Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the Government of Bombay. The item is chiefly concerned with the Government of Bombay's opinions on the draft Treaty negotiated between the Pasha of Egypt and John Benzoni, Assistant to British Agency in the Red Sea, which relates to trade between India, Cairo, Alexandria, Abyssinia and Malta. In particular, the item refers to:The Government of Bombay's criticisms of Captain Rudland, Agent in the Gulph [Gulf] of Arabia, and his Assistant Benzoni for going beyond the remit of their mission by including commercial interests in their negotiations with the Pasha of Egypt, whereas their principal object was to secure safe passage of packets from India to Europe through EgyptAttempts by Captain Rudland to defend himself against the above criticismDiscussions of particular articles within the draft Treaty, including the stipulation that the Pasha of Egypt would guarantee the neutrality of the country in the event that France forced Turkey to enter into a war against Great Britain, and the emphasis by the Government of Bombay that only the authorities in England could decide on the question of forming a more intimate connection with EgyptThe Government of Bombay's confusion as to how the draft Treaty differs from the current understanding between England and EgyptThe Government of Bombay's decision to convey to the Pasha of Egypt that they must decline to ratify the Treaty.The item also contains a copy of the provisional Treaty of Commerce between Mehmed Ally Pasha [Muḥammad ʻAlī Pāshā], Viceroy of Egypt, and Benzoni (ff 96 - 102).Correspondents: Government of Bombay; Henry Rudland, Agent in the Gulph of Arabia; Louis Cini, merchant at Grand Cairo; John Benzoni, Assistant to the British Agency in the Red Sea; Samuel Briggs, British Consul at Alexandria; Gilbert Lord Minto, Governor General in Council at Fort William; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Government of Bengal; George Osborne, Secretary to the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 20, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 78, and terminates at f 111, 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors. The item relates to activities of Sampson Naylor, Packet Agent (also called Steam Packet Agent) to the Company and HM Vice Consul for Mocha (also written Mocka). In particular, the item makes mention of:The refusal of Commander Joseph Henry Rowband, Commanding the Company ship
Hugh Lindsay, to provide passage to Naylor from Suez to Mocha due to the latter’s alleged intoxication and ‘delirium’Doubt on the part of the Government of Bombay as to Naylor’s authenticity as they have no official record of his appointments, and their further concerns about the suitability of Naylor for the position of Packet AgentTheir additional request for clarity on the position of Captain Lyons, Resident and Deputy Agent at SuezCorrespondence from Colonel Patrick Campbell, HM Consul General at Alexandria, which confirms both Naylor’s and Lyons’s respective appointmentsA report from Commander Nott, Acting Commander of the Company ship
Euphrates, regarding the uncivil treatment of Sheik Tyeb [Mīrzā Shaikh Tayyib Ibrāhimji, former Native Agent at Mocha] by NaylorSheik Tyeb’s report that Naylor has employed Ujmee Abdool Russool [‘Abd al-Rasul ‘Ajami], an agent of Ibrahim Pacha [Ibrāhīm Pasha], as an assistant and has permitted him to read copies of all correspondence sent between Sheik Tyeb and the Government of Bombay during Sheik Tyeb’s employment as Native Agent at MochaA protest against Naylor by Syed Abdoola bin Assom of Colundy [Sayyid ‘Abdullah bin ‘Assam of Quilandi] following the detention of his ship,
Sahala, at Mocha by Naylor, a copy of which can be found at folios 106-107.Nott’s report also contains an update on the Egyptian forces in Yeomen [Yemen] at Taidjh [Ta’izz, also written Taidgh]. The item’s content dates from 1838, except from a certificate of registration for the ship,
Sahala, which is dated 4 January 1830.As well as the above individuals, correspondents include: Rear Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Superintendent of the Indian Navy; and Acton S Ayrton, Notary Public at Bombay.There are multiple spellings given for the names Ujmee Abdool Russool and Syed Abdool bin Assam of Colundy, as well as for the ship,
Sahala.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 2540, Draft 81, 1840, Collection No. 7’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 70, and terminates at f 114, 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.
Abstract: Enclosure nos. 2-9 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Government of Bombay [Mumbai], dated 30 December 1844. The enclosures are dated 15 June-19 December 1844.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to unavoidable delays to mail forwarded to Bagdad [Baghdad] via Alexandria and Damascus, and a suggestion that it should instead travel via Suez.The correspondents are: the British Consul, Alexandria; the Political Agent, Turkish Arabia; and the Government of India.Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 133 of 1842.The enclosure is dated 5 November 1842. It consists of a letter from the Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General, Thomas Herbert Maddock, to HM Consul at Cairo, stating that presents from the Malia Rajah [Raja] of Lahore to Queen Victoria will be sent from Bombay [Mumbai] to Egypt and from there to England. Maddock requests that HM Consul apply to the Pacha [Pāshā] of Egypt for free permits for the cases of presents, to be ready for the time they arrive by steam ship at Suez, from where they will be conveyed to Alexandria and then to England.Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: Correspondence discusses and approves the dispatch of 10th Houssars to Suez in connection with some intelligence provided by Lieutenant Colonel H C Rawlinson, Political Agent, Turkish Arabia, concerning the movements of Ahmed Offendi, the late Turkish Ambassador to the Court of Persia [Iran].Correspondents include: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and G F Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India; and H L Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay [Mumbai].Physical description: 1 item (12 folios)
Abstract: The file consists of letters regarding lists of passengers, mails and packets on board individual East India Company steam ships and vessels on different voyages from India, Suez or Aden, between 1838 and 1845. The main route is that taken from Bombay to Suez via the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Letters are signed by the different commanders of the vessels and ships.The ships and vessels mentioned include the following:
Atalanta, Hugh Lindsay, Berenice, Victoria, Zenobia, Orlandoand
Cleopatra.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
