Indian Antiquary Vol 47

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[JANUARY, 1918
of the nature he mentions, but that We expect to receive particular Orders respecting the Trade of the Subjects of their Imperial Majestys by the Ships of this Season, till when We will grant him the Liberty of the Port and all requisite Assistance and Supplies for the Imperial Ship Joseph and Theresa.
Enclosure.
Letter from Mr Bolts. Honble. Sir and Sirs
Since my Arrival in this Port I have had the pleasure to be informed that the Honble. the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies have lately been please: to issue Orders to their several Presidencies in Asia to admit in their ports of the trade of such European Nations as are in amity with his most sacred Britanic Majesty. I therefore request the favour of information from your Honble. Board whether (as I most sinoerely hope) the subjects of their Imperial, Royal and Apostolic Majesties have the happiness to be included in the said general Orders, or whether there is any particular exception against the Colours of their said Majestys.
From the Obstructions which you, Honble. Sir and Gentlemen, know me to have met with in the conduct of the Expedition with which I have the honor to be entrustel, I Hatter myself you will admit the Propriety of my requesting this Informaiion, as being essentially necessary, as well for the satisfaction of their Imperial Majesties, my Sovereigns, as for the direction of my future Conduct. For such a determination of the Honble. Company may not only free their Majesties from the Expense of forming Connections with the Powers of Asia but also free me from the disagreeable necessity, to which I might be otherwise with reluctance reduced, of clashing or interfering in any respect with the Political Interests of Great Britain in India.
Permit me to assure you that this is my sincerest wish while I have the Honor of subscribing myself with the greatest respect
Honble. Sir and Sirs
Your most obedient and humble Servant Bombay, 5th March 1779.
WILLIAM Bolts, Lieut. Colonel in the
Service of their Imperial Majesties. Bombay Diary, 5 May 1779.60 Sailed the Austria Ship, Joseph and Theresa, commanded by Lieut. Coll. Bolts to Bengal. Letter from the Council at Bombay to the Court of Directors,
dated 30 April 1779.61
You have been advised from Tellicherry of the proceedings of Mr Bolts on the Malabar Coast... On the 18th of February Mr Bolts arrived at this place in the ship Joseph and Theresa, which was taken into the dock to receive some necessary repairs, and Mr Bolts having we pregume had intimation of the directions contained in your
60 Bombay Public Consulationg (1779), XLVI, 291. 61 Bombay Lolters Received (1779). VI, 260-261.