"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎١‎٦] (١٧٨٢/٢٥٩)

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good place for obtaining- grain and wine at moderate prices ; but he insisted
strongly on the necessity of providing a defensible house for the Resident,
to cover the building of which he thought that a large a vessel with 200
able-bodied men and two Gallivats would be required. So ended the
Company J s experiment * at Rig; and the expedition to Kangun was
abandoned. Mr. Wood seems to have received compensation from the
Company, on account of his private losses, to the extent of Rs. 0,000 or more.
War between In 1759 there was war between Mir Mahanna and the Shaikh of
liig^and^ ^ Charak, and the latter had apparently the support of the Qasimi Shaikh
Charak, 1750. of Ras-al-Khaimah.
Course of British trade in the Persian Gulf, 1722-63.
The trade The trade of the East India Company in Persia, notwithstanding the
serious political obstacles which it had to encounter, the generally
disturbed state of the country, and the depreciation of Persian silver, seems
to have flourished during this period in a considerable degree; but
between the years 1726 and 1730 it was at a very low ebb.
In December 1736 Kirman wool t was despatched from Bandar' Abbas
to Bombay to t he amount of 392 bags ; but it was unpacked as for want of
large timbers, the Company's servants had been unable to set up a press.
In addition to this consignment a further quantity of 6,000 maunds had
been sent off from Kirman, which, in consequence of the impressment of
transport for laying out provisions on the route of Nadir Shah's troops
marching to Qandahar, did not reach Bandar 'Abbas in time to be shipped
with the rest, 14,000 maunds more, also, had been purchased. The
Company's establishment at Kirman was at this time in charge of a
Parsi named " Seawax in regard to whom the Agent and Council at
Bandar 'Abbas were of opinion that, " tho' a very honest man ", he
" ought not to be trusted alone in Carmenia, as being a Gaber he is
liable to be fleeced by the Government, who would oblige him to make
" presents or lend the Company's money on any pretext, by which his
" Expenses might be greater than would be occasioned by the Continuance
Tn March 1757 the Company still had the establishment of a Factory at Rig in
view, but no action w;is taken on accotint of difficulties which probably arose from the
war with Prance.
t This commodity from Kirman was always described as wool, but it seems to haw
been in reality goats'-hair: see page 118 post. Refer also to Oliver 's Voyage, 11,459.