VOL 11 LETTERS INWARD AND OUTWARD

[1] Bushire 4th- January 1809. [2] To, [3] Mr- William Bruce [4] Acting Resident at [5] Commercial Dept- Bushire Sir, [6] In reference to a Letter from [7] the Resident at Bussora to your address under date the [8] 22d. of September last, I am directed by the Honble- the Go= [9] =vernor in Council to advise you that Mr. Manesty has been [10] instructed to return the 59 Bales of Woollens he received [11] from Bushire, or such part thereof as may remain unsold [12] to your Residency ; if His Excellency Sir Harford Jones [13] conceive the State of affairs in Persia to have become [14] sufficiently tranquil to justify the measure ; concerning [15] which you are to apply to Sir Harford, and communu= [16] =cate to Mr. Manesty for his informations and guidance [17] the wishes of His Excellency on this Subject. [18] I have the honor to be, [19] Sir [20] Your most Obedt. Hl. Servt. [21] Wm. Newnham [22] Secy. to Govt. [23] Bombay Castle [24] 10th November 1808 [25] To, [26] Mr- William Bruce [27] Acting Resident at Bushire, [28] Pub: Dept. Sir, [29] In reference to the charge [30] for feeding the [asses] and for Boat hire exhibited in your [31] disbursements for August and September last, as particula= [32] =rized in the Margin ; I am directed by the Honble the Governor [33] in Council, to call upon you to explain the former usage in [34] regard to the charge for feeding the asses - for if it be not both [35] an antiently established one, and also indispensable, it is [36] to be discontinued, as must that Contingent one for Boat [37] hire as soon at least as the present troubles in the Gulph [38] of Persia shall have abated . - [39] August [40] Charge for feeding [41] the Asses - 25 [42] Boat hire - 10 [43] - 35 [44] September [45] Charge for feeding the [46] Asses - 25 [47] Boat hire -15 40 [48] 75 [49] I have the honor to be, [50] Sir [51] Your most Obedt. H. Servt. [52] F. Warden [53] Cheif Secy. [54] Bombay Castle [55] 15th. November 1808.

[1] Political Department [2] To, [3] Lieutt. Wm. Bruce [4] Acting Resident at [5] Bushire [6] Sir, [7] I am directed, by the Honble [8] the governor in Council, to call upon you to report what [9] proceeding's have been with the Shaikh of Bushire, [10] with a view to the recovery of the Expence of the ¾th. Repairs [11] of his Ship in pursuance of the Several notifications fur= [12] =nished to you in my Communications under dates the [13] 30th of October 1807. and 25th- January last.- [14] 2 You will, however, proceed on [15] this business in concurrence with the opinion of this Ex= [16] =cellency Sir Harford Jones.[17] I am, Sir, [18] Your most Obedt Servant; [19] F. Warden [20] Chief Secretary [21] Bombay Castle [22] 14th October 1808 [23] Lieutenant Wm. Bruce [24] Assistant Resident in Charge [25] Abushire [26] Pub -: Dept/ Sir, [27] I have the honor to forward for [28] your reply a copy of the Resolutions passed by Govern= [29] =ment on audit of your Disbursements from May to July [30] last and to be, [31] Sir, [32] Your most Obedt. Servt. [33] J. Elphenston [34] Audr- Civ. Accts. [35] Bombay Castle [36] Office of Audit [37] 5th. November 1808 [38] To, [39] Lieutt- William Bruce [40] Acting Resident in Charge, [41] Bushire [42] Sir, [43] I have the honor to forward [44] for your information and reply a copy of the Resolu= [45] =tions passed by Government on Audit of your Disburs [46] =ments for August and September last, and to be, [47] Sir, [48] Your most Obedt. Servt. [49] J. Elphenston [50] Audr. Civ. Accts. [51] Bombay Castle [52] Office of Audit [53] 18th. November 1808

