Vol 5 Letters inward and outward

[1] Brought over Rupees [2] Account goods sold in August 1802 [3] Purple & Scarlet Perpetuanoes 30 Bales or 300 [Pr] at 34.. 2.. 46½ [Pr Pr] [4] Sold at one years Credit & at 1.. 2.. 46½ [Pr Pr] discount [5] Perpetuanoes of variuos Colours 20 Bales or 200 [Pr] One [Two-] [6] Sold at one years credit & at 12 [7] 2 per bent above Invoice [7] Amount Woollens sold in august [8] Amount of 353 Bales of Broad Cloth & Bales of Perpetuanoes sold since the 1st- Jan[y-] 1801 [9] [NB.] the above account is in Raige Rupees of 6 [7] 2 Mamodies [10] Bombay Rupies being 7 [7] 2 Mamodies [11] Bushire 8th- Sept- [12] 1802- forwarded to Bussora [13] by the Panthu Snow [14] 10384 3 50 [15] 484 3 50 [16] 4175 u u [17] 521 3 50 [18] 9900 u u [19] 4696 3 50 [20] Raige RP u u [21] 360172 u 17 [22] 14596 3 50 [23] 374768 3 67 [24] Political Department [25] To [26] Mirza Mehedy ally Khaun [27] Resident [28] at Bushire [29] Sir- [30] I am directed by the Honble- the governor in Council to acquaint you , that [31] you assistant Mr Bruce's Salary has been [feuid] at Rupeis 150 per Month at which [32] rate he is accordingly authorized to have for the amount of his [aneans] from the [] [33] of his being employed as you assistant and so to continue to receive his allowance in [34] future [35] I am Sir [36] your most humble Servant [37] Sign'd L.. a.. grant [38] Sub Lec[u] to gar[t] [39] True Copy Mr Bruce [40] assistant [41] Bombay Castle [42] 12th- august 1802 [43] received per Sernate [44] on the 20th- Sept- 1802

Service To Lieutenant Lowes Commander of the Ternate Sir You are hereby directed to keep your Vessel in the Outer Roads, in a State of Readiness for Sea _ And on no account allow any part of Your Ships Company to have any communication with the Natives of this Place, should it at any time be requisite for Your Boat to come on Shore be particularly careful that She be manned by those Europeans that do not understand any of the Asiatic Languages _ You will also not allow any of the Native Boats to come along side of any account, but make them lay at a small distance from Your Vessel & send your own Boat manned by Europeans to them to receive what they may have or to enquire what they may want ____ As there is every reason to expect Vessels from the Northd. & Southd. You will make it your particular business to bring them to & make them Anchor close to you, and on no account allow them to have any communication with the Shore Boats or the Shore, but desire that their Commander come on board Your Vessel with the Merchants Letters, Packets or whatever else they may have, which You will enclose in a Bag Sealed & forward to Me by a Country Boat, that shall be sent of to be near you for the Purpose ____ The better to make your Vessel distinguished you will hoist a large Broad Pendant & whenever a Boat is required from the Shore fire a Gun & hoist your Ensign which if you perceive is not answered at the xxxxxxxx Factory by hoisting the Union at the Flag Staff repeat the Gun untill it is ____ Whenever a Vessel heaves in sight from the Northd. fire two Guns, if from the Southd. three Guns, which will be answerd by the Colours at the Flag Staff & a Boat immeadately sent of to you ____ As the object of Your Voyage here is respecting the Most _ Melencholy event of the Persian Embassador, you will conform strictly to those instructions as the smallest deviation from them may be attended with the most serious consequences to the Public Service _ Whatever Provisions or Supplies of any kind you may require I have directed Mr Bruce to provide you with I am Sir Your most obedient servant Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Resident Wm Bruce Asst. _ Signd Bushire 20th Septr 1802

Secret Service

To Samuel Manesty Esq. Resident &c &c &c at Bussora

Sir.

I have the honor to inform you that the Ternate imported here yesterday [Ending] Command of Lt. Lowes on Secret Service

It is with much regret I am under the disagreeable necessity of informing you of the melancholy event which occasioned the Death of the late Persian Embassador Hadgee Kaliel Khaun who was unfortunately killed on the Evening of the 20th. July in endeavouring to quell a dispute between his people & the Honorary Guard it is needless for me to enlarge on the Subject as of course the whole of the particulars are mentioned in the Public Packets which are now on board the Ternate _

As I have conceived it requisite to detain the Ternate here / agreeable to my Instructions / for the benefit of the Honble Company Service as well as to secure the Compys. property as the safety of My own Person & Assistant particularly under such a fickle government / I have to request that you will send down one of the Cruizers for the receipt of the Bussora & Bagdad Packets, or two hire one of the Beniattaba or Bundaruk Boats to come here for the same _____ I have endeavoured every thing in My Power to hire a Boat here but it is a thing utterly impossible as they are afraid of being taken by the Beniattaba & [Suadie] Arabs _____

