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Glass, Sword Blodos, ppoarhoads and un Barrels, See., carried on at Sborauzo deservo to bo men­
tioned, since it is from tbonce, that the different places in the Gulph nro supplied with thoso
Artiolos. Tbo City of Yozd situatod in that Part of the Province of Farsistan, which bordora
upon Kerman, is famous for its Manufactories of Brocades, Silks, Carpets and a fino kind
of felt, called by tho Persians Nummcts. Tbo Wool of a cortain breed of sheep, peculiar
to tho Province of Kcrmaun, has long been an Article, very much cstoemod in Europe.
Tho Hon'blo tho Prceidout and Council at Bombay, agreeably to thoir dosirc, had in tho
yoar 1788 full Information given them by tbo framors of this roport, in respect to tho
possibility of procuring for tho Hon'bio Company such quantities of this Wool, as they
might from Time to Timo roquire; from which, it appeared, that in consequence of tho
thriving state of tho Shaul Manufactures and of the Prohibition, which was laid on tho
Exportation thereof, by Jaafer Khan, that it was by certain moans only practicable, anuually
to procure tho Weight of Tabrezo Maunds threo Thousand. Those means will bo stated in
that part of tho Bcport which contains the Ideas of tho framers of this report, upon tho
subject of the Measures, best calculated to promote an extension and produce a revival, of
the British Commeroo in the Persian Empire. Tho City of Shuster in tho Province of
Louriston, is remarkable, for its Manufaoturies of Chintz and coarse Cotton Cloths. Mokran
and Segistan, are two Provinces, of which no exact Information either of thoir Manufactures
or Productions, has been obtaiued; and the chiof Wealth of the Province of Laristan, consists
in Qrain. The variety of Wines, produced in Persia, in the hands of an industrious pooplo,
protected by a well regulated Government, would become a great source of Wealth, both to
individuals and to the State; and in the hands of such a Peoplo, and under such a Govern­
ment, she would certainly roap more Advantages than she does at present from the Exporta­
tion of Tobacco, Dried Fruit, Rose Water, and Otter of Roses. Tho mountains of Persia
abound in quarries of fine Marble and red stone, and Mines both of Gold and Silver, though
not rich enough to defray the Expence of working them, are to be found in many of tho
Provinces.
An Account of a now Branch of Commerce which has been opened within these two
year's past, by soverul Merchants residing at Bushiro, will now be laid before tho British
Government in India, and the framers of this repori, in a subsequent Part of it, will offer
to them their Ideas in regard to the advant«ge, which might accrue to the Hon'ble
Company by their engaging therein. The Merchants before alluded to, dispatched Faotors
in charge of Adventures, to a considerable Amouut, consisting chiefly of Woolens Bengal
Piece Goods, Masuliptnam Cuintz, European Fire Arms, &c., to Candahar, and Cabool.
The factors were directed to proceed from Bushire to Muscat, to take a favourable opportunity
of transporting themselves, and the Merchandizes committed to their care to Scindy, and
to take Advantage of the stream of the Indus, as far as the city of Mooltan j from whence,
it was supposed, they would find Caravans frequently departing for Candahar. Some of
these factors, have lately returned, and the Information which they give in regard to tho
objeot of their Mission, is highly favourable and flattering. They mention, that on their
arrival at Candahar, they were treated with every sort of Indulgence by the Government,
and that in an Audience, to which tbeir wero admitted, with Timour Shah. The Shuh
professed himself highly pleased at their arrival in his Dominions, enquired much, after
many different sorts of European Manufactures and repeatedly declared, that he would
uniformly, and on all occasions, shew the utmost Favor, aud grant the most liberal Protec­
tion, to all Merchants who might be induced to visit his country for the 6ako of oommerce.
They likewise mention, haviog disposed of the adventures in their oharge for a considerable
Profit, and it is imagined, that the Articles in which they made their returns consisting of
Shauls, Jewels and Drugs, must have yielded a still further Profit to their Employers.
The purchases of Shauls, made at Candahar by the factors aforementioned, prove that a
communication between that place and the Province of Cashraire is open, and tho framers
of this report, have sufficient Reason to believe, that • Caravans also frequently pass between
that place and the cities of Balk and Samercand.
The Climate of Tartary obliges its Inhabitants to cloath themselves in warm Garments ;
the poor are and must bo content, with tbeir own coarse stuffs and tho skins of thoir Flocks,
but the rioh, seek for tho more elegant attire of European Woolens. According to tho best In­
formation, the wants of tbese latter in this respeot, urc supplied from Russia across tho Caspian