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P. S. " I fend you a copy of the firman ; alfo letters for the 

 governors of Bombay and Bengal, inclofing the fame ; 

 you will fee the tranilator be a perfon of truft, and have 

 no intereft in deceiving you. If I did not think you very 

 fafe at Suez I would not write you. You are to bring no 

 coffee, or any produce of Arabia, at leafl the firll voyage, 

 till you make your terms here. I inclofe you a letter from 

 the chief of the cuilomhoufq. 



J.B.^ 



Copy of Inflru(5lions from the Managers of the Suez Adven- 

 venture, to Mr John Sha'w, and Captain William Greig^ 



" Gentlemen, 



THE proprietors of the Suez Adventure having made 

 choice of you to condu(5l the undertaking, it is our 

 duty as managers to give you the neceffary inftrudtions. 

 Inclofed you will receive invoice and bills of loading of 

 the cargo, and likewife of the freight loading on the Bengal 

 Merchant, on account and rilk of the concerned, which you 

 are to difpofe of in the gulf of Mocha, Jidda, or Suez, on 

 the mofl advantageous terms, obferving at the fame time, 

 as nearly as poiTible, the following inftruftions : 



" As many unforefeen accidents may happen that we 

 cannot guard againfl, and as the proprietors have placed in 

 us an implicit confidence, we now delegate to you, Gentle- 

 men, full power and authority to condiKfl and manage 

 this new undertaking, for which your credit, as well 

 I as 



