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to it, after whioh he loft this; It was God’s decree, that he did not listen to
my Words and this business happened. The Man of War had not more than
Sixty or 8oventy Sailors and Soldiers on Board ; the particulars of all this
business on the 14'^ of Jumaadulowal or the 14^ of October I wrote in a
letter to you, which I hope you have received and perused, the friendship
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between these two States has been established from the period of Mr. Boddaina
and Mr. (name not legible) Government and there was not the smallest
difference between our Countries aud property, neither will there be, but
dur friendship will be increasing, the Port of Uuskat is as Bombay, and
Bombay as Muskat, in no manner or mode is there the smallest, difference.
The above I have before and now again repeat and I am in hopes that you
are of the same way of thinking ; I am not on terms of friendship, with the
French neither will I be: from the beginning to the present period, unanimity
and the same good understanding has been established between the English
and this State.
Let it be known to you, Hon’ble Sir, the day on which it happened that
the French ship met Mr. Manesty’s and took her, and the two ships being
burnt, and of the French bringing Mr. Manesty’s ship to Muskat and anchoring
her there, I know nothing of it, being then asleep in my house, in so much
that had I had a knowledge of it, I never would have permitted her to have
contend the cove, and anchored near the Batteries : when I was informed of her
having anchored, near the two Batteries I thought of Detaining her a few
days at that place, and of taking the Malim and horses from on board of her,
and spoke to the Company’s Dellol about purchasing them, the Dellol, agree­
able to my orders purchased the horses, brought them and the Maulim on
shore, and provided a house for him. The ship was for some days detained
in the hopes, that in the interim one of your ships might arrive at the
Entrauce of the bar and take her, altho’ I was in expectation of the Arrival
of one of your ships yet did not one arrive; some wood and Water was supplied
to that ship by the Sircar, in view to and for the purpose of deceiving to
detain her, that an armed ship of yours might arrive, but none did : at length
6he sailed.
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His Highness Syed Sultaun proposed to send his ship the Futta Islam to
the Mauritius, in view to demanding the ship (the name not legible). The
property of his subject Khulphan, which was seized by the French in the
China Seas, and to bring that ship, and acquaint them with his having from
the Port of 8owahil (a Port in the African shore) to this port done away all
friendship and to insist on the above: Two Maulims have been taken from
the French as officers, as our people were not acquainted with the navigation
of those seas, I now perceive it to be advisable not to 6end that ship, but to
make the Demand at any other time and have given those two Mnulims their
discharge that they may in two or three days, in any manner they think
proper, get away: We will not hereafter keep a person belonging to the
French Sircar in our employ. Do you Consider me as the Well wisher of
your Sircar I am now the vice-regent of this place whatever matters of busi­
ness you, have do you, Sir, write me of & without diveation therefrom, it
L shall be done: in this respect, let your mind be at ease.
My hopes are to send my ships towards Bengal, Do you, Sir, considering
Those ships as your own, oblige me with two lines of recommendation to the
Governor General, that he considering them in the same light, may cause