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to his address I shall send to you that after inspecting the contents you may
yourself transmit to the Sheikh.

CCLXXXV.
Translate of a letter from Sied. Sultan to the U on* hie the Governor dated from the fort of
Hormuz on the 22nd of the month Bejel 1214 Hijra of the 21st of December 1799 and
received at Bombay on the 4 of March 1800.
A. C.
It is loag since a firm and sincere friendship has been established between {Exfr£$Iaf th
us and which is now in existence, you have not for some time past brought Enghah.1* °r
me to your recollection by writing me pleasing intelligence of your welfare
what can be the reason of this ? By the blessing of God it is that your time
has been so much occupied with the affairs of the state though you have not
had leisure to bring me to your remembrance between our Ports and Country
there is not, neither will there be the smallest distinction therefore do not let
anything make you believe or think there is, the friendship between our
states is established on the most firm basis, and will be daily augmenting and
increasing, and I hope you are of the same way of thinking and that you con­
sider all the Ports in Africa which are under this Government as your own any
of your ships that may arrive at them or at Muskat shall look on in a similar
manner whatever necessaries the Captains of the Sircars vessels may require
shall be furnished by this Sirkar without the smallest delay. The Ships
of your prices are mine as are mine yours—Between which there is not a
distinction.
In these fortunate and auspicious days the dignified and trustworthy Proposing to
purchase a ship at
servaut of this Sirkar Sheikh Rulpbam. who is in full confidence with the Bombay.
Sirkar has dispatched to your presence a person in his confidence for the pur­
pose of purchasing a good and strong ship with her stores and everything
complete after having done which he will with that ship return here, so that in
this manner our friendship and good understanding will be daily increasing.
If such a ship as he wishes for should not be ready for sale, I hope that you
will cause the Builder to be called into your presence beg your injunctions on
him to build one according to my wishes and give orders to such articles as
are necessary etc. be supplied from your Sircar for which Sheik Rulphaun’s
man will pay and do you in all matters oblige me by evincing your kindness
and attention to Sheik Rhulphans mau treating him with every respeot and
give orders to your people to let him have such necessary articles as he requires
and by shewing him civility and attention I shall be much obliged to you.
What more is it necessary to write but that I hope you will consider your
situation and mine as one and the same and give orders to your Secretaries to
let me hear continually from you.

CCLXXXVI.
Translate of a letter from Sheikh Natsir the Hon’ble the Gortma without date and received
from Bombay Frigate on the 4th of March 1800.
The aooounts of the formers ship will have reached you by which I wrote
you a letter that you have not received. Therefore addressed his others to you
and sent one by Jaffer Ali Khan and the other by one of the Sircars vessels
the one sent by Jaffer Ali Khan was delivered to you but you have not
favoured me with an answer or any acoouuts of your welfare. Being your
frend I had not patience to wait and have therefore again addressed you that