IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 202-203

The letter is one of regular updates and correspondence between Bushire and Bombay regarding the Company's affairs in the Persian Gulf. It covers several subjects:

• a shipment of woollens to Bushire from Bombay, more to follow from the London, along with a supply of tin;
• sales strategy for English woollens and tin;
• a reiteration of the order to keep both the Agnecy at Bussora [Basra] and Bombay informed of affairs at Bushire;
• Dymoke Lyster's return to Basra and his trial at Minoe [Minab] to see how well English cloth sells there;
• the Presidency's disapproval of the detention of the Drake for too long at Bushire;
• Carem Caun's [Karim Khan] proposal to station two English vessels in the Gulf to protect trade;
• the salaries and allowances to be paid at Bushire.

There are two enclosures. The first is a list of currencies and their current price in rupees. The second is a copy of a previous command from the Presidency to Basra, dated 3 April 1764, approving of the establishment and progress of the Bushire Residency.