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tlmt it was of a fine sort but had been touched by the worms, for which
reason they had not fixed any price for it, which the Linguist desired might be
referred to us, and who would abide by any price we might think it worth, they
likewise sent us 2 Bales of new Wool on the Ilonblc Company’s risque, and bad
contracted for 3000 Maunds more at 6 Rupees the maund all charges included
but they were afraid that the impediments laid on their Trade would discourage
the Contractors and occasion a Disappointment in this article, of which
altlio. Wo were the only Purchasers in Persia they could not perceive it under
the above Price, owing to the sheep being almost totally destroyed by the length
of the Troubles that they had ravaged the Province of Cariucnia, they advised
their having also consigned us by this ship the maund of Kcdge we had wrote
for and mentioned that two Europeans incapable of Duty likewise proceeded by
her to the Presidency.
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CLXVIII.
Public Department Diary No. 40 of 1767.
Bcinlay Castle, 3rd September 1767.
At a Coimiltatiou.
Prtacnf.
The Honule Thomas Hodges, Esquire, Prc>id*nt and Governor.
Daniel Draper. •John Gouiv, Major.
Kawson Hart I3oddam. James Ryley.
Thomas Mostyn. Benjamin Jervis.
Nathaniel Stackhouse.
Simon Matcham Provisional Superintendent Samuel Court at Bengal.
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Read the letters above extracted from the Agent and Council at Bussorah Ba,roh and Bushire—
and the Factors at Bushire on which the following Resolution is takeu and aJusSerattai"of—
remark made through the particular Consideration of these advices is deferred» defcrrcd*
until each member can peruse them with due attention and the Secretary is
accordingly directed to send them round the several Gentlemen for that pur­
pose.
Messrs. Jervis and Mostyn are appointed a Committee for examining thcc*nneoia Woo i—«
Carmcnia Wool received from Bushire with the assistance of such Persons as poioud to sar v ey.'
they may think proper to call upon for that Purpose reporting to us, whether
in their opinion it will answer to send it to England, and what they judge it
may be worth.
We cannot but very sincerely lament the precarious and unsettled state ltemark 0Q the
unsettled state of
of affairs seem still to be in the Gulpli of Persia, and the great probability there affairs in the Qulf:
seems to be of our Honble Masters being involved in a war with Careni Caun, the probability of
a War with Kariui
as tho Factors at Bushire write expressly to the Agent and Council at Bussorah, Khan.
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J that as soon as Mr. Skipp returns from Schiyrash, they shall comply with the
Orders received from them for destroying the Caun's Vessels and Boats, and
which it is now utterly out of our Power to prevent by any orders from hence n0 powibiuty of
as in all human probability it has already been carried iuto Execution and no prev,tnli°s b*
Vessel can possibly proceed from lienee for that Gulpli before the middle of BomW-