Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-4 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 23 April 1845. The enclosures are dated 8 December 1844-15 February 1845.The enclosures consist of copies of dispatches from Justin Sheil, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Persia, describing events in Persia [Iran] and beyond, including:An unsuccessful attempt by the Khan of Khiva to recapture Merve [Merv] from the Toorkomans [Teke Turkmen]British objections to the construction of a bastion close to the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr]A demand from the Governor of Bushire for higher duties on the export of horses by British merchants, against the terms of an Anglo-Persian agreementContinued Russian military occupation of the Island of Ashoor Ada [Ashuradeh] off the Persian coast in the Caspian SeaA Persian investigation into American missionaries proselytising and making conversions to Christianity in Azerbijan [Azerbaijan]An unsuccessful attempt by Mahomed Bankir Khan, described as either a brother or a nephew of Agha Khan [Hasan Ali Shah, Aga Khan I], to invade Persia from Beloochistan [Balochistan].The dispatches contain forwarded translations of letters from Hajee Meerza Aghasee [Haji Mirza Aqasi, Prime Minister of Persia] and other Persian officials.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 357, and terminates at f 402, 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.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Robertson, Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; Hajjee Jassim [Ḥājī Jāsim], British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain]; and Moollah Hoossein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the second in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2005/89510, IOR/F/4/2005/89512, IOR/F/4/2005/89513, IOR/F/4/2005/89514, and IOR/F/4/2006/89515).The item concerns:A projected attack on Bahrein [Bahrain] by Essa bin Tureef [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī] and Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah]A dispute between Sultan bin Suggur of Russal Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Abdoolla bin Rashid of Amulgavine [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Rāshid al-Mu‘allā of Umm al-Qaywayn], and instructions issued by Robertson to Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball about how to proceed on this matterAn improvement in relations between the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr] and the local population and garrison of the town, including a request by Robertson to re-open a gateway in the town wallThe suggestion of Colonel Justin Sheil, Her Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran, that Robertson should send a present to the Prince of Shiraz.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 11’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 789 and terminates at f 838, 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, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major John Morison, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Thomas MacKenzie, civil surgeon in charge of the Residency at Bushire [Bushehr]; Captain John Pepper, Senior Officer of the Indian Navy in the Persian Gulf; and Captain Samuel Hennell, Acting and Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the second in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns arrangements for Shaik Khuleefa bin Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to compensate the British for the loss of the cargo of the
Duria Dowlat[
Darya Dowlat], which was robbed by the Beniyas [Bani Yas]. The item includes details of the cargo lost and the purchase of a bagla [baghlah] by the Shaikh of Kishm [Qeshm], Abdul Rahman [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Saghar Al Mu’ini] from Shaik Khuleefa bin Shakboot.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 627 and terminates at f 758, as it was originally 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 political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], and one letter from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. The enclosures to these letters are contained in the subsequent items. It is the first in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns:An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the bugla [baghlah]
Duria Dowlat[
Darya Dowlat] by the Beni Yas, and arrangements for Shaik Shakboot of Aboothabee [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi] to repay the lossThe loss of a vessel from Karrack [Jazīreh-ye Khārk] in suspicious circumstances, and the subsequent arrest of a man from Shargha [Sharjah]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the cotteya [kuttiya]
Luxoomee Pursad[
Lakshman Parsad] by the Benee boo Aly [Bani Bu Ali] tribe and inhabitants of Zoor [Sur]An act of ‘piracy’ carried out on the
Fatelkear[
Fateh ul Khyr] by the inhabitants of ZoorAggression towards the shroff [banker] of the Bushire [Bushehr] ResidencyThe movement of Esa ben Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Hamad bin Tarif Al Bin ‘Ali al-‘Utbi] and his followers from Bahrein [Bahrain] to AboothabeeThe flight of Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir II Al Mazkur], the Governor of Bushire, from Bushire due to his impending arrest by the Government of Fars.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 588 and terminates at f 626, as it was originally 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/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-ninth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Hawkins’s actions at Bussorah [Basra], including:A friendly interview with the Governor of Bushire [Bushehr]Enquiries into a case of theft on board a ship coming from India.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 8 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 550, and terminates at f 557, 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, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2324/120974. