'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎123v] (246/540)

Grant of priviipgea into consideration this proposal of the Shaiks together with your Honour etcs.
(brother of shaikh instructions and having made the necessary enquiry into the state of affairs
Nasu of Bushire). . n j ail( ^ an( j fl n di n g the whole country from Bushire to Tsphaun under the
Command of one man ( Carem Gaun) which wou'd probably make the expense
of Oarravans more easy and being likiwise assured of the merchants of
Bushire themselves that there was not any risque in landing our goods there.
I accordingly entered into a negotiation with the Shaik's son which as usual
from the delays of these Eastern People took up several days and after all when
we came to the point he confessed to me that he could not agree to some of the
articles particularly that the Honble Company should have an exclusive right
to trading in Woolen Goods without his .Father's consent, I therefore, dis
patched the late Linguist of Gombroon Stephen Hermit to Shaik Saddoon with
a set of Articles writing him a suitable letter upon the occasion directing the
Linguist to insist strenuously upon that article regarding the Woolen Goods
and in short to acquaint the Shaik I could not recede from any one of them,
I have now the pleasure to acquaint your Honour etc. that although the
Shaik started objections to some articles yet at length signed the whole writing
me a letter at the same time in confirmation thereof. Copy of these * articles is
enclosed and as I flatter myself they are advantageous for the Honble Company
hope will meet your approval. The Shaik's son representing to me that some
Bushire Merchants were gone to Juddah and other places to purchase Wollens
I was obliged to consent to that part of the 2nd Article the Englisk being at
liberty to sieze and confiscate any Woolen Goods which might be brought clan
destinely to Bushire should not take place until four months from the date of
the agreement.
It being your Honour etc. intentions that in case of factory An East India Company trading post. was established
at Bushire the woollen Goods proper for the Persia Market should be taken on
shore there myself and Mr. Jervis agreed to land the Broad Cloth Perpets
Tabbies and Sattins being what remained at Gombroon and what intended for
that place as more particularly mentioned in our general address to which I beg
leave to refer to your Honour etc. and as a large Carravan was shortly expected
from Shyrash and the Honble Company having a property so considerable at
Bushire determined me to leave Mr. Jervis tbere in charge thereof together
with an Artillery Officer and twelve Military for protecting the Honble
Company's Goods and giving a credit to their affairs on our first settling which
I hope your Honour etc. will approve of together with my instructions copy
of which is enclosed.
Bushire from its situation being about fourteen days from Shyrash and
thirty from Spahaun promises extremely well for opening a large vend for
woollens into the kingdom of Persia and the whole country in that route before
noticed being under the Command of Carem Caun whose arms at present
make a considerable progress and whom its generally allowed governs with
great justice and moderation gives us good hopes of success. The people at
Bushire are very different from most in the Gulph being of a mercantile turn
and have several vessels of their own and as the Shaik has two ships two
Gallivats and some Trankies, I think the Honble Company's property does not
run any risque for in case of inquiry or oppression it is in our own power to
obtain satisfaction. Moreover our landing the Woollens proper for Persia at
Bushire instead of carrying them to Bussorah there is room to think will keep
up the price there. The above considerations together with the advantage
* See Aitchison's Treaties, Vol. X.