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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ DECEMBER, 1917
we have gained of the Austrian ship mentioned in the 30th and the following Paragraphs, Copies of which must now he sent to ... the President and Council at Madras, as it appears thereby that the Ship's Destination was for the Coromandel Coast, tho' by what we have heard it seems doubtful whether she can be got off from the Bar of Delagoa River, where she ran aground.
Letter from the President and Council at Bombay to the President and
Council at Fort St. George, dated 28 August 1777.8 We enclose an extract from the Honble. Company's commands, dated the 20th February last, and a copy of the paper therein refer'd to. The Ship Joseph and Theresa arrived at Delagoa in the month of April last and ran ashore in endeavouring to get into the river, It seems doubtful whether she will be got off, but we think it proper to acquaint you that Mr Ryan, the person mention'd in the extract, arrived here some time agoe in a Country Vessell from Dalagoa and took passage from hence in the Hastings Snow for your Coast, which Vessell has been forced into Damauno by stress of weather and we suppose will not be able to proceed on her voyage for some time.
Letter from the Council at Surat to the Governor and Council
of Bombay, dated 7 September 1777.10 Honble. Sir and Sirs, We dispatch this by express Pattamars (pathmár, courier ) to your Honor &ca. purposely to advise you of the arrival of an Imperial Austrian Ship, the Joseph and Theresa, commanded by Mr William Bolts, Lieutenant Colonel in her Imperial Majesty's Service, last from Delagoa, after a passage of six weeks, which anchored at the Bar the Šth instant in the Evening.
Lieutenant Colonel Bolts arrived at the French Gardens yesterday Evening, and addressed a letter to the Chief" [Monsieur Anquetil de Briencourt), Copy of which is now enclosed, with the reply thereto, which we hope will meet your approval (not traced ).
Having duly considered the Commands of the Honble. the Court of Directors with respect to this ship, we have desired the Nabob [Nawab, the Governor ] to take effectual Care that the inhabitants in this City, under his protection, have not any commercial or other intercourse with these adventurers, and the Chief will take every Justifiable measure to prevent those under our protection and the powers about this place, and by the influence of the Nabob, the foreign nations resident bere, from having any connexion with them.
In the 35th Paragraph of the commands aforementioned, the Honble, the Court of Directors have been pleased to order that if any Subjects of England are on board that Vessel, they shall be arrested and sent to England by the first opportunity. But should any land here, from the situation of this Government and the neutrality of this Port, we are led to think that this would be esteemed an unjustifiable Act, And therefore beg leave to be favored with your sentiments thereon.
You will be pleased to remark the particular Claims made by Lieutenant Colonel Bolte in his letter to the Chief, and with respect to which we request your full and explicit orders.
We do not yet know what Cargo she has on board, but shall fully advise you of any particulars that inay come to our knowledge respecting this vessel.
9 Bombay Lettera Sent, (1777) LVI. 107–108.
Daman, old Portuguese settlement on the Gujarat Coast. 1° Letters Received at Bombay, (1777), XLIII.
