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The terras last offered by Carim Caun as mentioned in Mr. Skipp’s letter
to you of the 16th September appears to government so very advantageous
that they thought they should by all means have been accepted agreable to the
latitude given the agency for that purpose, but as it was thought proper to
defer it until order could be received from Bombay Agency was now to
send back Mr. George Skipp to Schiras with full and ample power to conclude
a treaty with Carim Caun upon the terms offered by him which being effectedt
the special measures were to be pursued for reducing Meer Mahanna and
Shaik Abdulla at Ormuse in conjunction with his forces taking care however
to pursue the necessary measures for securing Bussora against any attempts of
the Chaub during the absence of our vessels at Carrac either by a peremptory
order from Carim Caun, or keeping a sufficient force for that purpose—but
of this and the measures to be pursued in case of our being successful
against that island we shall by the Tartar give you further directions
only now adding that the Caun’s offers in respect thereto are to be stipulated
on the treaty. It will be necessary also to insert therein the prices of the
Woollens which he engages to take off annually and this we would have done
as nearly conformable to the Bushire prices as you can though if the Caun
should object thereto we must acquiesce in theft being reduced but shall rely
on its being done in as small a degree as possible, and in respect to the prices to
be stipulated for the Ghilan raw silk and Carmania wool you will of course
be guided by our Honourable masters orders on this subject, the Copper or any
other articles which may be proper to take in Exchange for woollens you must
endeavour to procure on the best terras you can but we think the prices
should be stipulated in the treaty.
3. That no time may be lost in communicating our intentions to the Caun,
the Factors at Bushire are ordered to forward a letter now wrote him by the
President (of which we now enclose a copy for your notice) the moment they
receive it and we shall depend on your despatching Mr. Skipp with the utmost
expedition.
4. We fear from the present situation of oifr own affairs, it will not be
in our power to send you any more vessels than the Tartar Bumbketch, and by
them we propose compleating the force you now have to what was originally
sent into the Gulph and sending you a further reinforcement of Artillery men
under the Command of Captain Lawrence Nelson, with some heavy cannon,
Field pieces, and stores in proportion, and this will be the utmost we can do to
assist you. A supply of Medicines and Stationary, which you represent you
are so much in want of is now sent you by the Tyger, and a further quantity
will go by the Tartar.
Inclosed is a packet for our Honourable Masters which must be forwarded
with the utmost expedition; we also inclose sundry paragraphs of their
commands received since we last wrote you to which a strict and due obedienc e
must be paid.
6. Great irregularities having been found to arise from' the Commanders of
= the vessels in Persia being allowed to keep a table at the Honourable
Company’s expcnce without any limitation , we have determined that they
shall be allowed to charge at the rate of two Rupees per day for every person
whether European Turks or Persians, they may be under the necessity of
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entertaining at their tables, which you are to make good to them accordingly, and
finally adjust all accounts relative to their vessels before their return to India.
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