On his return to Bombay, the renegade was put in irons, and shipped off to St.Helena.There he was detected in fomenting a mutiny among the convicts and slaves.

He was deported, and before long made his way back into Angria's service.
Meanwhile, the wall round the town, the building of which had been one of Boone's earliest projects, was nearing completion.

It was built entirely, or almost entirely, by contributions from the native merchants, and Boone reported to the Directors that, when the whole space was built over, the ground-rents would realize Rs.8890 a year for the Company's treasury.

The church also, the building of which had been started by Aislabie, was finished about this time.

The original chapel inside the factory was no longer able to accommodate the increasing English population, besides being in a ruinous condition.
Like other chiefs along the coast, the Bombay authorities gave passes to traders living under their protection, and in their warfare with Angria they had adopted the practice of other chiefs, of not recognizing the immunity of vessels that did not carry passes from themselves.