Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of Political Consultations and Political Letters sent to and from the Government of Bombay.The item relates to attacks on merchant ships by the Joasamee [Āl Qāsimī] and the numerous counterefforts made by the East India Company and others over several years to curb the power of the Joasamee 'pirates'. In particular the item is concerned with:Accounts of the attack on the Company ships
Macaulayand
DuncanThe armament and dispatch of three Company cruizers to the Gulph [Gulf] of Persia for the purpose of protecting trade in the region against the Joasamee piratesThe order to inform the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and the English Broker at Muscat of the above expedition so that they might offer aid and assistance to the commanding officersThe prohibition of the sale of timber, teakwood and planks at British ports to Arabs as it has been discovered that some of these items are then sent to the Coast of Malabar where the Joasamee are able to source the material to repair their shipsThe successful attack on Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah], the principal port of the Joasamee, by Captain Wainwright of His Majesty's ship
La Chiffonneand Lieutenant-Colonel Smith of His Majesty's 65th RegimentIntelligence that a fleet of 18 'piratical' vessels based at Rasul Khyma are preparing to intercept merchant ships on their journey from Bussora [Basra] to IndiaInstructions to commanding officers including orders in the event of conciliatory proposals on the part of the Joasamee and orders to avoid 'all undue constraint or detriment towards the interior commerce of the Gulph'Reports of a battle between the fleet of Rehma bin Janber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalhami] and the Uttobies [ʿUtūb] of Bahrein [Bahrain] in which three of Rehma's ships have been blown up and Rehma has reportedly been killed.The item also includes a note on the number of ships destroyed and men killed or wounded in the attack on Rasul Khyma (f 59 verso).Correspondents: Government of Bombay; East India Company Court of Directors; J Babington, Deputy Secretary to Government of Bombay; W J Hamilton, Secretary in the Government of Bombay Marine Department; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to Government of Bombay; Alexander Bell, Conservator of the Forests in Malabar [Kochi]; Captain Charles Sealy, Commander of the Company's cruizer
Benares; Chief Secretary to the Supreme Government; Captain Prior of His Majesty's ship
Hesper; William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 9, Season 1814/15, Draft 20' and 'Examiner's Office November 1812-November 1813'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 52, and terminates at f 80, 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 file is concerned with an agreement between the British Government and Petroleum Concessions Limited; the agreement relates to the Ras al Khaimah oil concession arranged between the petroleum company and Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī, Emir of Ras al Khaimah. The document includes a 'pre-emption' clause which is relevant in the event of a state of national emergency or war.The agreement is signed by John Charles Walton, the Assistant Under-Secretary of State for India, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, in the presence of Alexander Colin Burlington Symon, Assistant Principal for the Political Department in the India Office. It is also sealed by the petroleum company.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file contains the following items:document detailing the cancellation of an oil agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Shaikh Sultan bin Salim Āl Qāsimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, and Mr Basil Henry Lermitte, attorney of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited, in 1938, and its extension in 1941;a new oil concession agreement made between Shaikh Sultan bin Salim and Petroleum Concessions Limited on 21 June 1945;a letter from Shaikh Sultan bin Salim to the Political Agent, Bahrain, dated 1 February 1946, regarding the opening of a bank branch in Ras al Khaimah as per Article 25 of the agreement.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 10; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. It is the fourth in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawāsim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main topics covered are:The arrangements for the expedition (carried out in 1819) to destroy the maritime forces of the Arab tribes on the coasts of the Persian Gulf that are accused of piracy, including:The proposed date for the expeditionAssessments of the forces of these tribes and of their ports, and of the defences of Rasel Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah]Suggestions for the size, composition and equipping of the attacking forceThe contributions to be made by the Imam of Muscat to the expeditionThe need to obtain the approval of Persia [Iran] for the expedition, particularly as there are allies of the Joasmees located on the Persian shore of the GulfThe arrangements to be put in place following the completion of the expedition, including:The question of whether a British establishment should be formed in the Gulf, with Kishme [Qeshm] suggested as the most desirable base for thisThe proposal to give the Imam of Muscat control over the territories of the ‘piratical tribes’The need to balance the claims of the Ottoman Empire, Persia, and the various Arab tribes, and to seek their cooperation in ensuring the Gulf remains free from piracyReports on the historical development and current economic, social and political situations of Oman, Bahrein [Bahrain], the Arab tribes of the Gulf coast