Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 29 Mar 1820
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure in Letter from Henry Willock to the Secret Committee of 29 Mar 1820
- Creator:
- Author: William Grant
- Date:
- 1820/1820
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from Major-General William Grant Keir, Commander of the 1819 expedition to the Persian Gulf, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], sent from HMS Liverpooloff the island of Kenn [Kīsh] and dated 24 February 1820. Following his suppression of ‘piracy’ on the Arab shore of the Gulf, Grant addresses the Persian [Iranian] shore. Subjects covered in the letter include: acts of ‘piracy’ originating from Persian ports including Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Mogoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh], and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh]; relations of Persian ports with the Joasmees [al-Qawāsim]; the return of Keir’s troops to India and the forces required in the event of hostilities on the Persian coast; the question of pursuing the ‘pirate’ Ramah ben Jauber [Rahmah bin Jābir al-Jalāhimah]; and the participation of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa’īd] in the proposed expedition to Bharein [Bahrain] of the Prince of Sheraz [Husayn 'Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 29 March 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/1].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Piracy
Persian Gulf Campaign (1819)
Raḥmah bin Jābir Āl Jalāhimah
al-Qawāsim (Tribe)
HMS Liverpool - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000198_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x000198_en
IOR/L/PS/9/69/4
IOR/L/PS/9/69/4