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Government, to desire to obtain the Presents and Letters in question for
transmission to Bagdat; and I bad purposely foroborne to mention them in
my previous communications to him respecting the Embassadors. On this
occasion however I instructed Akan Mahomed Nebee to represent to the
Mussaleem in my name, and in qualified language, the propriety of his
consenting to the Return to India of the Embassadors, with the Letters and
Presents, and to stuto to him that suoh an arrangement would be a striking
testimony of the sinoiroty of the Friendship subsisting between the Courts oi
London and Constantinople, that Lotters from a deceased Monarch, the invete
rate Enemy of the British Nation, could neither prove interesting nor acceptable
to the Ottoman Emperor, and that the Presents were unworthy of Imperial
attention.
The Mussaleem in reply to the Message observed in a very cordial and hand
some manner, that in his estimation the purport of it was correct and reason
able, but fhat my friendship for him would not permit me to forget that he
was a servant ; and that he might by a compliance with my wishes respecting
the Letters and Presents, personally expose himself to serious danger. The
Mussaleem added, that the Ottoman Emperor might, on becoming acquainted
with the circumstances, possibly wish that he (the Mussaleem) had yeilded
in this instance to my representation, but that, ignorant of the sentiments
of his Sovereign it was impossible for him to do so, or to neglect to obtain the
Letters and Presents, and to transmit them to his immediately Superior, the
Bacha of Bagdat.
Finding that futher attempts to influence the Mussaleem to abandon his
determination respecting the Letters and Pesents must prove fruitless, I gave
up the point at Bussora, and determined to address a Letter on the subject to
His Majesty's Minster at the Sublime Porte, of which I have the honor to
transmit a copy for the information of Your Lordship. The Mussaleem
reported, on the 30 Ultimo, by an Express Chowdar to the Bactra.
I have, etc.,
SAMUEL MANESTY.
Bussbau ;
27 th November 1799.
CCLXXIII.
From the Governor of Bombay to Mehedi Ali Khan.
4. Be this as it may, it is now incumbent on me to advise you, that by a , . , %
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letter I have received from the Right Hon’ble Earl of Mornington the Malooim ordtrtd
Governor-General under date the 54^ August or 3-*A of Rabbee ul awal, aud piAi^851011 U
previous of course to the Receipt of the Intelligence above stated from your
Agents at Bushire or from Mullia ittejaur to Aka Mohammed, I have been
advised that the annual Menace of Zemaun Shaws Invasion having been again
renewed bis Lordship has thought it necessary to take immediate Measures
with view to impose an effectual check upon the designs of that Prince, in
view to which and to the importance and efficacy of the measures in contem
plation to be adopted the Governor-Geueral has thought fit to nominate
Captain John Maloolm an English Officer as Envoy at the Court of Persia
2678 F. D
