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Islamabad, which from tho best accounts we can collect hero from the broker
whom Captain Sutherland employed amounted to upwards of four lacks of
i Rupees frioght otca. included exclusive of this we demand one hundred thousand
Rupees for the Honblo Company and forty thousand for tho Captors—the second,
the delivery up to us as Allies to Carim Caun, the Ship and all the Gallivats
belonging to tho said Shaik Abdulla—tho third an entire renunciation of tho
island of Ormuso to us, or to whomsoever Carim Caun may think proper to
appoint tho Governor thereof.
Should Shaik Abdulla refuse treating tho grand objects then aro to g<t
possession of tho ship and Gallivats, and of the Shaik’s person, which is to bo
done by whatever method tho commander of tho Marino and Military depart­
ments judge most effectual.
Should tho island bo taken by f«*rco, wo would liavo it immediately
delivered over into the hands of such Commissaries as may bo hereafter appoint­
ed who aro to take possession of all treasures stores ctca. that may bo found
upon the island • • * • of which the most exact inventories are to be
taken : they are then to be loaded on board tho several vessels, employed on this
service, and sent immediately to Bussora—if Carim Caun appoints proper
people to receive charge of the island from our Agents, they are then to
deliver it ovor, but if not they aro to leave the island and repair hither, as
the turn our affairs may take in this end of tho Gulph, will not admit of our
leaving a Garrison on Ormuse, which is so remotely situated.
Carim Caun to be duoly advised of our designs against Ormuse, our
motives for going, and to desire ho would appoint proper persons to receive the
charge of it, should our forces have the good fortune to take it.
This service performed the credit of our Honble Employers then
points out to us, to order this small division of our forces to demand satisfac­
tion of the Shaik of Oharrack for his taking our armtd boat in the month of
may last on her return from Muscat for his cruelty to our people, and for his
insolence in saying the English were not equal to his shoes.
Restitution of the boat and her cargos which according to Mr. Bowyear’s
account to us was valued at tea thousand Rupees, we cannot consider in the
light of an adequate : we would therefore by every military exaction, have the
Shaik of that place convinced of his insolence : we would havo all his Gallivats
taken the Shaik seized, and be made to pay as largely, as so poor a Shaikdom
will admit—we would then have him brought a prisoner to Bushiro and there
be disposed of as Carim Caun may think proper.
As Mr. Bowyear in his letter to us of the 25th of May 1767 mentions that
a great part of the Islamahads treasure was then at Keys the fleet to take that
iiland on their return, and to demand of tho Shaik some accounts of it.
Commodore Price to be ordered to take burn, sink and destroy every fighting
Gallivat he meets with during his cruize, except those belonging to Meer
Mahanna.
Mr. Dymoke Lyster and Mr. ‘William Bowyear to be appointed joint
managers in this negotiation and the necessary instructions to he prepared for
them.
The Defiance and the wolf galivat to bo ordered ready for service, and to
be provisioned for four months.
HENRY MOORE.
10. Wrote an order to Lieutenant Richard W7alkins in command of the
Defiance to prepare that ship for sea* with all expedition & indent for 4 months
provisions.