‘Persian Gulf Relative to an affront offered at Debaye to the Crew of a boat from the Honorable Company’s Steam Frigate “Queen” and the piracy on Abdul Kurreem’s boat.-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf Relative to an affront offered at Debaye to the Crew of a boat from the Honorable Company’s Steam Frigate “Queen” and the piracy on Abdul Kurreem’s boat.-’
- Date:
- 1855/1855
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 15 January 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2641/169196, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fourth in a series of twelve items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to complaints by Lieutenant Adams, Commanding the Company steam frigate Queen, regarding the treatment of his officer during visits to Debai [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi, also rendered in text as Bhoothabee], with particular attention paid to the incident at Debai. The item also contains updates from Commodore Richard Ethersey, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, regarding the action taken by Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah [Shaikh Zayid bin Khalīfah Āl Nahyān], 'Chief' of Aboothabee, to make reparations for an attack by his subjects on a boat belonging to Abdul Kereem [‘Abd al-Karīm].Adams and Ethersey report to multiple individuals in charge of the Residency in the Persian Gulf during the period July-October 1855, who in turn send the letters to the Government of Bombay alongside their own comments.Correspondents include: Adams; Ethersey; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander in Chief of the Indian Navy; Lieutenant Herbert Frederick Disbrowe, Assistant Resident in Charge, Persian Gulf; and the Government of Bombay.The item contains multiple spellings for Debai and Sheikh Zaeed ben Khuleefah.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '633 [18]56', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 1 of 1856.', 'Vol: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 503, and terminates at f 524, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Debai
Aboothabee - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109083042.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109083042.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2641/169199
IOR/F/4/2641/169199