'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎75v] (150/540)

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evidences being present, & are sorry to say he bas not acted like an honest
serv*. to the Hon'ble Company. That after finishing & drawing out their
remarks from the two examinations, they secured his Effects, which being
only his wearing apparel & superfluous horse ornaments &c., will not
amount to a quarter part of what they deem him answerable to the
Hon'ble Company. By the first conveyance they shall send it all to
Bombay w ith Copy of their examination, &o. That the shores with their King
Achmat Shaw have been so successful as to take Shyrash, which gave so
much credit to their affairs that thousands joined them from all parts, this
gave them great apprehensions tho' Gombroon lay at so great a distance
for from the usage Messrs. Graves & Dalrymple received at Spahaun, they had
no reason to expect any curtesey would be shewn them, should they come that
way, & soon after chappars arrived there with orders to take great quantitys
Confusio m Persia ^ ra ^ 11 ^ mon ey from the Head People in Government & 50,000 Tomands,
after Nadir shah's or ten Lack of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. from them & the Dutch, but the Drake Ketch & a
shah captures Shiras. jarge Dutch ship being in the harbour, they had not as then made their demand
Messrs. 1 Graves and public. This, however, obliged them to come to an agreement with the Dutch
Epahan^Gombrooo ^ Ally Shaw for their common safety, which was that the Europeans
threatened. The should ship off all their most valuable effects on board the Drake, & Dutch
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. prepare to . ., _
leave. ship, & if they were not capable of taking them all in, then Mulah Ally
Shaw should lend them one of the Persian Ships to take in the remainder,
& to be manned with English and Dutch sailors also that all their subjects
whether Europeans or others should have liberty to transport their effects to
the islands for security and then to remain in their respective habitation till
the enemy draw near. That on the 13th December arrived there one Abdulla
Oaun, with orders to receive the aforesaid money, but having only ten men
with him, he had not dared to give the least disturbance, nevertheless as he
was a sharp Cunning Eellow he had so far prevailed on Moolah Ally Shaw as
to make bim entirely alter his notion of the shores, & were preparing a
petition to his Majesty representing the poverty of the subjects thereabouts,
& that they are unable to pay the whole amount laid on them, but would
consent to pay one year's revenue, from which proceedings they judged he
is entirely flown off from his engagements with them & the Dutch & they
bad therefore come to a resolution to pnt him in mind of his promise to lend
them one of the Persian ships, by which they shall at least see how he stands
effected, & in case he denies them, wait till they have a conveyance from
Bombay or a large Dutch Vessel daily expected from Bussorah unless the near
approach of the enemy obliges them to pursue other measures. That by the
freshest advices the Bactiary's had subdued, Eessan Dorab & Taroon all
places of great strength and held the Bui work of the hot Country s
which gave them no hopes to expect they'll not come that way, nor
do they see any hopes of relief before summer. That the breditors are
still there and very uneasy at the delays they meet withj they therefore
desire our determination on this head as soon as possible, & as the present
prospect of subsisting Troubles gives great room to apprehend they shall
at last be obliged to leave the shore, they request we will immediately
transmit them Orders how to act, whether to proceed to Bombay or repair to
any of the Islands in the Gulph. The Dutch give out they will go away for
jndia immediately on embarking tho' by private information they find they
have thoughts of seizing upon the Island of Carrack near Bouchier, & this