Abstract: The item consists of correspondence regarding the capture and plundering of a British ship, the
Hector, by the Shaikh of Nuckholoo [Nokhaylo], also referred to as the Shaikh of Busheab [Lavan]. The correspondence is particularly concerned with the potential for assistance from the Government of Persia [Iran] in the recovery of the plundered property, particularly after the death of the Shaikh. It also covers a lawsuit against the owner of the
Hectorand the disappearance of the ship’s master and mate.The correspondence consists of letters between the Government of Bombay and the Resident at Bushire.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 226, and terminates at f 254, 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 mostly of copies of correspondence and memoranda cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the Government of Bombay. It concerns the cargo plundered from the
Hectorby the Sheikh of Busheab [Shaikh of Nakhīlū], and the possibility of recovering the cargo or the balance outstanding as a result of the losses incurred.The primary correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; and Captain Charles Pasley, Acting Envoy Extraordinary to Persia.The title page (f 212) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 14, Season 1809/10, Draft 186’; and ‘Examiner’s Office, September 1809’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 212, and terminates at f 215, 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.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of extracts of Political Letters, Political Consultations and Public Consultations from the Government of Bombay regarding the seizure of the country ship
Hectorby Shaikh Rehma [Shaikh Rahma bin Muḥammad al-Mu'ini] of Busheab [Jazīreh-ye Lāvān], who is alternatively referred to as the Shaikh of Nuckhuloo [Nakhilu]. In particular the item concerns:The measures undertaken by the East India Company to recover the property stolen from the ship
Hector, including the detention of all ships that might be found in the province belonging to the Shaikh of BusheabThe possibility, suggested by Captain Charles Pasley, Chargé d’Affaires to the Court of Persia, of making Persia responsible for the restitution of the stolen property rather than Shaikh RehmaThe likelihood, according to Pasley, of the Persian Court taking action to retrieve the stolen property and to punish Shaikh RehmaThe successful expedition to recover some of the property launched by Shaik Nusser [Shaikh Nasir Khan], Governor of Bushire, to Busheab on the orders of the Sheraz [Shiraz] Government, during which the son of Shaikh Rehma was taken as security for the remaining payment owedThe death of the son of Shaikh Rehma due to smallpox, and the unlikelihood of Persia launching a second expedition to Busheab and consequently the unlikelihood of further restitutions for the stolen propertyAccounts of the stolen goods that have been recovered, compiled by the Acting Resident at Bushire.The item also contains the translation of an extract from the journal of Moonshee Mahomed Hussan [Munshi Muḥammad Hasan] who reports on his discussions with Cheragh Alee Khan [Chiragh ‘Ali Khan Nava’i, Vizier of Fars] regarding the Persian Court's intentions to recover the stolen goods. Additionally, the item contains a list of the stolen goods that have been divided out by Shaikh Rehma amongst different individuals (ff 40 verso - 41 verso).Correspondents include: Government of Bombay; Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]; James Augustus Grant, Secretary to Government of Bombay; Captain Charles Pasley, Chargé d’Affaires to the Court of Persia; Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to Government in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department, Fort William; David Seton, Resident at Muscat; Charles Marquis Cornwall, Governor-General; British Resident at Bagdad; William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire; Sheikh Nasser; Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay; Cheragh Alee Khan; Aka Mahomed Behlance [Agha Muḥammad Bihlani].Shaikh Rehma is alternatively referred to as: Shaikh Rema; Rama; Rama Eben Ben Surnud; Rahma; Raham; Rhemah; Rehmah; Rama Ebie Benpennud; Ruhum; Rukinee; Rhema; Ruhma of Nukheloo; Rehma Bin Mohammed Bin Sunneed. The area which he ruled over is alternatively referred to as: Busheab; Nuckhuloo; Nukheeloo; Nukheloo; Nackheloo; Nakhiloo; Nakhilo; Nakhiloa; Nakhelow; Nackhelow; Rackhdoo; Rackheloo; Island of Shaikh Sheib.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Political No. 1' and 'Examiner's Office September 1806'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 5, and terminates at f 47, 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 [Mumbai]. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the fifth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns the shooting of Sheik Mahomed ben Yoosoof, Chief of Nukheeloo [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Yūsuf, Shaikh of Nakhilu], by Sheik Houssein ben Jabarrah, Chief of Congoon [Shaikh Ḥusayn bin Jubārah, Shaikh of Kangan], and Hennell’s intention to consequently make Sheik Houssein liable for the compensation due from Sheik Mahomed to the British on account of seizing money from the agent of a British merchant.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Coll[ection]: 18, Collection No 4 of No 37’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 651, and terminates at f 655 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-eighth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the British Agent at Muscat.The item concerns the complaint of the agent of a merchant based at Tatta [Thatta]. While at Asseloo [Bandar-e ‘Asaluyeh], the ship he was on was occupied by local residents fleeing Persian troops, and money was extorted from him by the shaiks [shaikhs] of Asseloo and Nukheloo [Nakhilu].The item contains a table of contents (f 662), and the title page (f 661) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 38’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 7 of No. 119’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 661 and terminates at f 668, 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 extracts from political letters received from the Government of Bombay by the Court of Directors, containing enclosures regarding the measures taken to secure the return of East India Company property that was seized from the country ship
Hectorin the Persian Gulf by the Shaikh of Busheab [Shaikh of Nakhīlū].The enclosures, which discuss the Company's claim for restitution and negotiations for the return of the vessel, mainly consist of the following: letters received at Bombay from Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]; letters from Lieutenant Charles Pasley of the Persian Mission to Neil Benjamin Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments, Fort William; correspondence between Manesty and Pasley.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 58, and terminates at f 87, 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 pagination.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to 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 thirty items.The item contains summaries of the enclosures to the political letters, concerning:Events in Fars Province, including proceedings against ‘piratical’ ports by Commander John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, in conjunction with the Governor of Fars, Houssein Khan [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha'i]Punishment of those involved in the assault on Sheik Yoosoof bin Suggur [Shaikh Yūsuf bin Ṣaqr], commander of a British merchant shipThe murder of Sheik Mahomed bin Yoosoof, Chief of Nukheeloo [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Yūsuf, Shaikh of Nakhilu]Payments to commanders of ships conveying passengers for the Government of BombayThe seizure of vessels in the Persian GulfThe actions of Saed bin Tahnoon, Sheik of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi].The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 599, and terminates at f 611 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.