Affairs in Aden
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Affairs in Aden
- Date:
- 1840/1840
- Description:
- Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-7 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 1 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 21 October-16 December 1839. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Aden, including:The potential threat posed to Aden and the rest of Yemen by Koschid Pacha [Khorshid Pasha], General of Egyptian ForcesAn attack on Aden by members of the Fouthelee [Fadhli] and Abdalee [Abdali] tribes on 11 November 1839, which was repulsed without British lossesA proposal to set up a Native Agent in Lahedge [Lahej]An attack on the Island of Kerm [Kamaran, also spelled Koum in the file] by Saed ben Mootluk [Sa’ad bin Mutlak, also spelled Said bin Mootlah].The primary correspondent is the Political Agent, Aden. Other correspondents include: the Native Agent, Mocha; the Vice Consul, Judda [Jeddah]; M Houssain bin Fudthal [Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-Abdali], Sultan of Lahedge; Sultan Abdalla Fouthelee [Ahmad ibn Abdallah al-Fadhli]; and Koschid Pacha. The two letters from Koschid Pacha, relating to the attack on Kerm, are written in French.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 3, and terminates at f 29, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Defence
- Geographic region:
- Aden
Lahedge
Fadhli Sultanate
Kerm - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100111230835.0x000007_ar
81055/vdc_100111230835.0x000007_en
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 3-29
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 3-29