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6. We do not mean by this, that hois not to represent any impediment
that may happen in the Trade which required immediate redress. In such
oases we permit of his applying and ho must then 6ond copies of such letters
and reasons for the application by the first opportunity to you, we also
positive forbid the Resident appointing any porson as Agont either at Carem
Oauu’s Court or Shyrash, from which very bad oonsequenoo may ensue. If
it should be one of our servants it will be unnecessary expence, and much
worse if an Armenian or any Country born people who will always act more
for their own Private interest than that of the Company. The servants in
the factory who are not Covenant Servants of the Company, and understand
English if any such there are at present, must be sulTered to 6eo the Com­
pany’s accounts or any letters or transactions regarding the Company’s affairs
jn which are to be employed but our own servants if there are not sufficient
at present, the Presidency upon your application will encrease the Number.
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London,
2nd May 1766,
We aro,
Your loving Friends,
J. CRESWICKE AND OTHERS.

CL VIII.
The Agent and Council at Basrah to the Hon’blo Court of Directors for affairs
of the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East
Indies,
Mat it please you'r Honours—
This address serves to enclose Duplicate of our last respects, and to forward
to Your Honours the second Packet received ^j> Tartar which vessel having been
unloaded was immediately dispatch’d to lay at the Mussaleems Camp in the
room of the Success, & the latter was ordered to join the Fleet as speedily as
possible. She being a proper Vessel to go into the River of Dourack, The Wolf
Gallivat was also sent to join them agreeable to the request of Captain Nesbitt.
Your Honours have been advis’d that agreable to the Mussaleem’s Request
* Nosoliationawith
We directed Mr. Jervis to apply to the shaik of Bushire for sending his Fleet Kb»n for
and Forces to join Us, & to talk with the Shaik fully on this subject, but on no the K*»b. *** *
A ccount to make any promises or engagements in regard to Our assisting
them against Meermanna, being possitively Ordered by Our Superiors to preserve
an Amicable understanding with him, unless by his Conduct he had given any
Just Cause to violate that Friendship, but in all Instances We can assure Your
Honours ho has shown Us the greatest Proofs of his K espect & regard for
the English having behav’d in a most Friendly Manner towards the Gentlemen
of the Berkshire and Four Friends, who call’d in at Carrack to furnish themselves
with proper Pilots to Conduct them into Bussora River, as Your Honours will
please to observe by Copy of a letter from Captain Justice herewith forwarded,
in Answer to a Complaint mode by the Bhaik of Bushire against them on this
Occasion, therefore the Shaik’s Proposals with regard to Our Fleet can no ways
be Comply’d with nor wou’d it be consistent at all to draw the Fleet from their
present station to join the Persians, as in that Oase the Chaub would immediately
Embraoe the Opportunity of getting out with his Galivats & sending away his
most valuahlo, Effects &o., besides according to the Opin on of the Gentlemen
above mentioned Meermanna has made such additions to the Fortifications of