'Précis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853' [‎41v] (82/344)

02 Part III.—Chap. XVIII
attention to the dictates of the long established connexion with the Hon^ble Company's
Government, I should always recall myself to your kind remembrance; by not allowing our
correspondence to drop, and the Hon'ble Company's Cruizer Mercury being now bound to
the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , I have presumed by means of the epistle to do so, in order that in a friendly
way you may always keep open the door of kindness, and continue to me the pleasure and
happiness of hearing cf your welfare ; and command my services on all suitable occasions, as
tending to demonstrate your favors and to encourage my hopes, and in view to the relations
of amity my father has despatched the ship Sooliman Shahee to the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , for the
purpose of undergoing repair, in pursuance of your intimated God-willing : she will by the aid
of Government be very nicely repaired. I have further to trouble you by requesting that she
may be expeditiously despatched to tliis quarter, which may the Almighty cause her to reach
in safety.
Order of the Governor in Council dated 10th April 1807.
In acknowledging the receipt of the above letter the Secretary was on the 9th instant
instructed to advise the Resident at Bushire that th^ Sooliman Shahee would be repaired as
speedily as possible and in preference to any other than the vessels of war of His Majesty,
of which there were at present several here, but it was nevertheless hoped to be able to get
the Sheikh's ship repaired in time to return before the monsoon.
Secret and Poll. 142 A. The Sheikh's son made a further application for being paid the
^1807 iary 2990charges of reparing and coppering his vessels in the dock. The following
0 /,P ' order, dated 21st April 1807, was passed by the Bombay Government on this
application :—
With respect to the further claim or urgent application now made by the son of Sheikh
Nusser to have the charge defrayed of repairing and coppering his father's vessels now in
dock, it need scarcely be remarked that his plea by which he aims at inducing one act of
liberality because another has been extended, is not. founded on solid or very liberal principles
on his part; the previous generosity, requiring on the contrary that he should desist from
additional expectations of the same description. Notwithstanding which. Government will,
in consideration to our established connection, bear some part of the expense of the refitment
of the vessel in question, but as it will amount (according to present estimate) to about twelve
thousand rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , his agent here must in reason defray the greater part of that expense, it
beinc deemed quite sufficient that this Government should make him a present, as they are
disposed to do, of one-fourth proportion thereof.
143. In his letter dated 26th October 1808, Mr. Bruce reported that
Sheikh Abdul Rasul was seized on 26th October 1808 by the orders of
Mahomed Hussein Khan, Shiraz Minister Nasurallah Khan's Basbi, who had
been sent down to Bushire from Shiraz with a force to compel the Sheikh to
pay some large outstanding demands against him.
144. In consequence of the above circumstance the Resident prepared a
statement of the Company's demands against Sheikh Abdul Rasul Khan
himself, as also against his late father's estate with the demands of private
individuals, under the protection oL the British,
Statement of pullic and private demands against the late Governor of Bushire, Sheikh Abdul
Basul Khan.
PUBLIC DEMANDS, viz.—
Balance due from his father the late Sheikh
Nasser Khan . . . . • ••• 4,892 2 16
Balance due of a loan made to him by
Mr. Smith in the month of July 1807 . 1,595 2 0
Amount due by him for repairs made by
Government to his ship Sooliman Shahee
at Bombay and ordered by the Honourable
the Governor in Council to be recovered
here 16,344 3 62 17,940 1 62
Carried over . ••• 22,832 3 78