Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 61
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications
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MARCE, 1932)
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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as possible [of] and fill your ship with them. The black sort are worth about 5 to 6 P [? pagodas) per pecull at Malacca and the white about 3.
I shall take all possible care I can to send & sloop from Malacca with some Chinamen in her to assist you in making or procuring the said Sam Suca de Mar or Heysan.
After you have loaden your ship with tin and that fish, you must proceed to Malacca, where you will meet letters from me, but take care that you do not stay too long at Junk Ceylone. At Malacca you must apply your self to the Captain of the Chinemen,(6) to whom I shall recommend you. Deliver all your fish to him, and he will give you, in truck, sugar, canes and rattans. After you have done your business at Malacca, proceed to Anjengo to sell your canes, rattans, &ct. to Mr. Gifford,() or at Callicut to Mr. Adams for pepper. Your sugar you must sell as well as you can, in the room of which load pepper &ct. for this port.
Mr. Scattergood will take care to write you from all places if he meets with anything for your advantage and give you further orders.
We are [Unsigned.] P.S.-When you arrive in Ballasore Road, if you can't get a Pilote and the wind should blow very hard that you think yourself in danger, you may venture to carry the ship over the Braces(8) yourself.
Here follow "Directions how to cure the fish called Sam Suca de Mar or Hysan," which are almost identical with those given on p. 78, with the following addition.)
I don't question but you'll find some people at Junk Ceylone that understand these things very well, which you must employ. Be sure to carry torches and some allum along with you.
[Notes on Document No. 42.] (1) The Katherine (or Catherine) was a "country" ship, plying between Madras and Bengal and often employed to carry the Company's packets.
(9) See p. 105, n. 1.
(3) Hai-shan. See note on p. 78. San sucar do mar is the Portuguese term for the bea-slug or sea-leech, lit. sea-sucker.
(9) That is Papera or Papra, a town on the mainland to the north of the island of Junkceylon.
() See p. 78.
(6) This individual, whose name is given later as "Chan Younqua," acted as Scattergood's agent at Malacca.
(1) William Gyfford, factor at Karwar. He su ceeded Adams as Chief of the factory at Anjengo and was murdered there by the natives in 1721. Soe Wilson, Early Annals of Bengal, IIL, 406.
(8) Shoals at the entrance of the Hugli. See Bowrey, ed. Temple, p. 167.
The remainder of the time spent by Scattergood in Surat was occupied in obtaining goods for China and in enlisting subscribers to the second voyage. By the end of April 1714 he was again in Bombay where he found that the sale of the portion of the Amity's cargo left there had been effected, and it was thus possible to allocate to the owners their dividends.