and their main ports, the Persian coast of the Gulf, and of several islands in the Gulf.The situation of Bahrein, the alleged assistance it has been providing to the Joasmees, and whether its ruler should be divested of his authority as a result.The military campaign of Ibrahim Pacha [Ibrahim Pasha Kavalali], Commander-in-Chief of Egyptian Forces, against the forces of the Wahabee [Wahabi] chief [Emir of Diriyah], including:The progress of the campaign and the implications of this for the British expedition to the GulfThe sending of Captain George Forster Sadlier [Sadleir] to propose that Ibrahim Pacha cooperate with Britain in an attack against Rasel Khyma.The primary correspondents are: Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor of Bombay in Council; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire; and Captain Sadleir.The title page (f 5) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’; ‘Vol: 4’; and ‘Examiner’s Office 1821’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of 8 items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [Qawasim] (the others are: IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853 and 17854, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main subjects are:Reports of piratical activity by the Joasmee along the coast between Bombay and the Persian Gulf between 1815 and 1818, and the measures taken to protect vessels sailing under British colours. The reports include:Details of a consultation between William Bruce, the Resident at Bushire and Hussan bin Rahmah [Ḥasan bin Raḥmah al-Qāsimī], the ruler of Rasul Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, also referred to as Ras-ul-Khima and Ras-ool Khyma], and Bruce’s demand for recompense for the alleged Joasmee capture and plunder of three ships belonging to merchants from SuratOffers of assistance to Britain against the Joasmee from the Imam of Muscat and Shaikh Rahmah bin Jauber [Shaikh Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah], the chief of the Āl Jalāhimah clan, along with an account of the history of this clan and the other clans of the Uttoobee [Banī ʿUtbah] tribe.The expedition against Rasul Khyma carried out in December 1819 under the command of Major General Sir William Grant Keir, including:The instructions issued and preparations made for the expeditionAccounts of the attacks on the port of Rasul Khyma and the fort of Zyah [Dhayah]The articles of a General Treaty intended to bring about the cessation of piracy in the Gulf; and the articles of preliminary treaties with individual tribal rulersPlans for a new station in the Gulf, to be located in Kishm [Qeshm], to ensure that the new treaties are observedThe reaction of Persia [Iran] to the expeditionAn account of the journey of Captain George Forster Sadlier across the Arabian Peninsula on a mission to Ibrahim, son of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt.The expeditions carried out against the Beni-boo Ali [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe in 1820 and 1821.The title page (f 114) of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political No. 12', 'PC [Previous Communication] 16, Draft 383', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 114, and terminates at 323, 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 volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists mostly of copies of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. It is the fifth in a series of eight items on the subject of the alleged piracy of the Joasmee [al-Qawāsim, also referred to as Joassmee] (the others are: IOR/F/4/648/17850, IOR/F/4/649/17851 and 17852, IOR/F/4/650/17853, IOR/F/4/651/17855, and IOR/F/4/652/17856 and 17857). The main topics covered are:Efforts to deal with piracy in the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean, including:Reports of attacks on shipping by Joasmee piratesThe views of Abdoollah ben Saood [‘Abdullāh bin Sa‘ūd Āl Sa‘ūd], Chief of the Wahabees [Emir of Diriyah], on Joasmee activitiesThe efforts of the Imam of Muscat to subdue Ras Ul Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah].The planned expedition (carried out in 1819) to destroy the maritime forces of the Arab tribes that are accused of piracy, including:Discussions regarding the required size and composition of the attacking force, and arrangements for its conveyance and provisioningPlans for cooperating with the Imam of Muscat, and for informing both Persian and Ottoman authorities of the expedition.The arrangements to be put in place following the completion of the expedition, including:Discussions as to the future role that Britain should have in the Gulf, including information collected regarding the histories of the Arab tribes of the Gulf, and the populations and economies of several major ports of the Gulf and of Bahrein [Bahrain]Discussions as to the future role of the Imam of Muscat and of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf regionThe situation of Bahrein, including:The question of whether Bahrein has been providing assistance to the JoasmeesDiscussions as to the future of Bahrein, and the interests of both Persia and the Imam of Muscat in this.The military campaign of Ibrahim Pacha [Ibrahim Pasha Kavalali], Commander in Chief of Egyptian Forces, against the forces of Abdoollah ben Saood, and the mission of Captain George Forster Sadlier [Sadleir] to meet with Ibrahim Pacha and propose cooperation in an attack against Ras Ul Khyma.The primary correspondents are: Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor of Bombay in Council; Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Newnham, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay; William Bruce, Resident at Bushire; Captain Sadleir; and Abdoollah ben Saood.The title page (f 207) of the item contains the following references: ‘PC 16, Draft 383, 1821/2’; ‘Vol: 5’; and ‘Examiner’s Office 1821’.Physical description: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Sheik Sultan ben Suggur of Rasul Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah]. It is the twenty-fourth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.This item concerns:Sheik Sultan ben Suggur’s complaints of the incursions of Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] onto his territory and the opening of hostilities between the twoHennell’s warnings to ben Suggur that he should not transport troops from the Nedgd [Najd] in his vessels.