Letter from Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
Date:
1851/1851
Description:
Abstract: Hennell writes to Malet that he has requested the inspection by Commodore J. P. Porter of a bugla (boat) flying British colours, which has been detained by Khojah Hiskal, the native agent at Muscat. Commodore Porter's reply was included with the original letter. Hennell writes that the crew of the ship has dispersed and the captain (nakhuda) sent to him via Bahrain for 'adequate punishment.' Four Abyssinian slave girls have been forwarded to Bombay.Physical description: 1 folio