'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎113v] (226/540)

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and the wool being 3,000 Maunds all chiefly come to hand and that learning by-
inland advices of some differences having arose between Fatally Caun and Ally
Caun which came to an open rupture and that the former went against the
latter and Shaik Ally Oaun, Gaum Cauns General embraced that opportunity
and surprized Tabreez and of Gaum Gauns being at Saboulouse, Fattaly Oaun and
his troops at Ardevelle and Shaik Ally Gaun with Gaum Gauns Forces at Hame-
doon watchg each others motions but that no engagement had ensued. That
advices from Gorazoon gave an account of Ahmed Shaws having given orders
to his general to have the Sijtoun roads cleared for troops for that he intended
coming into Persia in consequence of Tangy Gaun having put himself and
Garmenia under his protection and that he had confirmed him Sardaz and his
be other Ahmed Sachyabar and Gaun of Garmenia and that the Agent stay at
Bussorah being much longer than was imagined they had left him quite bare
of cash and had therefore taken up four thousand Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to defray the current
expenses having received advice from him that neither the affairs of Bussorah
* nor his health wou'd permit of his quitting that place till the beginning of that
jf month and that he had given Bills for the same in favour of Messrs. Drapor
f and Boddan and the other was under thtj^l9th November enclosing duplicate
of the above which the war between the Arabs had prevented being sent that
in his last he acquainted us of the Garmenia wool being all safely arrived but
that the Linguist there being so dangerously ill as not to be able to translate
the Garmenia Linguists Accounts which accompanied it and that the Garmenia
Linguist had not advised him in his letter of having drawn for Shas 162, 495 5
on account the Wool Investment and which had not come to his knowledge
till the Bill was tendered him for acceptance and the Linguist there delivering
a translate of those Accounts, he had deferred bringing them on the Books till
the Agents arrival that he might consider them but the Bill on Account the
Honourable Company's Gredit he had excepted and had taken up of the Agents
cash 16,250 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for which he had given Bills on us in favour of Messrs.
Draper and Boddam and that he had since been informed that the reason of
his the Garmenia Linguist not noticing the drawing of said Bill was owing to
the hurry and trouble he was in getting from Garmenia. That he daily seeing
money paid to Nassur Gaun and no notice taken of any part of the Loan made
him he consulted with the Linguist whether or no it wou'd be prudent in him
to remind Nassur Gaun thereof by sending a Gossid to Lhor with a Latter
setting forth, that as he had directed him to make application to him for any
assistance he could give and he had great occasion for money. Trade very dead
and the Agents stay much longer than expected requested he wou'd give
him an order on the Governor there for some, which the Linguist was of
opinion would have no bad effect whatever it might have on the contrary,
when accordingly a Gossid was sent who returned with an Order upon the
Governour for 50 Tomaunds and which he accordingly received and also an
Offer of Supply of Grain or any other Produce of his Territories if there was
a Want of it. That Moolah Alley Shaw had with the assistance of the Julfar
Aii te Shaw 0 on Iulla -^ ra ^ 8 made an attack on Ormuse, but after some skirmishes with the Benimine
Arabs and 0rmllse P eo P le w a s oblig'd to quit the place, that the Julfar
^M d ^ArabB y Arab . s . notwithstandin g tllis check after hariug supplied themselves with
and Ornmz people. Provisions made another attack on the Castle and had been obliged to quit the
place. That during the above transaction a dingey from Muscat laden with