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Proceedings upon this occasion that despatch is a most essential point we shall
therefore rely on your using the most speedy and Mutual means for bringing
affairs to a conclusion sjnd bo not any longer amused with the promises of the
Turks or others should you not think them really in earnest for the Chaubs
distraction for even if you do succeed in obtaining p*ymont of tho monthly
expcnco incurrod by tho Military and Marine force, it is by no means a sufficient
compensation to our Honblo Masters for the want of their Service here.
9. A Supply of Six months provisions for the force already with you, and
that now going is sent by theso Vessels also Sundry Marine and Military Stores
for tho particulars of all which you arc referred to the enclosed accounts—Such
articles as are on board of Chollaby’s Ship must be transhipped to the other
vessels as soon as possible as wo have engaged she shall be cleared in ten days,
You aro likewise to tranship to any other vessel the articles on board tho Pagle
Snow which and the Tartar you are irumedintoly to return to us with all the
Siok and wounded men and an account of tho situation of affairs. This you aro
on no account whatever to omit doing within 5:0 days aftor their arrival or as
much sooner as you can a9 you shall answer to the contrary and if you can
possibly spare the DeGance also we earnestly recommend.

We aro, etc..
THOMAS HODGES, etc.
Bombay Castle,
18th January 1767.

CLXIV.
Agext and Council, Basrah to the Hon’blb Court of Directors.
May it please youk Honobs,
“ We forward this address to Your Honors by the way of Aleppo to give .
cover to a packet received the 31st ultimo from the Presidency by the Eagle% Kaab tribe, and
and at the same time to enclose a duplicate letter from this factory bearing date thrTa’rkal'pJrriana
the 23rd of tho last month. In consequence of the orders received from tho 8nd En*1,Bh*
Presidency by the Eagle, we now transmit Your Honors the best accouuts we
can collect as to the rise of the troubles with the Sheikh Shack Soliiuan. The
Cliaub is originally a subject of the Turks, and has for many years possessed a
considerable territory within their dominions bordering upon the Peisian
Empire, for which he ought, and did for some years, annully to pay a large sum
of monoy into the Treasury of this Pachaship. A few years after the death of
Nadir Shah, and in the troubles that followed it, he also got possession of a terri­
tory in the Persian dominions, by this means he became a subject of both
powers. The territory of Gaban and its districts is the name of that he pos­
sesses on the Turkish, and Durack, that in the Persian by beiug in possession of
suoh largo territories, and not paying the usual tribute to either power. Owing
to the general decline of the Turks in these parts, and the troubles that then
reigned throughout the Persian Empire, he grew in a manner independent of
either, and soon became rich by possessing the whole revenue. Judging, how­
ever, that he should in tirno be called on by both powers for an account of the
arrears due to them, he foresaw that a Marine force would bo his greatest,
security, aud accordingly by degrees raised it to the strength it is at present
Demands have been constantly made on him both by Turks and Persians for
these arrears, and he as constantly has eluded tho payment of them. This dis-