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Another had case of misconduct, noticed in the history of Turkish
'Iraq, occurred at Basrah a few years later.
Communication with the Company's stations in the Persian Gulf was Communica-
ordinarily maintained by ships from Bombay, but at times vessels with corres^ml
goods were sent direct from England to Bandar 'Abbas and proceeded enoe.
thence to Bombay; such were the "[lector" in 1756, the "Prince
Edward" in 1757, and the a Admiral Watson " of 40U tons, carrying
80 men and ^4 guns, in 1758. The question of correspondence was one
of some difficulty during the wars with the French. In 1748 original
letters from India seem to have been sent " overland via, Grand Cairo "
and duplicates by way of the Persian Gulf. In 1755, peace then pre
vailing, both original and duplicate letters from Bandar 'Abbas to
London were forwarded by Basrah and Aleppo, but " by different Con
veyances " j one of the packets of this year, which was at first supposed
to have miscarried, was accidentally found in the desert and brought to
Aleppo by a Turkish subject, and it was concluded that the messenger
had died or been killed upon the road. In 1756, war with France having
begun, the establishments in the Gulf were ordered to stand well upon
their guard, and thereafter various precautions in regard to convoys, etc.,
were taken ; but a number of important letters despatched from Aleppo
apparently failed to reach Basrah, and the Company's Court in London
could not " avoid being in pain, for fear the dispatches sent as well
"from His Majesty's Ministers as Ourselves immediately upon the
"Declaration of War against France" might have fallen into the hands
of the enemy. About the same time the Agency at Bandar 'Abbas were
ordered by the Directors to be discreet in their correspondence, and to obey
the orders of the Secret Committee, of whom three were a quorum, as if
signed by the whole Court. In 1761 correspondence between Bombay
and London was in duplicate, one set of copies being sent via Basrah,
and material passages were, " as usual, disguised in the large Cypher. "
fn 1762 there were again serious miscarriages of correspondence sent by
Basrah which were attributed to the negligence of Mr. Shaw, the
Resident there.
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Extinetiou of Portuguese influence in the Persian Gulf, 1722-63.
During this period, or possibly before it began, the Portuguese finally
disappeared from the Gulf. Direct advices from England to Bandar