Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 32 of 1843, dated 1 May 1843. The enclosures are numbered 3-10 and are dated 14 November 1842 to 27 April 1843.The majority of the item consists of a summary (enclosure No. 3) of the proceedings of the Government of Bombay in response to the perceived hostilities committed by the Sherriff [Sharif] of Mocha, Hussain ben Ali Hyder [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī Ḥaydar], and his brother Hamood [Ḥammūd] against British subjects, following the Sherriff taking possession of the sea ports of Mocha and Hodeida [Al Hudaydah], following the evacuation of those places by the troops of Mahomed Ali Pasha [Muḥammad ‘Alī Pāshā al-Mas‘ūd bin Āghā].The ‘hostilies’ set out in the summary include the Sherriff of Mocha ordering that: the British flag which was hoisted in front of the house of the Acting Native Agent at Mocha, Abdool Russool [‘Abd al-Rasūl], be pulled down; no Englishmen be permitted to land armed; no supplies be provided to British or Honourable Company’s Government vessels without payment of duties; and all British merchants trading with Mocha and Hodeida should in future pay nine per cent duty instead of the customary duty of two and a half per cent.The summary also discusses: the Sherriff and his brother, acting as Governor of Mocha, preventing any further supplies being sent from Mocha to Aden and ‘throwing every impediment’ in the way of British commerce; the Sherriff seizing the private property belonging to the Acting Native Agent at Mocha; a Commissioner being appointed by the Sublime Porte [the Government of the Ottoman Empire] to remove the Sherriff, following representations made by the British Government to the Porte; intelligence that an arrangement between the Ottoman Commissioner and Sherriff Hussain has been nearly concluded, whereby the British flag would be re-hoisted and a bond of future friendly conduct towards British subjects would be made; and the view of the Political Agent at Aden, Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, that such a conclusion could not be accepted as ‘British dignity would be injured’ if no punishment was inflicted on the Sherriff of Mocha.Copies of the following documents are included in the summary as appendices: a letter from the Political Agent at Aden to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; a letter from the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, Stratford Canning, to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Aberdeen; and a treaty between the British Government and the Imaum of Senna [Imam of Yemen at Sana'a], dated 15 January 1821.Enclosure Nos. 4-7 relate to the Government of Bombay soliciting the instructions of the Governor-General of India in response to the application of the Imaum of Senna for British aid in his attempt to recover possession of the ports of Mocha and Hodeida.Enclosure Nos. 8-10 concern: the conduct of HM Consul and Honourable Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat (also spelled Muskat in this item), Captain Atkins Hamerton, in relation to the case of the alleged murder of an ‘Arab seaman’, who was a subject of the Imaum of Muscat, by a British seaman, James Dawson; the view of HM Government that the proceedings adopted by Hamerton in the case are illegal, and that his conduct in sanctioning the witnesses against the prisoner being placed in irons during a voyage to Mauritius is entirely disapproved of and highly censured; the Governor in Council directing that Hamerton be cautious in future not to send persons accused of murder to England without direct instructions from the authorities. Enclosure No. 8 includes a letter to Hamerton from the Colonial Secretary, Mauritius, with an enclosed letter from HM Procureur and Advocate General at Mauritius.Physical description: 1 item (82 folios)
Abstract: The volume contains copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Persian Gulf Residency. At the start of 1852 Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell is Resident, before being superseded in March by Captain Arnold Kemball.The volume includes:Correspondence with the British Envoy at the Court of Persia, Colonel Justin Sheil, reporting on affairs in Persia, on the construction of an upper story for the house of John Malcolm at Bushire, and requesting for information on the history of Bahrain before 1716;Correspondence with the Secretaries to the Government at Bombay regarding affairs in Persia, the Persian Gulf slave trade, commerce, the 1853 occupation of the Island of Carrack [Kharg, Iran] and the conversion of an Armenian to Islam in Basra;Correspondence with the British Envoy at the Court of Persia and the Political Agents at Muscat and Shiraz, in regard to the dispute between the Imam of Muscat and Feerooz Meerza, the Prince Governor of Fars Province, over Bandar-e ʻAbbāsThe volume contains letters in Arabic, one from the Imam of Muscat (folios 57 and 133).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. The numbering begins on the first folio with 2, and runs through to the final folio with 146.Pagination: there is also an original pagination sequence, which is not complete; only the pages with writing have been paginated.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 14 January 1854.The item contains correspondence between the Court of Directors and the Government of Bombay regarding actions taken following the wreck and plunder of the merchant ship,
