'Selections from State Papers, Bombay, regarding the East India Company's Connection with the Persian Gulf, with a Summary of Events, 1600-1800' [‎181v] (362/540)

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Designs of Karim an d of CarimCaun^ designs against this place being confirmed we were pre-
BwSh. Bgahl8t paring to ship off our Honourable Masters effects on board the Eevengc Brake
-—they were ordered under the 20th February to be stored with three months
provisions, and to hold themselves in readiness for receiving the woolens—but
the Musaleem hearing of our intentions, paid the Agent a visit at the factory An East India Company trading post. -
he represented to him the bad consequence that would attend our shipping off the
Company's effects at that time—he said that Carim Caun's chief desire was to
ruin Bassora, and thereby oblige us to resettle in his dominions; that this his
aim would be fully answered, if the English on every alarm, would remove
their effects and thereby throw the town into coniusion, that the inhabitants
were already sufficiently alarmed; that numbers would undoubtedly immedi
ately leave the place; and that all business would be put a stop to he said
also that he had his people in different parts to give him intelligence
of the Persians motions ; that they could not march without his having early
advice of it, and that then we might if we thought proper take every pre
caution for the security of our property.
__ - , 2. He informed the Agent at the same time that he was sending a man
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Turks. to the Chaub, who he was certain would either join the Turks should the
Persians march against Bussora or at least remove with his Galivats and
people from Doorack, and he requested the Agent would promise in the former
case that he should not be molested by our cruizers—he concluded with
desiring to know if we would assist him against the Persians, or what were
the Agent's intentions should they actually besiege the place.
3. The Agent sensible of the propriety of the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. 's reasoning
with respect to the shipping off our effects agreed to defer it for a few days
longer, by which time as the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. observed, the designs of Carim Caun
might be more certain—He promised him that should he put his hostile designs
into execution, and the Chaub should join the Turks in the protection of
Bassora, our cruizers should not molest him—he observed to the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
that we were only merchants in Bussora; that we had nothing to do with
the disputes between the Country powers, and though he wished extremely
well to the Turks, he consequently could not give them any assistance—that
on the approach of the Persians he would retire on board the ships with as-
much of the English effects as they could conveniently take on board, that
he would then wait the event, but that the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. might be assured
he would not quit the river whilst the place continued in the hands of the
Turks, with which assurance the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. appeared to be perfectly satisfied.
4. The Agent wrote to the Bacha to inform him of the Caun's
designs, and to recommend to him the sending down troops to protect the
pl ace —the Chaub when applied promised the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. not to lend the
Persians any assistance, but to quit Doorack with his Galivats and people
as soon as he received certain intelligence that they had marched from Schiras
—at the same time he informed the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. that Carim Caun bad as yet
made no preparations, that he had ordered the Chaub to send five hundred
men to the assistance of Tukey Caun at Gombroon, but that the Chaub had
excused himself,
Messrs.Beaumont 5. Affairs remained in this situation until the 3rd March, at which time
faementfat Sh^az 0 .' tlie Persian Choppara returned from Schiras with a letter from Carim Caun
which is entered under that date in the Ship to Ship Diary now transmitted,
as is likewise under the ^th the Agent's reply thereto—since that time we have
only received one letter from Messieurs Beaumont and Green dated the 2nd and