'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎21v] (42/540)

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SUMMARY.
Name of the book or
Volume of tne
Records.
Bruce's Annals,
Volume II, p a g e
507
Page 517 .
Nature of documentB
or papers.
Letter from the Court, to Surat
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. , 20th July 1683.
Agent and factors in Persia,
30th May, 21st Septembf-r
and 17th December 1683 and
11th January 1683—1684.
Page 529
Collection of papers
received from the
India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
Volume 10, page
93.
Brnce's Annals,
Volume II, pages
539 and 543.
Pftgt 552
Page 556
Page 570
Page 578
Page 601
The Court
Council in
1684.
XXVI.
to the Agent and
Persia, 2nd July
The Court, to the agent and
Council in Persia 30th Sep'
tember 1684.
The Agent and Factors at
Gombroon, 28th May 1684
and 30th JMaroh 1685.
Sir Thomas Grantham to the
Company (Gombroon), 10th
September 1684.
Letters from the Court, to the
Surat 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. , 28tb Octo
ber and 23rd December 1685
and 26th March 1686.
The Court, to the Surat Presid
ency, 17th June and 12th
August 1685. The Court, to
the Agent and Factors in
Persia.
The Court, to the Agent and
Council in Persia, 3rd Sep
tember and 30th December
Company's Linguist at Ispahan,
to the President at Surat.
The General and Council at
Bombay, to the Court, 17th
and 18th May 1687.
Summary.
The object of the expedition to Bantam having been answered
by peaceful settlement, the squadron intended for Persian
Gulf, was diverted to proceed against interlopers.
Company's trade at Surat and Bombay having been unhinged
by the revolt in Bombay, Persian commerce a disconnected
subject. As to the new project of combining Mocha and
Persian trade, the agents at Gombroon and Ispahan reported
that basis of thia project or sale of English produce at
Mocha, Husrab, etc., had failed, or was impracticable.
Further they stated that the orders foi Persian goods at
Ispahan and Gombroon could not be complied with, for the
exports could not be despossd of to purchase an investment
of silirs Carmania wool, etc., but if proper agents with
sufficiem, stock should be employed at Ispahan, these articles
might be procured, for the ships of the following season
under the risks of interruption of privileges, and the
uncertainty of their being renewed.
Orders of the Court that two of the Council at Gomhroon
should constantly reside at Ispahan to attend to the
Company's interests there.
The East India Company were ready to send ships and an
adequate stock provided Persian goods should be embarked
on English bottoms only and that the customs should be
regularly paid.
Company fits out a large ship, the Charles the Second with
60—70 guns, Commander Sir Thomas Grantham, with a
King's Commission, and to have a vote in the Council at
Surat while at that port ; object to recover Bantam, or if this
be found impracticable to proceed to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and
by the appearance of force to endeavour to establish the
Company'n rights at Gombroon, etc. At this time Bombay
undergoing convulsions of a revolt, to suppress which
Grantham was called after visiting Gombroon. Hut before
this visit to Gombroon the Dutch had blockaded tbat port
in consequence of a dispute with the Ettaman Dawlat
(Prime Minister) about their silk contract and stopped the
Mogul vessels going to port and taken Persian goods.
Owing to this interruption customs not recovered. On Sir
Grantham's arrival off Gombroon, the Dutch fleet bad left,
while presence of Persian troops prevented him from using
force, so he set sail to Bombay. A small quantity of
Carmama wool sent to England. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Gombroon of
opinion that refined sugar from West Indies could not
compete with sugar brought from Bengal and in a refined
state from Maskat.
A considerable force having been collected in the preceding
season for the reduction of Bombay, discretion allowed 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. to utilize it to inforce the Company's rights
in the Gulf [but it was not so employed].
Salt ordered to be sent to Samatra from Ormuz island in ships
coming from Persia; Agents in Persia censured foi not
informing the Court about the war between the Persians and
the Dutch and for neglecting to let out the Company's ship
on freight during the war which would have yielded consider
able profit.
Regular information to be sent to England by way of Aleppo
every six weeks, as the Interlopers secured earlier intelligence
of events. Application to be made to King of Persia to
encourage shipping of Persian trade on English bottoms, with
an offer to contract for -whole of the silk and Carmania wool
purchased formerly by the Dutch. The Persian Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
however, to be guided by the President or the General and
Council at Bombay.
Intrigues of the Dutch to create a misunderstanding between
the Persian Court and the English ; but by the efforts of the
Company's Armenian linguist at Ispahan, protection to trade
and confirmation of the -privileges at Gomhroon, had been
obtained.
Company s affairs in critical state on account of Interlopers,
favoured by the Mogul, and the intrigue of the Dutch. Sir
John Child despatches two of the largest ships to Mocha and
Basrah to seize all Mogul vessels, under the command of
Captain Charles Andrews ; one Interloping and six Mogul
vessels under Dutch colours detained by Captain Andrews.