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in our opinions to our own disadvantage by affording the Chaub an opportunity
of using his aooustomod pieco of Crafts, that of treating scperately and thereby
tho amusing of all party* in order to spin out another season, besides wo
thought it would be slighting the Cnun’s offer of becoming a midiator, and if
tho Caun should think so and of course he must and consequently would be of
tho greatest prejudice, not only to our Hon’ble Master’s affairs here, but at
Bushire particularly; in this light we flatter ourselves your Honor &o , will
consider this deviation from this part of your Commands, which nothing but
our being on tho spot and the conviction of its boing for tho Hon’blo
Company’s interest could have enduced us to do.
We have, etc.,
HENRY MOORE.
Bdsbarau :
The 16th April 1767.

CLXVII.
Public Department Diary 1767, No. 49—-1797.
Bombay Castle, 3rd September 1767.
Imported the success Transport Captain Derby Grady, Commander from
Bussorah, by whom received a letter from the Agent and Council at Bussorah,
and one from the Factors at Bushire.

Poibire-Letter from Tho Latter was dated the 2nd ultimo, and advised that since their last
Karim Kb«n
demand* tribntr advices Zackcy* Caun with about 6000 men had surprized and entirely destroyed
from Sheikh* of
Bn*bire and Congoon, and that an Order had been received there for every merchant with
trnance*tb* Tank-* their families to leave Bushire, and that all of them had been prohibited under
•cer Government
to 'tike uj> «ru>* the most severe penalties from trading there, or exporting any specie in future,
5KX!1 Captoreof which had occasioned an entire stagnation of all business, and prevented them
SEE" TYade^of from making any sales that in hopes of getting the above orders revoked they
Imidrn, orfSmi had wrote to Mr. Skipp at Sehyrash to apply to the Caun for that purpose,
to be withdrawn, rj^y acquaintcd us the Roads and Passes about Bushire were so very strictly
guarded that not a single Pattamart could pass or repass without permission from
the Caun, who had countenanced the Tankscer Government to take up arms
against the Shaik and that the Caun had demanded 4000 Tomaunds annually from
the Government of Barreom and Bushire, which they supposed would be complied
with. They confirmed the capture of their armed Boat, as particularly mentioned
in the above letter from Bussorah and informed us that Mr. Bow’year had
answered the several interrogatories proposed to him from the agency relative
to Mr. Jervis’s Conduct, which they did not doubt were forwarded hither from
thence. That in obedience to the Orders received from Bussorah they should
on the arrival of Mr. Skipp from Sehyrash begin to ship of all the Hon’blo
Company’s property, and seize all tyc gallivats and ships belonging to. Carem
Caun, the Shaik of Barreem and Shaik of Bushire, which effected they should
retire to Bussorah, on which amount they had sent us no indent for Woolens for
the ensuing season, they mentioned that Mr. Skipp was to leave Sehyrash by
the 31st of August and advised us that they had consigned us by the success
66 Bales of Carmcnia Wool on account and risque of Mahmud Hussan
• Zockey (or Jockej) Caun wu brother of Koriin Conn another brother wo* Sndu or So<Uk Conn,
f Meaning mcaicnger.