"ملخص لمراسلات تتعلق بشؤون الخليج الفارسي، ١٨٠١-١٨٥٣" [ظ‎‎٤‎٢] (٣٤٤/٨٤)

(34 Part III.—Chap. XVIII.
upon mv arrival at Muskat to be still on board H. M. S. Chifonne and brought them up with
myself. These will now perhaps require some slight alterations, but I shall, 1 trust, be able to
forward them to-morrow or next day.
7. It would at present appear probable that my personal attendance at Court may be
advisable, and I am at any rate of opinion that I shaU be much more in wrong of collecting
information and ascertaining the grounds upon which we stand in the country, it 1 fax
my residence at Sheraz. if I continue settled at Rushire some time may also be saved by
my proceeding at once to Sheraz as all business in this country is much more easily transacted
by personal intercourse than by letter, and I shall in all probability be able to make a more
satisfactory and speedy report concerning the real inclination of this Government on the
subject of General Malcolm's projected Mission than I possibly could under other circum-
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8. My conversation with Aga Mahomed Jaffur and his party was general and com
plimentary, but I cannot omit to report the warm and eager anxiety with which he and
the whole party listened to the account of our success at Rassool Khima. In this affair
all appeared to be individually interested and their surprize which we effected our objects
against the principal town of this powerful tribe was extreme and will I am .confident
produce a much greater sensation among the people at large than the details of an important
victory achieved in any distant quarter could have effected.
9 A<ra Jaffur Khan departed after a visit of two towns having previously expressed
much 'anxfety that we should land on the same evening. I readily complied with his wishes
in this respect and proceeded to the shore an hour before sunset without state and without
any stipulation with regard to the manner of my reception. This however was igh y
honourable and I was received on the beach by the Acting Governor, the merchants, etc., etc
etc., under repeated discharges of artillery and with every other mark of respect which
they possibly could hasten after the ceremony of culleans and coffee, at his house we proceeded
to the Besidency of Mr. Bruce without the town.
147 Sheikh Abdul Rasul was released and reappointed Governor of
Mo 4M BnsWre' in 1809 on the downfall of Mahomed Nnbi Khan When tW
eo7 - Bombay Government learnt this news, they ordered that should Sheikh Abdul
Rasul remain in his situation for a considerable time, Mr. Brace should keep
in view the recovery of the amount due by him to the Company, whenever he
might be capable of discharging it.
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