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6th Maroh, and which arrived and is entered under the 19th following. Carim
Caun by this letter appoars resolved to detain them and to treat our people
and ships as enemies until we afford him the assistance he desires of us—thoy
recommend our continuing on our guard particularly with respect to our
vessels, though thoy say that ho had not at that timo made any preparations
for attacking Bussora; and indeed we begin to imagine that he has dropt all
thoughts of such an expedition if ho ever really had any intentions of under­
taking it.
6. The reports from Bushire of the day say that Shaik Nussir eight days ago Beaumont and
Green being taken
was within two days journey from Bush ire, and that he had wrote to his brother to Bushire—Maaknt
Shaik Sadoon to prepare the English factory for the accommodation of
Mossiours Beaumont and Green who were on the road with him—Shaik
Nussirs voluntary return to Schiras had pleased Carim Caun so much that
he had sent him down again to Bushire in order to take the command of all
the Persian Galivats, and had given him full authority to continue the war
against Muscat or make a peace with the Imaum as he might think proper—
the Imaum at the same time appears to bo willing to accommodate matters,
by his having released the Persian effeots which he had detained at Muscat
on his first dispute with Carim Caun, and which Chetterby’s ebip the Faiz
Islum brought on freight to Bushire.
7. Other accounts say that Carim Caun has stopt the allowance which
he made before to Messieurs Beaumont and Green to attempt to reconcile
the different reports which, we daily receive, would be a most arduous task—
we only hope that the most favorable accounts regarding those gentlemen
may prove true—perhaps Shaik Nassir in order to induce us to resettle at
Bushire, or Coja Sarguise in order to be entitled to the payment of 5,000
Rupees, promised him by the Agent, have used their interest in their
behalf and succeeded—the Agent's letter to Coja Sarguise and his ansioer
are entered in our diary wider the 18th February and 19th March—he bears
a most execrable character, but has a most unaccountable influence over
the Vaokeel, and Messieurs Beaumont and Green write that they have found
by useful experience that their liberty depends solely on him.
8. It is also reported from Bushire and confirmed from Greim, that Shaik Sheikh Abdullah
Abdulla under the appearance of a treaty with Tackey Caun, Carim Caun’sZackoyShao?*1*1**
brother, and of a marriage between him and Sheik Abdulla’s daughter,
decoyed him with about Forty of his people from Gombroon to Ormuse ; that
he there made them all prisoners, and informed Taokey Caun that he would
detain them until Carim Caun released his son whom he keeps at Schiras,
as a security for Sheik Abdullas fidelity.
9. The Chaub notwithstanding he so lately appeared to be on the best Threatened attack
of terms with the Turks, no sooner heard of the Faiz Islam being at the bar, icJb**fleet "awttJ
then he dispatohed his whole fleet consisting of 14 Galivats and 8 armed EngU^Vhio6 °f
boats in order to take her—but the Mussaleem had early intelligence of his
motions—he informed the Agent of them and the Revenge was immediately
dispatohed in order to join and protect her—she arrived at the bar the 13th
in the evening and the next morning the Commodore found the Chaub fleet
at anchor on this, and the Faiz Islam on the other side the bar—in this situ­
ation thoy had been for three days—the Chaub’s Vackeel had that very
morning quitted Bassora, by order from his master, and we do suppose at
the same time the Galivats had received directions to attaok the Faiz Islam,
but the opportune arrival of the Revenge prevented them, and they imme-