to tho
servants, and Shaik Khaunnum left the place indebted to mo 300 piastres.
I beg leave to iterate my solicitations for a reinforcoment of sepoys as
absolutely necessary to dofeud this old ruin from tho attempts its appearance
seems to invito with impunity to tho mostly rabble whioh have of late
inhabited this place. I find Mr. Beaumont in a letter to the President in
Council dated 6th February 1780 in representing the damage tho rains had
dono to the building he was then erecting says “ many buildings have suffered
greatly from the same cause which has destroyed a fourth part of this rotten
factory and the rest is in danger of falling from every showerAs no funda­
mental repairs have since been made you may judge its present state cannot
be either very convenient or respectable.
I have the honour to remain,
Your most obedient servant,
N. H. SMITH.
Bcbhibe,
27 th September 1798.
CCLXII

Translation of a letter from Mehedy Ali Khan dated the 26th of Rebbyessany of 7th of
October 1798.
: Settlement of In thirty days I reached Muscat and after interviews with Sheik Rhelfan
afbira at Hut at.
The broker and Sheik Seef who came and visited me, I have settled all the Company’s
NkroUmdu' business as the Governor desired. I have also obtained a Factory for the
i opposition.
I! Company at Muscat; and the expulsions of the French and others have also taken
place; but there still remains altercation respecting the Coulnama or deed of
engagement, the Company's vakeel opposing and not suffering to take place the
Company’s business should have effect in which conduct he is not doing wrong
for his own interests, which must severely suffer by the agreements takiug
place for the Company’s having here a fixed Factory.
Since my arrival here letters having reached this far from Europe by the
way of Bussora at a time there were two Arab vessels just setting out for
Bombay, this vakeel or broker instead of availing himself of that opportunity at
the necessary cost of perhaps twenty Rupees, purchased a Boat for 700 Rupees
and placed therein twelve sepoys, 10 Marines and 1 Tindal for two months
apd paid them their wages, which amounted to somewhat less than 200
Rupees, and dispatched them to Bombay and charged the Company 2,600 Rps.
and as the boat itself is become his own property he has thus for about 200
Rupees really laid out, charged his employers 2,500 Rps. whioh I request you
to report to the Governor.
And from fear of this Broker lest he might venture to open my despatches
and become thereby acquainted with everything I have not written to the
Governor anything of the situation of Musoat or of its connection with the
Frenoh because (the Broker) might thereby produce the Government’s