I should have sent the packets over Land but as I have heard the single letter I sent you respecting Colonel Harcourt was opend; I thought it most prudent not to do so _ as it is of the most Serious consequence to Our Government that this unfortunate circumstance should not be know amongst the Natives/or any body but yourself / untill my dispatches are forwarded to the Persian Monarch with whom I am in hopes every thing will be adjusted to the satisfaction of himself & our supreem government _

When this deplorable accident happened Mr Duncan was not in Bombay & unhappily Mr [Carnac] had departed this life the ruins of government was in the hands of John Hector Cherry Esq.

I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient humble servant Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Wm Bruce Asst.

Bushire 21st Septr 1802 by Dawk express our [Land]

Service To Lieutenant Edward Lowes Commander of the Ternate Sir

Winds and weather permitting you are hereby directed to weigh anchor & come into the Inner Roads _ A Pilot for which is now sent As the Melencholy circumstance respecting the Persian Embassador has been made known to his friends here _ you now may allow the Country Boats to come along side & Your own Boat and People to come on Shore whenever You think proper & from this date there is no occasion for Your interference with any Vessels that may arrive As Specified in your first order

I am Sir Yours Obediently Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Resident Wm Bruce Asst. Sign'd True Copy

Bushire 27th Septr. 1802.

Service To Lieutenant Edward Lowes Commander of the Ternate Sir_ The Vessel now in sight to the Southd. You will on her entering the Outer Roads, order your Boat with an Officer to board her as soon as possible to prevent her having any communication with the Shore Boats or Shore _ [Desere] the Commander of the Vessel to deliver up to you all her Packets & Letters she may have for this Place, which you will enclose in a bag & send on Shore to me _ enquire from where She has come & if the Body of the Embassador is on board _ The intelligence you may receive acquaint Me of in writing _ Nobody on board the Vessel is to have any communication with the Shore untill You receive further instructions from Me _ The acompanying letter you will deliver to the Commander of the Vessel I am Sir Yours Obediently Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Resident Wm Bruce Asst. Sign'd True Copy

Bushire Octr. 3rd. 1802

[45] [W Bruce] [46] [signature]

Service To The Captain or Commanding Officer Of the Vessel in the Outer Roads Sir

For the Benefit of the Public Service you are requested to abide by what Lt. E. Lowes may require of you _ So far as to delivering up your Letters & Packets for this Place to him & not allowing any of the Shore Boats to come along side or any person to come on Shore from the Vessel untill you hear further from the

I am Sir Yours most Obediently Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Resident Wm Bruce Asst.

Sign'd True Copy

Bushire Octr. 3rd. 1802

NB. this Vessel proved to be the American Ship the Two Sons - of course not subject to any request from Us _ nowithstanding the [competed] Wm Bruce Asst.

To Lieutenant E. Lowes Commander of the Ternate Sir

The American Ship the Two Sons being on her way to Bussora & Mr T. Blast of the Honble Companys Marine charged with Express Dispatches from Sir Home Popham, bring on board Passenger _ I have conceived it the best opportunity for forwarding the Packets on board your Vessel

You will inconsequence be pleased to deliver to the Bearer the Bussora & Bagdad Packets withs all the Private Letters you may have for those places _ that I may deliver them in charge to Mr T. Blast

I am Sir Yours most Obediently Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Resident

Wm Bruce Asst.

Sign'd True Copy

Bushire, 5th Octr. 1802

To Samuel Manesty Esq. Resident &c &c. &c At Bussora Sir.

I have embraced this opportunity of forwarding the Bussora & Bagdad Packets from on board the Ternate to you _ by the American Ship The Two Sons, who now proceeds I have given them in charge to Mr T. Blast of the Honble Compys. Marine who is on Board charged with Express Packets from Sir Home Popham, Capstain of His Majestys Ship The Romney The Two Sons leaves this tomorrow morning, if the strength of this NW gale abates & by Her also comes Passenger to join his station at Bagdad Assistant Surgeon [Hire] No intelligence as yet has been received from the Persian Government The King has returned to [Taroonee] from Korosané & has subjected the whole of that Country except, Muschid & two other Places ________ Lemin Shaws Brothers, Mamood & Ferius, from Candahar & Haraut have sent the King very considerable presents, which have been received & Lemin Shaws son has escaped and is now with the King at Taroone_ The marriage of two of his sons will shortly take place _ We have no other news of any consequence here __ I have the pleasure to enclose you a Duplicate of my Express to you over Land by [Dawk] _ I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedient humble Servant Mirza Mehedy Ally Khaun Wm Bruce Asst. Signed True Copy

Bushire, 5th Octr. 1802