Centaur. Included is a letter to the Government of Bombay from Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Maskat [Imām of Muscat], dated 10 June 1853. Hamerton mentions the instructions he gave to Heskiel bin Eusoph [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], Native Agent at Maskat, regarding the
Centaur, and also comments on Heskiel bin Eusoph's behaviour and reputation in Maskat. The Governor of Bombay orders a copy of Hamerton's letter to be sent to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '744 [18]54', 'Collection No. 3', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 10 of No. 2 of 1854.' but the '10' was replaced with '3' and 'of No. 2 of 1854.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 221, and terminates at f 225, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the tenth in a series of seventeen items on the trade in enslaved people (the others are IOR/F/4/2112/99462, IOR/F/4/2112/99463, IOR/F/4/2112/99464, IOR/F/4/2112/99465, IOR/F/4/2112/99466, IOR/F/4/2112/99467, IOR/F/4/2112/99468, IOR/F/4/2112/99469, IOR/F/4/2112/99470, IOR/F/4/2112/99472, IOR/F/4/2112/99473, IOR/F/4/2112/99474, IOR/F/4/2112/99475, IOR/F/4/2112/99476, IOR/F/4/2112/99477, and IOR/F/4/2112/99478).The item concerns cautioning the British Agent at Muscat not to rescue Indian women who have been in Muscat so long that they have forgotten their home, and would not wish to leave Muscat.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 872/45, P.C. [Previous Communication] 5013, Collection No 7 of No 77’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 183, and terminates at f 186, 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 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 ninth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Syud Thorenee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Governor of Muscat.The item concerns a complaint made by Syud Thorenee against Khoja Heskiel bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], the Native Agent at Muscat, regarding the latter’s alleged interference in the case of Heerjee (bin) Kessowjee [Hīrjī (ibn) Kīsūjī], who was the Vakeel [Vakil] of Syud Thorenee.The item contains a table of contents (f 342), and the title page (f 341) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 9’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 8 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 341 and terminates at f 345, 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Bahmun bin Sudda bin Amundass [Bāman bin Sādh bin Amardās]. It is the eleventh in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns a complaint by Bahmun bin Sudda (also written Ludda) against Heskeal bin Yusoof [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf, the British Agent at Muscat] concerning Heskeal’s enforcement of debt collection and the money he owed to Bahmun bin Sudda.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 10 of No 129’, ‘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 406, and terminates at f 410, 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf. It is the forty-ninth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Hawkins’s investigation into complaints by Bahman bin Sudda [Bāman bin Sādh bin Amardās] against Khojah Hiskael [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat. Hawkins explains how a misunderstanding over goods landed in Muscat arose, and clears Hiskael of the charges of misconduct and ill-treatment.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 13 of No 4’, ‘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 714, and terminates at f 719, 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. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; and Captain Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns: the appointment of Mirza Juwad [Mīrzā Jawād] as Native Agent at Shiraz; his death on arrival at Shiraz on 15 January 1839; provision for his pension to be paid to his widow.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No. 11, Draft 456, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2762, [Season] 1840’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 293 and terminates at f 306, 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: The volume contains correspondence relating to the employment and activities of British Agents responsible to the Persian Gulf Residency at Bushire. The correspondents include: Felix Jones, British Resident at Bushire; the Government of Bombay; Captain Christopher Palmer Rigby, British Consul and Agent at Zanzibar; Syed Thuweynee [Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Sultan of Muscat; the British Agency at Muscat; Commanders of the Persian Gulf Naval Squadron; the British Agency at Sharjah; the British Agency at Shiraz; Prince Tahmasp, Governor of Fars; Charles Murray (later Charles Alison), British Minister at Tehran; and Lieutenant R W Whish, Commander of the
