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Bengal, conformable to the privilege grauted by the Honblo the Governor.
Agreeable to these commauds of my Master I embarked the Salt on Board of
these Ships, aud sent them to Bengal. It happened, that prior to the depar­
ture of those Ships, another letter of the same purport as the first was received
from the Honble the Governor, which letter, with one from my Master Seid
8ultaun, requesting the exemption of pilotage, was forwarded to Bengal. On
the arrival of those Ships, I do not knew from what cause. The most noble
the Governor General would not comply with what the Hon’ble Governor had
written, neither would he grant an exemption from pilotage, the amount of
whicl,i was received and the Salt having been weighed was taken possession of
by the Government. I cannot comprehend on what grounds this has happened,
it is necessary for me to write you, and acquaint you with it. Permission
was given in two Letters one of "which' I have by me, and the other has been
sent, this therefore is written for your information.
S. P.—My valuable friend you must know that at this day except myself
there is no other well-wisher of the Honble English Company at Muscat
and what degree of credit and dishonor I have received, In one of my ships.
I am now going accompanied by two of the Imaum’s towards Calcutta, for
the purpose of purchasing another. It is therefore proper that you should
represent to the Bight Hon’ble Lord Mornington the Services which I have
'
performed and send tha t Letter to me which I shall carry with me and make
it known to his Lordship that all ho’ Seid Sultaun is my Master yet he is
my son, and likewise let the good intentions of His Sircar towards the Com­
pany be known to his Lordship, that agreeable thereunto respect and atten­
tion may be shewn me.

Enclosure. 2.
From Mehedy Ali Khan to Syed Seif in reply, dated 1st Rehy and avul 1215 or 24th July
1800.
I have had the honor of receiving your agreeable Letter and cannot but Explaining whj
acknowledge the justice of your remarks upon my long silence. You will pilotage WM #TW *
please however to recollect, that I have been absent for near a twelve month
from Ahusheher, and you will perceive the true and only cause—You may assure
yourself of my earnest desire to preserve and cultivate our former friendship
and that I intend in future to be as troublesome as I have lately been remiss
in writing to you.
You say you have received two Letters from the Hon’ble the Governor Exemption gnat-
of Bombay respecting the allowance of ten thousandmaunds of salt to be imported for nduloa ofths
upon two ships, and their exemption from the pilot fee in Bengal. To French.
this, as' having been the original mediator between the two Governments, I ;
have only to say, that, in some measure to indemnify the Sultaun for the loss
he might experience from the exclusion of the Frenoh, I thought it my duty
to represent to the English Government the justice of your request to be
allowed such and suoh privileges. The request was complied with, and the
Sunnud you have accordingly in your possession.
Soon after however a Erench Ship arrives at Muscat, received every kind But the Imam
broke hie agree-
of Supply and accommodation on the Score of old acquaintance, falls iu with
ment.