"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٢‎٩] (٢٢٦/٥٩)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA 1646 TO 1846.
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river, which did not pacify the enraged mob until they had levelled the house with
the ground. The Bashaw still remains out of the city, and the Government in the
hands of him appointed for Bussorah, until they receive advices from Constantinople."
67. From the following further extract from this diary for the
20th June and 7th July 1748, it appears that in the former month
Mr. Grendon, upon his own authority, made over charge of the Bussorah
Residency to Mr. Nathaniel Pompet, and proceeded to Bombay on
private affairs;—
"Last night" (19th June 1748) " the Agent (at Gombroon) received a private letter
from Mr. Thomas Grendon, Resident at Bussorah, advising that the Success galley had
been at that port from Bengal; sold her cargo by auction, and upon despatch tor
Bombay, and that he was come to a resolution of reparing to Bombay upon said ship,
in order for which he had delivered over charge of the Hon'ble Company's alfairs to
Mr. Nathaniel Pompet, writer, and of which receiving no public advices surprises us
greatly, and that he should take a step of this nature without first obtaining orders
from his superiors, especially as he writes—Hossein Bashaw has arrived within a few
days of Bussorah, being made Governor of that place, where his presence would have
been necessary to solicit payment of what he is indebted to the estate of Mr. Martin
Frenche."
7th June 1748.—" Arrived a small trankey from Bussorah, despatched by
Mr. Nathaniel Pompet. Mr, Pompet acknowledges his having received from Mr. Grendon
charge of the Hon'ble Company's woollen goods and balance of their cost, &c."
68. In a letter dated the 12th August 1749 the Resident at
Bussorah (Mr. Pompet) communicated the following intelligence to the
Bombay Government:—
" Our Bashaw, since I wrote Your Worship, &c., has gained an immense victory over
the Bashaw of Bagdad, who, together with the Arabs, attacked him unawares ; however,
he has killed and taken prisoners upwards of 12,000 people, together with the Bashaw
of Bagdad, Kia Bashaw Aga, with two other Generals, which news has quite put a
turn to affairs here, so I hope in a short time more to inform your Worship, &c., of
trade flourishing here as before, all manner of impositions being laid aside. On the
28th ultimo sailed the Prince Edward for Bombay with a small freight. She has
made the greatest sales that ever was known to be made at this port,* which good news,
together with that of a general peace, will, 1 hope, make the Bengalees think oi again
reviving their trade to this* place."
In a further letter, dated the 31st December 1749, the Resident com
municated the following additional intelligence :—
" By this messenger (from Aleppo) I have also received advices from Constantinople
and Aleppo, &c., wherein I am informed that Solyman Bashaw is certainly confirmed
in the three Governments I before mentioned to Your Worship, &c., so that I doubt not
but now everything will go well here, though the present Captain Bashaw bits not yet
delivered up this Government agreeable to Solyman Bashaw's orders; but it is
impossible he can hold it out long, as the above-mentioned has now an army ot
upwards of 40,000 men, and is shortly expected down here, when it is very certain
numbers of worthless heads will be chopped off."
In a subsequent letter, dated the 20th March 1750, the Resident
reported the arrival at Bussorah, on the 22nd of the preceding month, of
Solyman Bashaw, and that the Captain Bashaw had made over the
Government to him. The following is an extract from this letter :—
" I have now the pleasure to inform Your Worship in Council that on the 22nd
ultimo arrived Solyman Bashaw's Mussaleem, to whom the Captain Bashaw delivered up
the Government without any molestation, and retired to his old station at Monoy, though
it is thought that Solyman Bashaw, who is now become the acting man in all these