Mahi.The volume is organised into sections, each relating to a different topic, as follows:Subject 1: Relates to the British Agent at Muscat, covering the following matters:the dismissal of Heskael bin Yusuf as Agent due to lack of communication and inefficiency;the appointment by Jones of Henry Chester as Agent, and his subsequent removal because of the need for officers of his rank in the navy;the argument, put forward by Jones, for the need for a British-born agent at Muscat because of the sensitive political situation (the political split between Zanzibar and Muscat), a new telegraph station at Muscat that requires the expertise to operate, the slave traffic in Oman, and the growing influence of foreign powers (France) in the country;the appointment of William Pengelley as Political Agent at Muscat.The section contains (folios 24-32) detailed instructions for new agents at Muscat and a discussion of the protection to be given to banyans (Indian traders) in the region and the extent of British jurisdiction.Subject 2: relates to friction and disagreement between Jones and Hormuzd Rassam, appointed temporarily as British Agent at Muscat, caused by the former communicating directly with the Sultan of Muscat and the latter considering himself under the authority of the Residency at Aden, not Bushire.Subject 3: relates to Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājī Ya‘qūb], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], including praise and reward for his good service, and compensation paid to the family of Hajee el-Mir [Ḥājī al-Mīr], a munshi who drowned off Sharjah and was employed at the Agency.Subject 4: also relates to Ḥājī Ya‘qūb, specifically the transferral of a boat in store at Bassadore [Bāsaʻīdū] to Sharjah for the use of the Agent.Subject 5: relates to the position of British Agent at Shiraz after the Anglo-Persian War. Matters covered include:the re-appointment of Meerza Mahomed Hussun Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān] as agent by Jones and his subsequent dismissal in favour of Hajee Mahomed Khuleel [Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl], who had been appointed by Charles Augustus Murray, British Minister at Tehran;the disagreement between Jones and Murray following these events;the routes of communication with India to be used and whether, if Shiraz is bypassed, to retain an agent there.Subject 6: relates to the resignation of Ḥājī Moḥamad Khalīl as agent at Shiraz and a cholera epidemic affecting the city.Subject 7: relates to the appointment of E N Castelli as British Agent at Shiraz, his retirement shortly afterwards, and the re-appointment of Moḥamad Ḥasan Khān. Also briefly covers Charles Murray's return to Europe on sick leave.Subject 8: consists of correspondence between the Resident at Bushire and Castelli, Agent at Shiraz, on miscellaneous topics, including the case of a Persian merchant in Bombay, naturalised as a British subject, seeking legal protection in Persia, and the death of Mirza Mahomed Ali Khan [Mīrza Moḥamad ‘Ali Khān] Nawabi Hindi.Subject 9: relates to the work of several munshis employed by the British Government, including:interpreter Meerza Mahomed Jawad [Mīrza Moḥamad Jawād] joins a mission to Muskat [Muscat];praise for the work of Abdool Kurrem [‘Abdul Karīm];Abdool Cassim [‘Abdul Qāsim] transferred from the
Cliveto the
Aucklandto be appointed the Commodore's munshi.Subject 10: relates to a claim by Khulfan Rattonsee on the estate of the deceased brother of Moolla Ahmed [Mullā Aḥmad], British Agent at Lingah and complaints made about former Muscat Agent, Hezkiel.Subject 11: relates to leave granted to Khodadad bin Mahomed [Khudādād bin Moḥamad], Slave Agent at Bāsaʻīdū, in order to perform the pilgrimage to Mecca.Physical description: Foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing, on number 2, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 303. There are the following irregularities: f 55 is followed by f 55A; f 90 is followed by f 90A; f 106 is followed by ff 106A-B; f 158 is followed by f 158A; f 162 is followed by f 162A; f 195 is followed f 195A; f 207 is followed by f 207A; f 218 is followed by f 218A; f 237 is followed by f 237A; f 238 is followed by f 238A; f 255 is followed by f 255A; f 267 is followed by f 267A; f 278 is followed by f 278A; f 280 is followed by f 280A; f 286 is followed by f 286A.