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advantagious Settlement for the vend of British Manufactures, and he says
he does not doubt of its answering in the end tho* he fears it will be some
time first, afler Meer Hossan's departure for Shyrash the Arabs were so
insolent that Mr. Wood was oblig'd to leave the place and proceed to Bussorah
were he stayed till July and as Meer Hossain was not returned from Shyrash
he went to Busshire where he proposed staying until Meer Hossain might
come back and reassume the Government, but his having obtained a ro^om
from Carem Caun for settling a Factory at Bunderick he proceeded thither
the 9th September and by his letter of 23rd of the same month he acquaints
us that his arrival gave the Inhabitants much Satisfaction, but that he had
not been a sufficient time to make his arrival know to the Inland Merchants.
He has Indented to us for eighty Bales of broad Cloth and seventy of Perpets,
which we acquainted our Superiors of desiring they would supply him, as
we had not the sortments in Ware house and they have acquainted us it was
not in their power to comply therewith till the arrival of the Edgecote and
Houghton from England when we might be assured of their doing it by the
first proper Conveyance as nearly as they were able.
We beg leave to assure your Honours that since Mr. Kniphausen's arrival
in the Gulph we have kept a watchful Eye on his proceedings to prevent
any encroachments on your Honour's priviledges in this Kingdom, and should
he have any designs that way we hope it will be in our power to prevent him.
As the Resident at Bussorah from his near Situation to Garack is able to give
Your Honours a perfect account of the proceedings of the Dutch we have
constantly directed him to be very full on that head and hope he has from time
to time not omitted it.
Nothing further occurring at present, We beg leave to subscribe our
selves with great deference and respect.
May it please your honours,
Your most faithful and
most obedient humble Servants,
ALEXANDER DOUGLAS.
JOHN PARSONS.
G oombroon ;
2nd December 1755.
Gombroon,
Letters from.
Trouble in Petsia
and the scarcity of
Inland merchants.
LXXIV.
Public Department Diary No. 29 of 1756, pp. 128-130.
Bombay Castle, 9th March 1756.
Imported our Hon'ble Master's Ship Houghton Captain Richard
Walpole, from Gombroon by whom We received advices from the Agent and
Council there bearing Date the 24th Ultimo, and owning the receipt of our
commands of the 10th October, since tlieir last address Warren likewise those
of the 12th December & 3rd Jany. They then mentioned the arrival of
Shipping at their Fort. That they had informed on enquiry the sale of Imboss
Cloths in carpets would no ways answer at their markets, and had advised the
Hon'ble Company accordingly. That they had directed Messrs. Wood &
Shaw to inform them what Vend they promised at their places and the former