"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" [و‎‎٣‎٠] (٢٢٦/٦١)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA —1646 TO 1846.
1751.
29
Residence.
Person's names and employments.
Time of their
arrival in India.
Bussorah
Brabazon Ellis, intended for Resi-
j dent ... ... ... 22nd Feb. 1749...
Nathaniel Pompet, but ordered to
move to the Residency ... 9th Dec. 1746 ...
1 John Holmes, Assistant to the
j Resident... ... ..., 10th Jpne 1750...
, Danvers Graves ... 18th May 1719 ...
L Francis Wood, Secretary ... 17th Aug. 1743...
150
40
15
Ages.
Titles.
Junr. Merchant.
Writer.
Fifth in Council
Senr. Merchant.
Factor.
71. In a despatch, dated the 6th April 1752, the Hon'ble the Court
of Directors communicated to the Bombay Government their approval
in the following instance of Mr. Ellis's proceedings while Resident at
Bushire:—
" Mr. Ellis, our Resident at Bussorah, has behaved extremely well in refusing a
loan of money to the Mussaleem, and in representing to Solyman Bashaw the contin
ued obstructions, impositions, and affronts he met with on this occasion, in which
manner as to procure ample and satisfactory redress.
In a subsequent despatch, dated the 14th March 1753, the Hon'ble
Court made the following' further remark regarding Mr. Ellis :
In our letter of the 6th April last we took notice of the good conduct of Mr. Ellis
our Kesident at Bussorah: his behaviour since appears to be very satisfactory and'
therefore we recommend it to you to continue him in that station, or as you shall find
he deserves.
72. In the diary of the Gombroon factory for the 1st June 1749
the Resident at
the followinar
allusion is made to a letter having been received from
Bussorah, dated
intelligence:—
the 20th April preceding.
containing
" Th at the contest between the kings, it was expected, would be shortly decided •
that Ibrahim Shaw was at Tabareez, and by his conduct seemed to follow the steps of
his uncle Nadir Shaw. Their Bashaw was within two days of Bagdad : it was said one
Iryache Jladjee Mahomed, formerly grand vizier, was arrived there, with six thousand
soldiers, as Governor, which, if true, the Bashaw's affairs appear bad. It was reported if
he should not have agreeable news from Court, he will enter the place sword in hand • he
was confirmed one year longer Governor of Bussorah, which, it was hoped, would make
him think it his interest to leave off his daily impositions. That the Government
had again insisted upon a further loan, but that, agreeable to our orders, he (the Ilesi-
dent at Bussorah) had struck his flag, acquainting them of his intentions of leaving the
place, which occasioned their desisting. The Kia sending several of the principal
people to invite his stay, promising no further molestation, and he hoped affairs would
go on better, and was then on better terms than the Dutch. He had addressed the
Bashaw concerning the affairs."
73. On the 3rd November 1751 the Resident at Bussorah (Mr. Ellis)
addressed a letter to the Agent in Council, Gombroon, from which the
following is an extract:—
" My last respects informed your Worship in Council of the necessity I had been
under of representing to Solyman Bashaw the Mussaleem's violent measures and extra
ordinary behaviour towards me, to which the Bashaw's answers have been extremely
sahsfactory and obliging; and his reprimand to the Mussaleem thereon so very
effectual that the business of this factory has been since carried on without the least
hindrance or molestation."