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; and Mirza Mahmood [Mīrzā Muḥammad], Acting British Agent at Shiraz. It is the second in a series of six items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The defeat of the force commanded by Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq] by Sheik Saaed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi]Saad ben Mootluk’s attempt to incite the Omani chiefs against Sheik Saaed ben TahnoonDisputes between the Bedowin [Bedouin] tribes which resulted in the temporary cessation of hostility by Sheik Sultan ben Sugger [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] and Sheik Muktoom ben Buttye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] against Sheik Saaed ben TahnoonMajor disturbances at Shiraz after the death of the Shah of Persia [Muḥammad Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Iran] and the appointment of a new Governor of Fars, Bahram Meerza [Bahrām Mīrzā Mo‘ezz-al-Dawlah]A complaint by Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr], Governor of Bushire [Bushehr] that the amount of tribute he is forced to pay is extortionate.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 776/49’, ‘Coll[ection] 13’, and ‘Collection No 2 of No 29’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 974, and terminates at f 1003 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; Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Thomas MacKenzie, Acting Assistant in Charge of the Residency, Bushire [Bushehr]; and Sheik Nassir [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur II], Governor of Bushire. It is the seventh in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72468, IOR/F/4/72469, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns the persistent ill-treatment of the shroff [banker] at the Bushire Residency by the residents of Bushire, and the measures taken by the Resident to compel Sheik Nassir to punish the offenders.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 832 and terminates at f 848, as it was originally 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 cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2416/130506. It is the ninth in a series of twenty-eight items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The departure of Saad ben Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī] from Shargah [Sharjah], his visit to Bahrein [Bahrain], and his subsequent journey to Oojeer [Al-ʻUqayr] on his return to Nedjd [Najd]The removal, by Feeroz Meerza [Fīrūz Mīrzā Nuṣrat-al-Dawlah, also rendered as Feerooz Meerza in the item], the Prince-Governor of Fars, of Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr] as Governor of Bushire [Bushehr]. Included is a letter from Hennell to Feeroz Meerza containing a representation made to the latter by a deputation of Bushire merchants.The item contains a table of contents (f 524), and the title page (f 523) contains the following references: ‘Dft. No. 424 of 1851’, Collection No. 1, Vol. 9’, and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 523 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, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Farrant, Her Majesty’s Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran; Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Minister for Foreign Affairs; and Messrs Malcolm, merchants of Bushire [Bushehr]. It is the sixteenth in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item mainly consists of letters from Hennell to Farrant, concerning:The apology of Mahomed Hassan Beg [Muḥammad Ḥasan Begi] to Hennell for his treatment of Messrs MalcolmThe disagreement between Hajee Abdul Mahomed [Ḥājī ‘Abd al-Muḥammad] and his brother Aga Mahomed Ally [Āghā Muḥammad ‘Alī] on one side, and the people of Bushire and Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr], Governor of Bushire, on the otherThe case of Messrs Malcolm (see also IOR/F/4/2349/123814) and Lord Palmerston’s ruling that the merchants may either enjoy British protection and pay British customs rates, or pay Persian rates without British protection.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 1 of No 127’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 296, and terminates at f 322 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, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2349/123808. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commander John Porter, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf; and Bahram Meerza [Bahrām Mīrzā Mo‘ezz-al-Dawlah], Prince-Governor of Fars Province. It is the twenty-first in a series of twenty-four items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The rebellion of Tungistoon [Tungistan] against Shaik Nasir of Bushire [[Shaikh Nāṣir II Āl Madhkūr of Bushehr]Bahram Meerza’s decision to remove Shaik Nasir from office and make Meerza Mehdy Khan [Mīrzā Mahdī Khān] the new Governor of BushireMeerza Mehdy Khan’s advance, accompanied by Bakir Khan [Bāqir Khān Tangistānī], Chief of Tungistoon, to Bushire, and his unsuccessful siege of the townThe arrival of a boat belonging to the Governor of Mohumrah [Khorramshahr] at Rasul Khyma [Ra’s al-Khaymah], carrying enslaved women from Africa, in direct contravention of the firman issued by the previous Shah [Muḥammad Shāh Qājār].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft no 334 of 1850’, ‘Coll[ection] 4’, and ‘Collection No 1 of No 1’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 383, and terminates at f 404 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 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 twenty-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 contains a letter from Hennell reporting the departure of Shaik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir III Āl Mazkūr], the Governor of Bushire [Bushehr], to Shiraz, and his replacement, during the period of his absence, by Hajee Baba Ally Sultan [Ḥājī Bābā ʿAlī Sulṭān].The item contains a table of contents (f 544), and the title page (f 543) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 29’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 5 of No. 75’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 543 and terminates at f 546, 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 items 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, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the ninth in a series of ten items on the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/1767/72461, IOR/F/4/1767/72462, IOR/F/4/1767/72463, IOR/F/4/1767/72464, IOR/F/4/1767/72465, IOR/F/4/1767/72466, IOR/F/4/1767/72467, IOR/F/4/72468, and IOR/F/4/1767/72470).The item concerns the flight of Sheik Nasir of Bushire [Shaikh Nasir Al Mazkur II, Shaikh of Bushehr] to the island of Karrack [Khark/Kharg] with his two uncles, anticipating arrest by an emissary of the Prince of Shiraz, Mirza Abbas, who subsequently assumed control of the town.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 550, 1839, P.C. [Previous Communication] 2491’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 859 and terminates at f 863, as it was originally 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.