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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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
DECI:MICR. 1934
must leave some behind us. Thank God, have gott all most all we left behind us last year except a little from Linqua. The Hong losses their creditt prodigiously.() Every body that have delt with them this year complains very much and swears they will not have any dealings more with them, expecially now old Linqua is a goeing to retire to Chingu and leaving their business to Chouqua and Emsha. We have dealt alltogather with Coula who has proved better as yett then we could expect. To make our condition still the worse, a ship from Manilla is arrived, which brings news that the people have risen up in rebellion against the Government and have killed the Governor and his son and imprison'd all his freinds, Bo the trade will florish there again, and that two ships more will come here, one of which is bound for the Coast, which you know is dismall news to us, expecially in our condition.
Mr. Wilkinson in the Essex has resolved to stay the whole year about,(%) and has wrote the Companey that little or noe good tea is to be had, but you that know China can easily unfold that ridle and can easily guese what he stays for.
We have dispatched Messrs. Curganven and Harnage for Surratt about the 10th last month with a pretty good cargoe and have lent them 120 shooes of gold of our last years contract, for could not gett them a peice this, except we would, as I said before, (pay) 110 Bicee. Master Peter knows all the trade of China allready and doth not question but of comeing again the next year and then to go to England to live gay and grand with his pretty wife and his great relations, wilst Pell Garlick must druge two or three voyages more, if God will spare me my life.(*) Thank God, I am very well now but have had two or three little indispositions.
I have received Mrs. De la Forse's (5) adventure, but, poor woman, am afread shall not make hir any great voyage. I do not question but by this time you find joy and contentment amongst your friends in England. I wish heartily I could have that happiness, but must be content in what God Almighty has allotted me. Harris talks of comeing home next year, and beleivo he certainly will, but it will be impossible for me, except I receive orders; for I think I can not leave gentlemen's effects att sizes and seven with honour ; and besides you kno six girles aro heavy articles and very dull commodities. Thinking of them makes me meloncolly, which makes me break up so abruptly, but not so but yet I esteam myself happy in haveing so good relations, expecially in so good a brother as yourself, in whose good oppinion hope always to remain Your most affectionate brother and most obedient humble servant,
J.S. (Noras ou Doo NT No. 108.] (*) Abdu" dear, an eminent Muhammadan merchant.
(1) sonttorgood oorne to mean that the business carried on by Lingun and Ancy was dealing. For & noto on hang, hong, toe p. 116.
(5) The Essea, which milod from the Downs on 18 January 1718/19, did not rench Whampos until 26 September, and her merpercargoes, of which James Wilkinson was ono, decided that it would be too dangerous to attomp to make the homeward passage that soahon and that " for the date out of the Corpany" they had better remain" till next season," a decision that brought them into conflict with the Hoppo regarding dues (noo More, I, 150).
() As previously stated, Peter Curgon ven had no opportunity to live" gay and grand," since he u taken by "Angris" grabe and only released after a long detention and the payment of heavy ransom. By alluding to himself " Pell (or Pal) Garlick," Scattergoca means "Poor me!" (no the correspondence on this expression in Notes and Queries, 1931).
(5) Elizabeth, wife of Captain Charles de la Force and daughter of Thor Pain, and Judith, nater of Richard Tremehfield, Scattergood's stepfather.