[1] To, [2] N. H. Smith Esqre. [3] Resident at [4] Bushire. Sir, [5] I am desired by the Right Honble- [6] the Governor General in Council to intimate to you that your [7] account of Disbursements for the Month of March 1808 for [8] =warded in your letter of the 20th. May last has been passed [9] by His Lordship in Council.- [10] 2 It being an established rule for [11] all Political Residents and Agents to transmit their [12] Accounts to the Civil Auditor by whom a regular Month [13] =ly Report is Submitted to government .- I am directed [14] to desire that you will in future transmit your accounts [15] to that Officer regularly Communicating to him any [16] necessary explanation of the items of it of a nature [17] which may not be deemed Secret and those of that descrip [18] =tion you will report to Government referring the Auditor [19] to the letter in which you may make such Communication [20] I have the honor to be, [21] Sir, [22] Your most Obedt. H. Servt. [23] N. B. Edmonstone [24] Secretary to Govt. [25] Fort William [26] 3rd October 1808 [27] Political Department [28] To, [29] Lieutt- W. Bruce [30] Acting Resident [31] at Bushire [32] Sir, [33] I have the honor to acknow = [34] =ledge the receipt of your Letter dated the 15th of October [35] giving cover to the despatches to the address of Mr. Secre= [36] =tary Edmonstone, and to inform you that the same were [37] this day forwarded by express to Fort William .[38] I am, [39] Sir, [40] Your most Obedient Servant, [41] F. Warden [42] Chief Secretary [43] Bombay Castle, [44] 29th. October 1808 ;

[1] Political Department [2] To, [3] Lieutenant W. Bruce [4] Acting Resident [5] at Bushire [6] Sir, [7] I am directed by the Honble [8] the governor in Council to inform you that your Des= [9] =patches to the address of Mr Secretary Edmonstone having [10] been last night received per Diamond were this day for= [11] =warded to Bengal as usual. - [12] I am Sir, [13] Your most Obedient Servant, [14] F. Warden [15] Chief Secretary [16] Bombay Castle [17] 7th November 1808 [18] Lieut William Bruce, [19] Acting Resident at [20] Bushire, Sir, [21] 1st- I request that your abstracts [22] and Muster Rolls as well as every other Voucher, which [23] may either now, or hereafter, be required, for your Military [24] Disbursements may in future be forwarded to the Offi= [25] =cers in that Department, conformably to the 4th. Clause, [26] of the government printed Regulations of the 26th- of Fe= [27] =buary last; the first Bill of each set, to be drawn on the [28] Military Pay Master general being only forwarded to this of= [29] =fice, agreeably to the Rules laid down for your guidance, in [30] the 1st. Clause [31] 2nd- I beg in like manner that the first [32] Bill, of each set, to be drawn on the Marine Pay Master & [33] StoreKeeper may only be transmitted to me for such advan [34] =ces, and supplies as you may make an account the Honble [35] Company's Cruisers, and to Marine Officers the Vouchers [36] being enclosed to the Marine Pay Master, and Horsekeeper, [37] with a request, that such of them may be handed up to the [38] superintendent of Marine as you may deem to be necessary, [39] for the Audit of your accounts should the latter Officer not [40] have been previously furnished with the requisite Vouchers [41] for the admission of your Disbursements [42] I have the honor to be, [43] Sir, [44] Your most Obedient Servant, [45] J. Ephenston [46] Audr. Civ Accts. [47] Bombay Castle [48] Accountt. generals Office [49] 10th November 1808

[1] Bushire 14th- January 1809 [2] Mr. Bruce [3] Lieut. Companys Marine and [4] Acting Resident Bushire [5] Sir, [6] By your request I enclose the [7] proclamation; I have got to inform you that the of [8] =ficer or Lieut. of the Nautilus has made a Gross mistake [9] in informing you that I fired the Muskets you mention [10] =ed in your Letter before them, But I assure you that it was [11] 3 or 4 minutes after the Cruizer had fired Hers myself [12] and Officers on very agreeable to answer to any complains [13] you, on the Lieutt in command wish to lay before the [14] Government in Council of Bombay or to any improprie [15] of our Conduct, and we do not consider ourself under [16] the immediate Command of the Nautilus but under [17] the immediate Command and order of the British re= [18] =sident @ Bushire according to the proclamation of the [19] government general in Council ; [20] I am, Sir [21] Yours Obedient Servant ; [22] Waddington [23] Captain of the Ship [24] Macoley [25] Bushire [26] 14th. Jany-.1809 [27] Bushire 20th. January 1809. [28] To, [29] Lieutt. William Bruce [30] & & & [31] Sir, [32] I am directed by Captain Pasley [33] to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 19th Decr. and to [34] request that you will transmit, with all convenient speea [35] a List of the articles delivered over by you to the Acting Brok [36] On examining our Stores, no tools be= [37] =longing to Mr. Collins have been found among them. [38] In the account Disbursements [39] of this Mission for the Month of July, made out by you [40] the