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 3 of No 169’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 526, and terminates at f 532, 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: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the thirty-ninth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the detention by Ibrahim ben Sultan [Ibrāhīm bin Sulṭān al-Qāsimī], the Governor of Ras-el Khymah [Ra’s al Khaymah], of a ship belonging to Sheik Saad ben Rashid [Shaikh Sa‘d bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā], the brother of the Chief of Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn].The item contains a table of contents (f 669), and the title page (f 670) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 39’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 8 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 669 and terminates at f 674, 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: Distinctive Features:Watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper.The sketch drawn by Lieutenant Michael Houghton shows two sequential topographical views of the coastal region between Raumps [Al Rams, United Arab Emirates] and Ras-al-Khyma [Ra's al-Khaymah, United Arab Emirates].The views were sketched from on board ship and show several dhows and ‘Raumps’ settlement with latitude reported.Physical description: Materials: Pen and ink with wash on paperDimensions: 80 x 341 mm or smaller
Abstract: This file contains inward correspondence sent to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government of India, Bombay.There are six letters. The first (No 102 of 1849), dated 9 January 1849, concerns hostilities between the chiefs of Abothabee [Abu Dhabi] and Russel Khyma [Ras al-Khaymah], Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān and Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī respectively.The remaining five letters are circulars (Nos 307, 479, 544, 763 and 908 of 1849) and concern events related to the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849). Each circular includes Bombay Government Gazette Extraordinary with details covered including: the defeat of the Sikh Army on 13 January 1849 under Rajah Sher Sing [Attariwalla] (folio 3); the surrender of Dewan Moolraj [Dewan Mulraj] on 22 January 1849 (folio 5); further particulars of the victory on 13 January 1849 by British forces over the Sikh Army, including a list of those killed, wounded and missing of the Army of the Punjaub [Punjab] and a 'Nominal Roll of European Officers Killed or Wounded' (folios 7-12); particulars concerning operations against the citadel and garrison of Mooltan [Multan] (folios 14-22); and a notification announcing the rout of the Sikh Army on 21 February 1849.The front cover of the file is printed with the year 1953 in the top right hand corner.Physical description: Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the cover and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An original (but incomplete) mixed pagination/foliation sequence is also present in the file between folios 1A-24; these numbers are written in ink, and are located in the top outermost corners of labelled pages.Foliation anomalies: 1, and 1A.
Abstract: Correspondence between the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major, then Lieutenant-Colonel, Samuel Hennell), his native Agents at Muscat and Sharjah, and the Government of Bombay. The correspondence in the file reports on the hostilities taking place between the Governor of Muscat, Thuwaini bin Said, and the Chief of Suhar, Said Hamood bin Azan, and the Bombay and India Governments' responses to the crisis.Physical description: Foliation: The file is foliated from the front cover to the last page of correspondence, with a pencil number in the top-right corner of each recto. The inside back cover is unfoliated.Condition: Close-cropping of pages during a earlier binding/preservation, has resulted in some words at the edges of the page being truncated. There is also evidence of insect damage on some pages. Neither of these issues affect the legibility or understanding of items in the file.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence to and from the Resident of the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell) during 1851. The first part of the file (ff 2-29) relates to miscellaneous issues of a largely domestic nature arising at the Residency. The second part of the file (ff 31-76) contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Commanding Officers of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships in the Gulf and the Residency, concerning the disputes occuring at the time between the Wahhabi and Qatari tribes and the Sheikh of Bahrain, and correspondence relating to coastal towns of Guttur [Qatar].Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 84, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. Foliation errors: f 27 missing.Condition: Some of the papers in the file have deteriorated significantly at the edges and show signs of significant insect damage, both of which affect the legibility of some parts of their text.