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 137 of 1842, dated 30 November 1842. The enclosures are numbered 3-57 and dated 1 June to 30 October 1842.They mostly consist of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf. The enclosures concern matters including:The Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dundas Robertson, reporting that he has addressed a letter to Abddoolla bin Sooneyan [‘Abdullāh bin Thunyān bin Ibrāhīm Āl Sa‘ūd], the new ‘chieftain’ of Nedgd [Najd, also spelled Nedjed in this item], regarding his ‘intercourse’ with the ‘Piratical Arab Tribes of Oman’, and the Government of Bombay directing Robertson that all ‘interference’ with him should be avoidedRobertson’s explanations for his proceedings in relation to Shaik Nassir [Shaikh Nāṣir, Governor of Bushire, i.e. Bushehr] on Robertson’s arrival at Bushire to re-establish the British Residency thereThe duty leviable on horses exported from Bushire according to the Commercial Treaty with Persia [Iran] of October 1841, and the suggestions of the Assistant Resident in Persian Gulf, Lieutenant Kemball, in relation to the purchase of colts for the cavalry and artilleryRobertson stating that he places no value on the plan he drew up for obtaining a ‘good, convenient and healthy’ port in the Persian Gulf for the use of the naval squadron, and that it would be unwise to give the scheme a moment’s considerationMeasures proposed by Robertson for obtaining privileges for the Honourable Company’s vessels of war in the Persian Gulf and the Red SeaNecessary repairs to the Residency buildings at BushireThe inconvenience caused as a result of the despatches sent on board the Honourable Company’s brig of war
Euphratesnot having been landed at Bushire when the vessel passed that port on the way to the Island of Karrack [Kharg Island]Robertson reporting on the intention of Persia to attack Bahrein [Bahrain]The conduct of the Persian soldiers stationed at Bushire towards Lieutenant Campbell of the Indian Navy when Campbell visited the Commodore in the Persian Gulf, William LoweThe rates of pilotage levied by the Persian authorities on KarrackThe removal of the naval stores from Karrack to Bassadore [Basaidu]Commodore Lowe hoisting a flag at his house on KarrackLowe reporting the occurrence of a dispute between the Garrison of Karrack and some of the subjects of the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat, leading to six of the Garrison being woundedThe Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah] reporting the latest intelligence from Shargah, including the success of the pearl fishing that year (1842), and that no ‘disturbance or piracy’ has occurred on the seasRobertson's opinion on the necessity or otherwise of maintaining an Agent at Brymee [Al Buraymi]The arrangements made by Robertson for filling up the vacancy resulting from the death of the Agent stationed at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran, Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, nominating Mahomed Alli Khan [Muḥammad ʿAlī Khān, also spelled Mahomed Allee Khan in this item] to act as Agent at Shiraz (in place of the dismissed Mirza Mahomed Reza [Mīrzā Muḥammad Rizā]) until the fourteen year old Mirza Mahomed [Mīrzā Muḥammad], for whom the position has been reserved, is qualified to take up the duties of the officeThe account of the ‘Chief’ of Bahrein, Sheek Abdoola bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah, also spelled Abdoollah bin Ahmed and Abdoolla bin Ahmed in this item], of the circumstances surrounding the murder of Hamood bin Omeeree [Ḥammūd al-‘Umayrī, also spelled Hamood bin Omeree and Humood bin Oomeree in this item] and his servants, who had obtained protection from the Native Agent at Bahrein, Mahomed Ali [Muḥammad ʿAlī, also spelled Mahomed Ally in this item], during the ‘disturbances’ on the Island; and the dismissal of Mahomed Ali by the Officiating Resident in the Persian GulfThe complaint of Sultan bin Suggur [Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] against the ‘Chief’ of Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], Abdoolla bin Rashid [‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid], erecting a bastion, contrary to the agreement concluded between them in 1840The observations of the Advocate General, Bombay, Augustus Smith Le Messurier, on the case of the killing of a subject of the Imaum of Muscat by a British seaman, reported on by HM Consul in the Dominions of the Imaum of Muscat, Captain Atkins Hamerton; and the opinion of the Advocate General on the extent of powers with which Hamerton is vested under