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under whom it is his Lordship, nnd also mine that you should continue to aot
in promoting the object of this Embassy, to the success of which his Lordship is
no less than I am well satisfied, tljat your Knowledge, 2eal and address can
and well materially contribute, th(e Bight Hon’ble the Governor-General
being at the same time perfectly well disposed nnd inclined to make you a
suitable Reward, as well for the services you have already seporatcly rondored,
as for those you may further as usefully contributo in affording in all respects
your host assistance to Captain Malcolm from tho dato of that gentleman’s
Entrance into until his return from Persia and in tho event of whioli I have no
doubt of your rendering satisfaction in ^all these points during that officer’s
mission I may venture to assure you that you will thereby essentially promote
your own and your family’s welfare, and give great satisfaction to Lord
Mornington and no less to me.
.5. I shall in this confidence only now add that I expect Captain Malcolm
here time enough from Madras, whence ho is coming by the way of Hyderabad
and Poona to be able to take his Passage for the Gulph of Persia, in the next
month’s Oruizer and on his landing at Bushiro you will take care, that He he
received with every Honor as the Envoy of the Governor-General of India,
and considering yourself thereafter as entirely subject to that gentleman’s orders
in whatever concerns of the Embassy you ore to act therein after fully advising
him of wbat you have yourself done as he shall recommend and direct and
either accompany him to the King’s Court or be otherwise employed, as he shall
from time to time see meet in the high Political mission, with which this
gentelman is instructed nor can anything prove more agreeable to me, than
to bear that in all respeots you have afforded him satisfaction and contributed
as much as possible to the honor and success of the Embassy in its present form
until his arrival you will be careful to keep the state of the negotiations in a
favorable progress without however concluding anything but advising Baba
Khan, that for his last purpose the Right Hon’ble the Governor-General ia
aboi t to send an English gentleman, with whom you will continue to act as
above directed.

Bombay
16* September 1799.

CCLXXIV.
From—Lord Mornikoton,
To—The Governor in Council, Bombay.
Obioota of OapUin
Malooim’a minion. We have the honour to inform you that the Bight Hon’ble the Governor-
General in Council has appointed Captain Malcolm to be Envoy from the
Governor-General in India, to the Court of Baba Khan the present King of
Persia.
Captain Malcolm who has been directed to proceed with all convenient
expedition to Bombay, and we desire that you will furnish him with one of tho
Hon’bl? Company’s Cruizers, for the purpose of conveying him flnd his Suito
to Bussora. The Governor in Council also will furnish Captain Malcolm with
copies of all the correspondence which has passed with Mehdis Alii Khan, tho
Company s Agent atBushire, who has been employed under the instructions of
the Governor-General in a temporary deputation to the Court of Persia.

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