‘Secret Letters received Feb:4.1856 by way of Marseilles’
Date:
1856/1856
Description:
Abstract: This bundle consists of summaries, and partial transcripts, of secret letters received from the Government of Bombay (1-2 January 1856, Numbers 1-4). The amount of detail for each entry therefore varies.The despatches are concerned with reports of the capture of Candahar [Kandahar] by Dost Mohammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, and Persia's response. It also covers the state of relations between the British at Aden and the Foutheli, and contains brief reports of unrest at Mecca.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)