| Description | Written at Smirna; sent by Venetian galley
Last letter sent by the Dalavall, a duplicate via Livorno; will not bother to describe difficulties in travel, but made best dispatch he could; your inclosed letters forwarded after arrival of ships; Mr Treasurer has paid passage of one of the Greeks as ordered, the other two being stopped at Gravesend, and asks for £100 per annum usual charges for the Druggermen who are not disposed of; Captain Earl was allowed his demand of a dollar per gun fired at the author's arrival, after discussion with the Treasurer; cost of new flagstaff will be shown in next accounts, requests new flag to replace the two old and torn ones currently held; officer came from Stambola last month with a command that all bargains should be registered and that the brokers should pay half percent for doing it, which was intimated to the frank nation. Writer of letter sent for a copy, but request not granted, though message came that the franks were not expected to take it badly. Nothing heard since, so writer supposes Jews have bought it off. 'By last shipps came 32 bales of cloth sent out by freeman, not cater'd for in the husband's manifast, nor clear'd by Certificate. Mr Treasurer has demanded the broke of 20 percent, and last night complain'd to me of those Gentlemen non complyant to whom they were consign'd. I have this day order'd them by the Cancelar to pay it, but cannot expect any thing should be done in it, till the ships are departed.' |