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4. From Cerim Caun’s being so very pressing with us for a renewal of
our negotiations we flatter ourselves with a successful conclusion, and »t present
provided the proper reinforcements but of concluding the disturbances of this
G ulph.
5. Mr. Skipp’s instructions relativo to our affairs at the Court of Cerim
Caun.
0. Shaik Sadoon returned from Sehiras after having received a very
favourable discussion from the Caun; but there are impediments to the trade of
still subsisting and which Cerim Caun says shall not bo taken off until the
English negotiations are over.
7. In a former letter to your Honors we mentioned the resolution we had
taken of furnishing such Country boats with English passes, as the owners
of them might apply for on paying us one hundred Rupees for each pass—these
orders extended to Bushiro. The Resident in consequence wrote us, that ho
would put our ordors into execution, but desired to know whether Country
merchant trading to Bush ire under our colours and playses, wore not to pay
Customs to your Honors at that. port. In reply to this we have observed we
do not think ourselves entitled to exact any customs on the property of
Country merchants trading to Bushire, neither do we think the Caun would
admit of it that the merchants under that class 10 pay from 8 or 9 P. cent at
the Persian Custom House, and the trade would ill bear an additional duty of 5.
"We were induced to this because we thought that the fewe;- duties commerce is
loaded with the greater the probablity of an increase in that commerce, and
the greater tho commerce and resort of merchants to Bushire, the greater the
prospect of advantage to your Honors; the meaning of our pass is no more
than a protection for Country merchant boats at sea, by which Meer M ah anna
may bo induced not to molest them; on this acount passes we have received
about seven hundred Rupees.
8. A letter which the Agent yesterday received from the Kia at Bagdat
mentions the resolution of sending one of his principal Agas to Sehiras, in order
to cooperate with Mr. Skipp in tho negotiations that we are now entering
upon.
9. Wo have sold off the Government’s dates at three Tomaunds the large
Cara, but cannot yet asoortain the amount as they are not yet delivered this
will be some deduction of the Portes debt to your Honors, w'hich including the
one thousand (1,000) Tomaunds debted them under the 2-d instant, makes their
debt under this date amount to Tomaunds eleven thousand seven hundred,
eighteen forty seven Mamoodies and seventy four Fluce (11,718-47-74).
10. Our remains in warehouse consist of two hundred and seventy one
bales of Broad cloth of Coja Shaada’s contracts and one hundred and five bales
of Cerpets.
We have the honour to be
with great respect
May it please your Honours
four very faithful and obedient servants,

HENRY MOORE
GEORGE SKIPP.
Bubsora.
The 6 th February 1769«
2378 F. D.