"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" [ظ‎‎٤‎٢] (٢٢٦/٨٦)

54 PRECIS OF INFORMATION REGARDING CONNECTION OF E. I. COMPY.
" 'ird. —That the Turkish customs on the cargoes of the several other ships
expected this season he thus divided.
" The 3 per cent, on till English property to be all paid to the Hon'hle Company.
" The 7 per cent, on all country property whatever, whether sold by the English or
country merchants, to be equally divided between the Mussaleem and the Hon'ble Com
pany, or 82- per cent, each."
125. On the Mth August 3 769 the Pacha of Bagdad addressed
the following letter to the Agent in Council at Bussorah :—
" The conduct of Shaik Abdoolla, the Montifick Shaik, having been such, I have
been obliged to turn him out of that Shaikdom, and in his room have appointed Fazel
Ebna Saigar the Shaik of the Montificks; in consequence I have sent him the ' Coork,'
as usual, upon his appointment. The distresses of the poor have at length obliged me
to quit Bagdad with almost all my forces this month of Ilebi-el Saaney. From time
immemorial there has been the greatest friendship always subsisting between the
several Pachas of Bagdad and the English Chiefs residing at Bussorah, at this
time, if possible, that friendship is stronger than ever. Your being strangers in our
country claims our kindest consideration, and we are well convinced how steady are
your friendships, how ready you have ever been to assist us whenever we have had
occasion for the same. It is this reliance on that friendship that induces me to request
you would assist me and my Mussaleem, lladjee Soliman Aga, in our present war
against the Montifick Shaik, particularly with your Council and with your ships on
the river, in case my Mussaleem should find it necessarj' to apply to you for them : the
affair now in question is of much greater consequence than anything that has hitherto
ever passed between us, and if you will assist in it, you may be assured the favor
will never be forgotten. Upon my arrival at Bussorah you may be assured I will
leave nothing undone to serve and oblige you. I beg you would advise and assist my
Mussaleem all in your power, and do everything that you can for my interests."
On receipt of this letter the Agent in Council resolved—
" that it would be time enough to give the Mussaleem the proper reply relative to
the assistance of the Hon'ble Company's vessels against the Montifick Shaik and such
like matters as soon as ever the Mussaleem was weak enough to ask it."
After agreeing to this resolution, the Agent returned (on the 29th
August 1769) the following reply to the Pacha:—
"I have received Your Excellencies letter; it gave me much pleasure to understand
by it that I shall soon have the honor of seeing you at Bussorah, and I hope Your
Excellency will meet with every success in your present undertaking. You desire me to
continue in friendship with your Mussaleem, and assist him, not only with my advice,
but with our ships, if he desires them ; I have convinced him of the difficulty of such
large ships as our's acting in this river, of which I doubt not he will inform you.
From our first settling in your country we have always been ready to assist the Turks
to the utmost of our power, and will ever continue to do so."
126. On the 1st March 1770 the Bombay Government made the
following intimation to the Agent in Council at Bussorah:—
" Our Hon'ble Masters have in their aforesaid commands, received here the 24th
September last, been pleased to restore Mr. Robert Garden to his standing in the
service, and as, from his prudence and knowledge of their affairs at Bussorah, we are
of opinion he will be useful at your settlement, we have thought proper to appoint him
second thereof, and he must take his seat at your Board accordingly, and remain con
stantly on the spot to take charge in case of the death or absence of the Agent.
Having appointed Mr. William Walker (Surgeon at Bussorah) Surgeon of Surat
Factory, he must repair thither, and Mr. George Birat to be your Surgeon in his room.
Mr. J ames Morley was also about the same time appointed an additional member of
the Bussorah Agency. Mr. Garden and Mr. Morley having arrived at Bussorah joined
that factory on the 5th May 1770."
127. In a letter from the Agent in Council at Bussorah to the
Hon'ble the Court of Directors, dated the 11th June 1770, that authority