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cation from the Turks for the Losses tho Company or Individuals may sustain :
and it would in my opinion be dangerous for Mr. Moore to return even should
a Peace between the Turks and Persian’s now take place. The Agent and
Co. however, in answer to a Letter I wrote them requesting they
would inform mo what stops they proposed taking in the present Emergency,
Acquaint me, that should Bussora not be taken by the Persian’s their intention
are to return; but that should it fall they meant to proceed immediately to
the Presidency.
On the arrival here of the Agent & Council from Bussora l dispatch’d
a second Letter to Kerim Khan, (requesting that should Fortune favor his Arm's
against Bussora) he would send Orders to his General Saddoo Khan to take all
possible Caro of the English property in the place, & to the same purport
I wrote to Shaik Nassir who being upon the spott, and having great Weight
with Saddoo Khan, will I hope effectually serve us in this Instance; unless the
late firing that took place between Our Vessells and the Gallivata under his
Command in passing each other in Bussora River should have irretated him
against us; which I am in some measure apprehensive of as in a letter to his
Brother Shaik Saddoon lately received, he says Our Vessells Attack’d him first.
Tho’ the Agent & Council declare they received Several shot from the
Gallivats, before any was fired on Our part, no great damage, however, was
done on either side.
Enclosed you will receive a Letter from the Agent and Council, parti­
cularly informing you no doubt of their proceedings. This goes recommended
to Narrondass at Muscat, who will forward it to your Hon. etc., by the first
Opportunity. I Remain very Respeotfully.
Honourable Sir, & Sirs,
Tour most obedient humble Servant,
ROBERT GARDEN.
Sax* Teident, Bushirb
The a3rd April 1775. }
Road,

P. S.—Since writing the forgoing, I have received answer’s from Kerim
Khan as favorable as I could wish in consequence of his Order’s Mr. Beaumont
was immediately sent on board ship to me, and the Tyger is to be delivered up
to me as soon as she returns from Bussora, Kerim Khan in his Answer to the
Hon’ble the President’s and my Letter (which shall be transmitted to you
by the first Safe Ooveyance) lays the blame of the .late disturbances between
the English and the Persians* entirely on Mr. Moore. I am in now Bushire
Eaetory, have hoisted the English Colours.

CGXII.
Hbnhy Moose, eto., to the President and Governor, eto.
Hon’ble Sir and Sirs.
In our last we omitted to inform you of some occurrences which took T>^i8^K BaJnkb
place at Bussora before we left it;.Under the 8th instant, sixteen Galivats Basrah only a«f*n
dod by Monte&oks.
and boats appearing off the North end of Chellaby’s island, Lieutenants
Robinsion and Thistleson wrote us requesting to know whether they should
not weigh and stand down to attaok them whilst it was day light, and before
they could be joined by the Ohaub’s fleet, and as we left it to them either to
do so, or to wait for them at anchor, as they might judge proper, they weighed