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at Bushire wliich they though ftt present to consign us by the. Deponce that
the risk at that Factory might bo lessened, whilst army under Lai key Caun
continued in the Dnshastoun province.
We are directed by our superiors at Bombay to enquire what grounds
Mr. Bowycur, your Resident at Bushire, has for the reflections he has thrown
out on Mr. Jervis the lato Resident there, relative to his conduct at that place,
which we shall with all expedition and transmit Your Honors on account
thereof.
We beg leave to apologize to Your Honors for not addressing you upon
the sort of paper, it is customary to address you on, but as we have none of it
at present here hope Your Honors will forgive it.

Wc are, etc.,
F. C. M. D. L. G. G.

Bussoiu:
9th April 1767.

CLXV.
Agent and Council at Basrah George Skipp.
Sir
The Hon’ble the President and Council of Bombay, having nomi­
nated you as the most proper person for proceeding to the Court of Carim
lnitroction* to
skipp on hw Caun, to endeavour through his interposition, to adjust the disputes that this
Country, has lately been engaged in, should we not be able to settle with the
Chaub Shaik Soliman, without suoh interposition, and as you are already well
acquainted, no honorable terms can be expected from the Chaub and that
there is no prospect of bringing affairs to a speedy and an advantageous issue
without the Caun interference, "We are the reluctantly obliged to send you
to him, and shall now proceed to give you such instructions for your guidance
as the nature of your embassy will admit of.
Enclosed are suoh paragraphs of our Superiors commands by the Defiance
as relate to the Service you are going on; but we do not suppose they are
designed as terms all of which must be possitively be insisted on, should the
Caun be possitively averse to them; We must therefore leave it entirely to
your discretion to make the best terms with him that you possibly can, having
a particular regard to the tenor of the said commands of the Governor and
Council if you find it can be done with prudence, and consistent with the
principal purport of your negotiation, which is, either the destruction of the
Chaub, or a firm and advantageous peace with him.
Experience convinces us, it is in the Caun’s power alone, to adjust the
unhappy disputes in which we have been obliged to take a part, and from
his being so very pressing to have one of our Gentlemen sent up to him we
hope that he is earnest in our cause—We cannot but be of opinion that the
entire destruction of the Chaub, is the end that is the most to be wished for
both the Turks and our own security in a great measure depends upon it;
this necessary measure however, perhaps the Caun may be averse to, and offer
himself as the mediator only of a peace between us; should such be the case