'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎78r] (155/540)

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Francis Wood , agent at Gombroon, to the Hon'ble Richard Bourchier , Esq.,
President and Governour, etc., Council on Bombay.
H on'ble S ir & S irs,
The Bombay Frigate imported here the 18th of May, when Captain
Prettie delivered me a Packet from your Honour, etc., inclosing a letter to
the Hon'ble Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , which was forwarded to Mr. Ellis the 20th of
that month under cover of a General Letter from hence, wherein I acquainted
them with every Thing of Importance relating to this Settlement ; and by-
he Drake Ketch which arrived here the 16th ultimo, I recvd. your Honour,
etc., command dated the djth of July, with the Packet inclosed, which shall
be transmitted by the first safe conveyance with particular advices concern
ing the Hon'ble Company's Affairs in Persia.
As there does not appear to me to be any extraordinary Necessity f or Detention of onij
keeping more than one vessel here for the Security of the Hon'ble Company's one 70,361 re< i uir0<1 -
effects, I have taken the opportunity of despatching the Rose Galley, in
Company with the Bombay Frigate, and a small French ship, in hopes
that by a mutual Defence they may be able to resist Angria, or any other
Enemy that may chance to encounter them, and esteeming them (in this
situation) to be safe conveyances I have laden on board the Rose four chests
of Treasure each containing ten thousand Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , and the like upon the
Bombay Frigate, with four Bales of Carmenia Wool ; the whoel amounting
to Shahees, eight hundred and thirteen thousand, seven hundred and seventy
eight (813,778) as pr. Invoice and Bills of Lading icclosed.
Upon removing the Hon'ble Company'a cloth from the Rose Galley, in
order to tranship it on board the Drake, many of the Bales were found to
be extremely rotten, and the Package of all of them in general very much
impaired, therefore to prevent any further Damage, I have ventured to take
them all on shore, judging it more advisable to risque them in the Factory An East India Company trading post.
Warehouses than to let them remain on board Ship, where they are obliged
to be unstow'd and stow'd sometimes twice or thrice in a month to come at
such particular Bales as are wanted for the Marchants, which not only
destroys the Package but is also a very great inconveniency.
I am sorry to acquaint your Honour, etc., with the large quantity of o 00 ^ 8 The market dull<
that still remains unsold out of the Hector and Prince Henrye's cargoes ; but
on account of the troubles up country this market has of late been extremely
dull, and in order to encourage the marchants, I have hitherto suffered them
to take any colour or sortment of goods which they liked best, without
regard to giving out a proportion of each as customary, for which reason
I now inclose an indent of such Articles as are wanted, which I beg your
Honour, etc., will comply with pr. first Opportunity. In the month of
April last we supplied Bussorah Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. with sixty bales of cloth, and
sixty four bales of Perpets, which I hope will effectually put a stop to the
Dutch Trade in these Commodities between Aleppo and that place as we gave