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the fhip at his port. You muft not land a piece of goods, 
“or enter into any agreement or contract, &c. till you hear 
from the Bey, and, from the anfwer you receive, confult 
how to aét; but let it be with great caution, till you are 
perfectly fatisfied of the friendly difpofition of the Bey to- 
wards you, as we have reafon to expect the Bey’s anfwer 
will be polite and favourable, and an invitation to vifit Cai-_ 
ro. Mr Shaw will then proceed with the purfer, and any 
other of the officers you may think proper, with. a few laf- 
cars and fervants, properly equipped, to make the embafly 
‘brilliant and refpectable. The letters, prefents, and mutters 
of the cargo fhould go at the fame time; and we recom- 
mend that, on Mr. Shaw’s arrival at Cairo, after he retires 
from the Bey, he makes a vifit to the Venetian Conful, whom 
Mr Bruce has mentioned very particularly in his letter. If 
he finds. him the fame perfon he has defcribed, he will re- 
ceive from him fuch neceflary information as may be ufe- 
ful in his. future tranfactions, and will put himfelf under 
his protection in preference to the French houfes; but he 
will act with extreme caution, till he difcovers fuch connec- 
tion is not difagreeable to the Bey, with whom he mutt ap- 
pear to be, on all occafions, perfectly fatisfied. We furnifh 
you with a copy of Mr Bruce’s letter, to whom we confider 
-ourfelves much obliged for the information he has given 
us. His letters you will find of great fervice in conducting 
your bufinefs there, and to which we advife your paying 
ftrict attention. 
“We defire that Captain Greig may remain on board the 
fhip till all the cargo is difpatched and landed, in order to 
give every neceflary advice in tranfporting the fame, and 
_ when that is finifhed, Captain Greig is to proceed to Cairo, 
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