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7. Should circumstances be such as to render it in your opinion necessary
to land a force to aot in conjunction with the Caun, wo must acquiesce therein
notwithstanding our former restrictions in this respect relying however on
your making use of this latitude with the utmost caution.
8. It is possiblo the Caun may have taken umbrage at the delay in answer­
ing his proposals, arid Mr. Skipp’s hasty departure and may in such oaso fly oil
from them; on such an event wo must depend on your palliating the same and
endeavouring to sottlo affairs with him in the host manner in your power for
bringing these troubles to a favourable issuo, oxoept making war, or entering
into any alliance against the Caun, whether with Moor Mahanna or other­
wise, both whioh wo positively forbid, os wo think it of great consequence to
cultivate a friendship with the Caun, as has ever been done with tho Kings of
Persia, and the absence of so largo a part of our Marino and Military force is of
very great prejudice to our Honorable masters interest hero, and greatly
embarrasses our affairs.
We are,
Your loving friends,
THOMAS HODGES.
PETER EL WIN WRENCH.
DANIEL DRAPER.
JAMES RYLEYE.
R. HART B ODD AM.
BENJAMIN JERVIS.
THOMAS MOSTYN.
NATHANIEL STACKHOUSE.
Boubat Castlb :
The 17th November 1767.

CLXXIII.
The Agent and Council at Busrah to the Court of Directors.
May it pleasb your honours—
Despatch of Sklpp to 1. Inclosed you will receive a duplicate of our last respects under the
Bbirat. Passes to
ooaatrj ships. 22nd ultimo and a. packet from our honourable superiors received here the
3rd instant; it was brought to Bushire by a merchant in fact called the
Betsey, and the Dolphin Sohooner conveyed it hither.
2. By the Betsey, which we are in daily expectation of from Bushire the
Governor and Council have consigned us 100 one hundred bales of Broad Cloth,
amounting to Rupees thirty thousand, five hundred sixty nine, three, quarters
and twenty seven reas (80669-3-27) this consignment consists of Coarse Cloth,
and of colours which we hope will enable us to get off a considerable part of
our heavy remains; your Honours may depend on our exerting ourselves to the
utmost, in this, as well as in every other branch of your affairs that comes
under our management.
3. The Bombay Grab is now taking in Mr. Skipp’s necessaries, and will
sail to-morrow for Bushire, in order to convey that gentleman to that place,
whence he will proceed immediately to Schiras; the Haffar is now blockaded
by two Schooners, a Gallwat and some small Turkish vessels, which we have
will keep every thing quiet there until the return of the Bombay Grab.