Book Title: 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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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[JULY, 1933
the Company's service, the last to be sent home on the first ship, Mr. Wright was also turned out of the Councill but not the Company's service (9)
The darck design before the arrival of the change are to tedious to be inserted in a letter, as well has the employment of our Court, who has been very busy and continues the discovery of shamefull suffering of the black, which the Company has given order to redrees.(a) Undoubtedly your owners have wrote you by the China ships, for there is no letter yett come to hand, except one from Joseph de Costa with order to deliver his money to Mr. Drake which has been done.() Mr. Phipps money has also been remitted to him according to his order.
Mr. John (? Jeremiah) Bonnell of Surat has drawn three bills on me on your account, which have paid, amounting to eight thousand five hundred pagodas. Mr. Toriano has paid on your account three thousand nine hundred and fifty three pagodas, besides interest. I do not remember your privett letters from Europe do contain any thing of impertance ; however shall advise Mr. Toriano to write to you.
Your comboge (gamboge) is still unsoki, no French ship being arrived, and our Europe commanders do not seem inclined towards itt. If they make any advance, shall meet them half way rather then loose the oppertunity.
The 14th November was a fattall day to the Company, who lost two ships, one being the King George fully leaden for Europe, the other the Darkmath (Dartmouth] with about twenty chests of silver. The Marlborough was drove in about 6 fathom water and suffered very much, for the storme was vielent.
There will be three ships despatched for Europe, [the] Monmouth expected from Bengall() with Marlborough and Heathcott. Mr. Harris, who gives his service to you, has not yett resolved upon which to take his passage.(6)
The 13th instant Mr. Hastings died and was ) buried the 19th with great pomp and litt, sorrow (1)
Inclored comes a price currant remitted me from Bengall and also of this place,(8) according to my promise, and shall also endeavour to secure the quantity of tinn you do want. If any thing matteral offers, shall send a letter for you[r] return from Surat at Callicutt to Mr. Adams.(") I wish you a prosperous voyage, and am,
Sir, your most humble servant,
FR. HUGONIN. Fort St. George the 29 December 1721.
(NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 143.) (1) This remark gives an idea of Seattergood's intended route, but we have no further news of him until his arrival at Bombay.
(3) Hugonin correctly states the change in the government of Madres by the Company's orders. At the time of the arrival of the Heathcote and Marlborough Thomas Wright was absent, having gone to China in the Hastings with the Governor's permission.
(3) The whole period of Hastings' governorship was marred by dissensions with his colleagues, notably with Nathaniel Elwiek whom he had deprived of his office in July 1720.
(6) Da Costa's letter, dated 20 January 1720,1, has not been reprodused.
(6) The Monmouth, Captain Reginald Kemeyr, arrived at Madras from Bengal on 9 January 1721/2 and sailed, with the Heathcote ond Marlhorough, for England on 4 February (Fort St. George Diary).
(6) On 18 December 1721, Thomas Harris, who had been residing at Fort St. George as a free merchant since the departure of the Bonita for Chine, petitioned the Council for leave to take his passage on one of the homeward bound ships, "finding the country not Agreeable to his constitution." (Consultations at Port St. George, 1721.)
(7) The Fort St. George Diary of 19 December contains the brief announcement: "This night the late President Francis Hastings Eaqr. was interr'd in a very handsome manner."
(8) See the document which follows. () Robert Adams, Chief of the factory at Calicut.
