'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎117r] (233/540)

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they had been liable to of late years from People Ie Government, which
however should be avoided as much as possible.
CXVIIL
JExtract, paragraphs 77 and 78, of Despatch, dated 16th April 1762, from the Court of
Directors.
77. We are sorry to find Nasseer Caun has forced from our Servants at
Gombroon 1,000 Tomaunds under the pretence of a loan which they say was ^Te^thdriwn 7
complied with to save what effects we had there. We are now thoroughly and onl y a
convinced from all the advices that the continuing a settlement at that place keep up the British
must under the present circumstances be attended with such risk as will be no flag '
ways adequate to any advantage we can possibly receive, all that we apprehend
necessary for the present is to keep a Linguist there in a small house to be
hired from the Country People. The vessel that carries the cloth to Bussorah
may call there to carry advice from thence of the situation of the country 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. . The Captain or no one else are to land any goods from the
ship, nor is he to go on shore as our views are only to keep a footing that the
first opportunity may be embraced to resettle when we see tranquility prevails
in the country.
78, We observe from your advices that you had empower'd the Agent
and Council of Gombroon to remove to any place in the Gulph where our
property may be secure, and in the Gombroon letter of the 9th of April
following it appears the Agent intended to view some of the Islands in his way
to and from Bussorah for that purpose, but whatever his report may be, we
hope you have not proceeded therein, as we expect and direct that you take no
step of this kind without first obtaining our permission, there being no
encouragement at present to be at any expence in making new settlements in
that Gulph, and therefore until you can establish our affairs at Persia in safety,
tranquility and with prospect of advantage we recommend | that you totally
withdraw that Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and maintain only our Linguist at Gombroon who may
keep up our flag as was done for many years at Carwar.
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CXIX.
Public Department Diary No. 39 of 1762.
Bombay Castle, 2nd September 1762.
Imported the Monmontli Ketch Joseph, Price Master from the Gulph of Persia by which
received three letters from the Agent & Council at Gombroon, dated the 9th
May, 5th & 6th ultimo.
The Eirst was purposely to advise their having received Notice of a Gorabroon '
Spanish War from the Kesident at Bussorah and in order that we might get *
this intelligence as soon as possible, they had directed Narrotan at Muscat to Carmanta a . gnant
transmit it by a Boat Express should no vessel offer from thence for this place.
The Second advised their having sent to Bussorah the goods received by
the Eoyal Captain for that market and that very few merchants had been at
Gombroon from the inland parts. As the amount sales to them from August
last did not exceed 25,000 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. and the sum total of their sales for that time
was only 36,020 Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. the Multan merchants who used formerly to deal largely