▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁and ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Pres id io ▁of ▁L our en ço ▁Mar ques ▁( Map uto ) ▁that ▁established ▁a ▁permanent ▁Portuguese ▁presence ▁there . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁in ▁India , ▁ 1 7 7 6 - 1 7 8 1 ▁When ▁it ▁learned ▁of ▁Bol ts ' s ▁vent ure , ▁the ▁English ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁instruct ed ▁its ▁officers ▁in ▁Beng al , ▁Mad ras ▁and ▁Bomb ay ▁to ▁" p urs ue ▁the ▁most ▁effect ual ▁means ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁fully ▁just ified ▁to ▁counter act ▁and ▁defeat " ▁him . ▁Bol ts ▁took ▁full ▁advantage ▁of ▁Austria ' s ▁neutral ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁between ▁Britain ▁and ▁France , ▁Spain ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁during ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁that ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁struggle ▁for ▁American ▁independence . ▁The ▁Company ' s ▁repeated ▁acts ▁of ▁host ility ▁against ▁Bol ts ▁in ▁India ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁ur gent ▁representations ▁by ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Amb assador ▁in ▁London , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁sending ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁of ▁instructions ▁from ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁to ▁India , ▁which ▁ordered ▁their ▁officers ▁in ▁India ▁not ▁to ▁give ▁off ence ▁to ▁" any ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁Imperial ▁Majesty ". ▁Although ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁arrived ▁in ▁India , ▁at ▁Sur at , ▁he ▁was ▁confront ed ▁with ▁a ▁wall ▁of ▁opposition ▁ere cted ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company , ▁he ▁soon ▁made ▁himself ▁known