Indian Antiquary Vol 62

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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MAROH, 1933] THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
days before by a pirate of 40 guns, boarding him several times, and would certainly have taken him had not a fresh gale of wind sprung up. The Dutch men notwithstanding lost several of his men.
It is confidently reported by the Dutch that the pirats drove from Providence('0) are gone to settle at Mauritias. They have been at the coast of Guinea and take abundance of ships, inviting numbers of men to settle at Mauritias. I am afraid, as they are got to the eastward of the Cape, the India navagation will prove very dangerous, and wish none of my friends become sufferers by 'em.
I am glad it was my lot to leave India before these perilous times began, and as you have a plentifull fortune, I wou'd not put it to the hazard of becoming poorer, especially as I hear from Mr. Godfrey your health is very much impair'd; therefore, dear brother, let not too an ambitious temper of wealth deprive us of the satisfaction of your company in England, where none of your relations will be more rejoyced to see you than, dear brother, Your affectionate brother and most humble servt.
E. TRENCHFIELD.
St. Helena, June the 7th 1720.
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[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 113.]
(1) Carolina, John Scattergood's second daughter, to whom Elihu Trenchfield was godfather.
(2) The Rev. Charles Long, chaplain at Fort St. George, who had been suspended from his office in January 1720 for refusing to go to Fort St. David in obedience to orders from the Council (Diary and Con sultation Book, of 1720, p. 10).
(3) The Bouverie, Captain Thomas Wotton, was returning from a voyage to Persia, having sailed from England in June 1719. The Prince Frederick, Captain Edward Martin, was on her way home from Calcutta. She had left England in September of 1718. Trenchfield himself sailed in the Princess Amelia, Captain John Misenor.
(4) The King William, Captain James Winter, with the dismissed Governor of Fort St. George, Joseph Collet, on board, sailed from Madras on 18 January 1719/20. The Sunderland had been in Canton at the same time as the Bonita in 1719. The Cadogan, Captain John Hill, was on her way home from Fort St. David and Bengal.
(5) Peter Godfrey, later supercargo of the Morrice, seems to have sailed from China in the Sunderland in that capacity.
(6) Edward Fenwick, Scattergood's brother-in-law, having married his stepsister, Elizabeth Trench
feld
(7) For the power-of-attorney given by Scattergood to Trenchfield and Fenwick see his letter of 12 November 1719, ante, p. 198.
(8) James Naish and Richard Holland were both supercargoes of one of the ships engaged in the Ostend trade. Trenchfield seems to mean by his preceding remark "the characters of the men and vessel given by the gentlemen of the Sunderland."
(8) Isaac Pyke, Governor of St. Helena.
(10) New Providence Island, West Indies.
On this, his fifth voyage to China, Scattergood left some of his affairs at Fort St. George in the hands of Francis Hugonin, gunner at Fort St. George, who was furnished with the list of papers that follows.
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A List of Papers left with Mr. Francis Hugonin.
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Francis Hugonin & Stephen Orme's note dated 7th June 1720 @ 8 per cent;
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Charles Long note dated 13th June 1720 @ 8 per cent. per annum Samuel Court(1) do. 22nd do. do.
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