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Chaub’s Gnllivats, and have conditionaly promised him tho assistance lie wants
against the Alccr, still wo think the probability great, that the Caun may again
alter his resolution and render the payment of tho five lack of Rupees a circums­
tance very doubtful and dependent on innumerable contingencies however.
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11. Another point remains to be considered that i9 admitting the Honor- Policy iuggMt«i.
able the President and Council of Bombay should think it for your Honor’s
interests to join the Caun against Mcer Mahanna of Carrack and success
attend us there, whether that same interest does not further exact a vigourous
exertion against the Chaub, and thereby endeavour to finish our affairs with
him in a manner both honorable and advantageous this end of the Gulph can
never be in quiet whilst tho Chaub’s Gallivat9 continue in his possession : the
Chaub effectualy reduced, and commerce may again revive—a few months
exorted with vigour may place the affairs of this Gulph upon a good and solid
basis omitted and the opportunity may never again present itself.
12. Exclusive of our not having the least reliance upon the Turks, the Caun’s
threats have so intimidated them, that we have not from that quarter any
thing to expect: we will endeavour all in our power to procure for them the
territory of Gaban, or at least, so far influence tho Caun in their favor, as to
obtain his neutrality in case they should ever be surprized with spirit sufficient
to obtain their own satisfaction from the Chaub—wretches as they, are howevor
sound policy diotates the appearance of friendship with them, and as we are
now upon the best of terms, so will we endeavour to continue.
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17. We were in very great expectations that the government’s Customs on Moh#ns ltitu
the Maakat Coffee
the imports of Coffee this reason, would have admitted of some decrease in the
Seat.
Governments debt due to your Honours : but hitherto no more than 17q
bales of Coffee have been received here : this quantity was imported ohiefiy
by the Suree boats : they brought from Muscat with them 550 bales : but in
their passage to Bussora, Meer Mahanna under the pretext of Customs, and
a kind of compulsory commerce squeezed from them 380, there are now
from 1000 a 1200 bales of this year’s Coffee laying at Muscat, the owners of
which, on account of the Meer are afraid to venture any higher Lieutenant Hall
in the Tygcr Schooner is directed to convoy it up to Bussora, should not the
departure of the Suness Captain Lyon from Muscat oblige him to proceed on
to Bombay.
18. Mr. Lyster is engaged at the Temaar & Meherza gathering dates in
what dates he possibly can : but owing to the Chaub’s interruptions, we fear the
quantity will fall far short of what was at first represented to us.
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Hon’ble Gentlemen
Your very faithful & obedient servant,
HENRY MOORE.
Bcssora:
The 5Ik October 1767.
CLXX.
Consultation of the Agent and Council at Busrah, dated Friday, 9th October
1767.
1. The endeavouring to recover the pearl and treasure taken from the Isla- Expedition apainat
Ormuz decided
mabad in February 1765 by some Arab Lascars belonging to the ship who upon.