the terms of the treaty the United Kingdom recently entered into with the ImaumHM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran forwarding copies of his despatches to HM Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Aberdeen, relating to affairs at TehranThe amount of compensation to be paid to the Shroff of the Residency at Bushire for the articles belonging to him which were destroyed when his house was attacked by a mob in 1838Robertson’s explanations of his reasons for not having availed himself of the permission granted by the Persian Government to reside during the Summer months at Khoormooj [Khormoj].The main correspondents are the following: the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Assistant Resident in Persian Gulf; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, L R Reid; the Secretary with the Governor General of India, Thomas Herbert Maddock; the Commodore in the Persian Gulf; and HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran.Other correspondents include: Lootf Ally Khan [Luṭf ‘Alī Khān]; the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], Moollah Hoossein [Mullā Ḥusayn]; the Ruler of Bahrein; Sultan bin Suggur; the Advocate General, Bombay; the Shah of Persia, Mahomed Shah [Muḥammad Shāh Qājār]; the Grand Vizier or Prime Minister of Persia, Hajee Meerza Aghasee [Ḥājī Mīrzā Āqāsī]; the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hussan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Īlchī Kabīr, also spelled Meerza Abul Hassan Khan, and Meerza Abool Hossan in this item]; the Collector of Customs, Henry Glass; and J A Malcolm, a merchant.Physical description: 1 item (185 folios)
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 52 of 1841, dated 19 June 1841. The enclosures are dated 5 May to 16 June 1841, and relate to affairs at Aden and the surrounding area, and at Mocha.The enclosures consist of correspondence, and resolutions of the Government of Bombay in the Secret Department. The main correspondents are as follows: the Political Agent at Aden, Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; and the Secretary to the Government of India, Thomas Herbert Maddock.The enclosures concern matters including:The state of affairs at Aden and the surrounding area, including the actions of Sultan M’Houssain Fudthill of Lahidge (also spelled Lahedge) [Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-'Abdali, Sultan of Lahej]The views of the Political Agent at Aden on the inexpediency of reducing any portion of the European troops at Aden, and the relief of the wing of HM 6th Regiment doing duty at AdenThe Political Agent at Aden hiring a house as the post and police office at Aden, and the appointment of a Cazee [kazi, civil judge]The claim of Abdool Russool [Abdul Rasool], the former British Native Agent at Mocha, for indemnification on account of his property stolen by the Sheriff of Mocha, and the policy to be followed in British negotiations with the Imaum of Senna [Imam of Sanaa].Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-18, on folios 107-110. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 19 of 1841, dated 27 March 1841. The enclosures are dated 19 January to 27 March 1841, and relate to Aden and Mocha. They mostly consist of copies of correspondence sent and received by the Government of Bombay.The main correspondents are the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (John Pollard Willoughby), the Political Agent at Aden (Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines), and the Secretary to the Government of India (Thomas Herbert Maddock).The enclosures discuss matters including:The proposal to station a body of fifty cavalry plus horses for two guns at AdenThe increase of ninety nine Rupees and eight annas per month to the staff budget of the Political Agent at Aden being sanctioned by the Governor General of India in CouncilThe plunder of the property of the Native Agent at Mocha, Abdool Russool [Abdul Rasool], stated to have been committed by the authorities at Mocha (also spelled Mokha in this part)The political state of affairs in the Interior of Aden and at MochaThe circumstances which induced the Political Agent at Aden to expel a Frenchman named Lombard and a Corsican named Mariani from the town of Aden, following reports made to the Political Agent by ‘natives’ from the Interior that the men had held private conference with the Sultan of Lahedge [Lahej]The Political Agent at Aden’s request for permission to send three Bedowin [Bedouin] prisoners to the Bombay Presidency, to be confined in one of the Presidency jails, as an example intended to deter others from pursuing a course hostile to the British Government.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-23, on folios 520-523. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso of each enclosure.