Indian Antiquary Vol 62

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

Page 409

JULY, 1933)
THE SCATTERGOODS AND THE EAST INDIA COMPANY
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(5) See note (7) document No. 133, (6) The Stanhope, & Company's ship. was commanded by Captain Wentworth George Pite. (7) James Wilkinson, supercargo of the Essex, which had remained at Canton for yoar.
() The death of Captain John Pinnell, commander of the Essex, at the Cape of the yellow janders," was reported to Scattergood in a letter from John Pugh, dated "Cape of Good Hope, February 20th (1720/1)."
() It does not appear in which of the Ostend ships Nathaniel Mountney acted as supercargo. (10) The Montagu, & Company's ship, was commanded by Captain John Gordon.
There are only two other letters written to Scattergood and despatched by the Marlborough in April 1721. They are from his friends Samuel Houblon and Peter Godfrey. The former contains nothing of special interest and the letter from Godfrey repeats the news of the change of government at Fort St. George and the warning against pirates.
The two Ormes, Alexander and Stephen, continued to busy themselves with the cargo of the Lusitania, and there is a receipt by the latter, dated at Fort St. George on 7 June, for 1400 pagodas on behalf of Scattergood's interest in the ship.
William Phipps, the Governor designate of Bombay, notified his arrival in the East.
[128] Gentlemen,
The foregoing is duplicate of what wrote you by the outward bound ships to Madrass and China (1) and meeting Mr. Long in the Hanover(*) on departure, have just time to advise you of my arrival in sight of the ships in this road, where meeting with contrary winds am forced to lye at anchor() to wait for a watch.
I am acquainted of the death of Mr. Bernard Wyche,(*) therefore desire you will remitt my affecta to me, or in my absence to Governor Boone at Bombay.
At the Cape I received your letter to me by the Sarum(5) which referring me to what you wrote by the Hanover() that I mist off, I remain unacquainted how my concern under you thrives, but hearing it hath gone so well with you as that you are design'd speedily home, I may expect in proportion & share of good fortune, since you promised you would manage for me as for your selves, and I heartily wish you a continued series of success and that you may enjoy the fruits of your labours in old England.
(Signed) WILLIAM PHIPPS. On board the Sunderland 6th June 1721.
[Endorsed] Reed, the 7th July 1721.(*)
[NOTHS ON DOCUMENT No. 128.] (1) Dated 18 December 1720. 8oo p. 226.
() This cannot be the Company's ship Hanover, which arrived in England on 21 March, six weeks before the date of the letter (Letter Book, vol. 17, p. 647).
(9) The Sunderland, with Phipps on board, was apparently lying off Mocha, where a factory was to be settled.
(4) Bernard Wyshe, Member of Council at Surat and brother of George Wyche, Scattergood's cosupercargo in the second voyage of the Amity, was a son of Sir Peter Wyche, a descendant of Richard Wyche with whomo family the seventeenth century traveller, Peter Mundy, was intimately connected. For a peigreo, so Triola of Polar Mundy, vol. I, appendix B.
(6) Dated in Canton in November 1719 and alluded to on p. 203 anto. (6) Not extant.
0) From the endorsement it seems that the Hanover (900 note (?)) nust have sailed to China, me Bcattergood was still in Canton in July 1721.