'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎113r] (225/540)

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that place and bad sent some of their Chiefs to obtain the same from Nassui
Caun that they might bring their families from Ormus where they coald not
subsist for want of water, and Nassur Caun being desirous of having them
under his Government hearkened to their proposals of sending a person which
he knew to be faithful to him and Friend and relation to the Benimines, all
which circumstances induced Jaffer Caun rather than be order'd out of bis
Government to write to his brother for permission to see his family at Lhor
which was readily granted him and Hodgee Ally Morviagin sent to take
charge of the Government during, as they then said, his absence and that JafPer
Caun set out accordingly with money and rich presents to present Nassur
Caun hoping to regain his Government, he having a little before his departure
forced great sums from the inhabitants, particularly our Brokers and had since
his being at Lhor frequently wrote he was coming, but Nassur Caun did not
seem willing to grant him permission & by private letters to your present
Governour and Chiefs seemed convinced that his proceedings there had injur'd
the place for which reason he did not intend letting him return and recommend
it to him to recover the place out of its drooping stage by encouraging the
merchants and as many Arab families as possible to settle there at same time
desiring him to send him any sum that the Chief of landun might pay as tribute
to him which had been complied with notwithstanding Jaffer Caun had wrote
to Governour there to keep it on his account and by appearances there seemed tio
be no likelihood of his return, and hopes if the place being able to recover
itself under the present Governour, he being the very reverse of the former. Nasir Khan
That Nassur Caun had concluded a peace with Carem Caun whereby he was S K^im Khan.
confirmed Beglerbeg of the Hot countries on conditions of annually paying two
thousand Tomaunds and keeping 100 Musquetteers as Shyrash also employing
his Forces for the service of Carem Caun in the Hot countries. In consequence
there of having collected all his troops he sett out for Lhor and reduced the
people of Naatpaschavar and Ajchanoum to his obedience compelling them to
submit to such terms as he prescribed and then returned to Lhor and from
thence wrote the Chiefs of lairoun to pay him his tribute immediately or he
should serve them in like manner as those of Anatt and that hitherto they had
only returned evasive answers sending small sums of money and presents hoping
to delude him, which he seem'd determined not to be, having in several letters
wrote he should set out the 18th October for Tauroun. That the Benimine
Arabs in consequence of their agreement with Nassur Caun had brought most
of their Families to that place and as they were reduced to poverty by their
war with the Jalfar Arabs. They were continually on the watch to plunder Beni Main Arabs
anything that might come in their way and was it not for such a wary Man fS^foom
as the present Governour he said, they wou'd soon play some tric k there
specially with the English as they had not been backward in using their
endeavours for that end. That Moola Ally Shaw was gone to Juffar in
order to get the assistance of the Arabs there in the recovery, as his family
were kept prisoners in the Castle and that Carmenia by the latest advices Mulla Ali Shaw
continued to be in confusion as the Calentar who was made Governour of the 10
Htv Tending several disaffected people to Jangy Beg Sultaun, endeavoured Ja ] far Arabs in
v •' * 0 , . j i , order to capture
to sett up for himself, but in an engagement was defeated and taken Prisoner Ormuz.
the merchants were chiefly ruined and the Linguist finding it impracticable
to stay there with any degree of safety requested he, Mr. Lyster, wou'd write to
Tangy Bego give him permission to come to that place which was granted