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4,, Tho report however to our great concorn proved but too truo, throe of ^c^tnnofBrltMi
the Gallivats* sailed down tho Gulph with tho pyratioal do9ign'abovemontioncd, AdmlrJth°H«lSi
and under the 22nd June, off Oongoon, they made themselves masters of the Kh*n-
Britannia Captain Shaw, an English Snow from Bombay, laden with Sugar,
Iron, Spices etca. belonging to Mr. Shaw, and of a Country Ketch from Gogo,
under English Colours, laden with Cotton and Grutt, besides a Botella Ketch and
sundry boats from Muscat—or getting possession of thorn tho Arabs endeavoured
to bring thorn up to Carrack, but a strong Northwester preventing them, they
carried tho Vessels over to Bahrcon, in the river of which they lay, until they
thought their way open to Bundorick they then left Bahreen and arrived
with their prizos at Bundorick tho 27th July—the two Vessels are now there,
tho Gogo one is lying in tho river, but the Britannia stuck on the bar, and
before tho tide lifted, a fresh wind came on, and has entirely ruined her not
above one half of the Britannia’s Cargoe was carried to Bunderick the Arabs
having plundered and sold what they could of it on tho Arab coast.
6. The nows of the capture reached us the 9th July—We immediately
orderod the Resolution, Expedition and Dolphin down to Carrack and Bunde-
riok, or to any other places where they might receive intelligence that the
Vessels wero lying; which at this time it was said were both English property—
a letter was wrote by the Agent to Hossain Caun, demanding the release of
the Vessels with everything belonging to them, and Commodore Inu waB
directed in oase of refusal, not only to do his utmost to recover them, but to
take or destroy the Gallivats belonging to the pirates—Butin case this was out
of his power, he was then directed to send the Expedition to Muscat in order to
give convoy to such Euglish Vessels for Bussora as might he lying there, and
to cruize himself off Carraok in the Resolution with the Dolphin, provided
the Vessels were at that Island, and ho thought his doing so would be of any
Service in preventing their Cargoes boing carried over to the Continent.
6. The Squadron sailed from hence the 12th July—it proceeded first to
C irraok, but finding no Vessels there, Commodore Inu sailed for Bunderick,
where he arrived the 14th—he immediately sent on shore the Linguist with the
Agent’s letter to Hossain Caun, and finding that he did not immediately
return, he sent the Expedition and Dolphin to Bushire to gain intelligence
relative to the Vessels; perceiving also that he could not get to the Gallivats or
to a Botella Ketch then iu the river ; on the linguist’s coming on board with
an unsatisfactory answer from Hossain Caun he returned to Bussora with
the Expedition and Dolphin.
7. Hossain Caun being at Carrack, the linguist on his arrival was carried
to his Vaokeel. and from him to three of CaremCaun’s people who were then at
Bunderick to take an account of the prizes: these demanded from the Linguist
the Agent’s letter, and on his refusal to deliver it to any but Hossein Caun,
they threatened to take it by force; they did not however think proper to put
their threats into execution—Hossain Caun the next morning arrived from
Carraok and received the letter—he at first talked of attacking the Expedition
and Dolphin had not the Resolution been with them, but in private with the
Linguist he spoke in a different manner; he then threw the whole blame of
the late acts of Pyraoy on Carem Caun, and desired the Linguist to assure the
Agent, that for himself he wanted to be friends with the English, would enter
into an alliance, and if they would not to moleBt him, he said he would give them
up Carraok and remain under them there, throwing off all allegiance to Oarim
Oaun—these promises he repeated to the Linguist on a dispute happening