‘Aden. Return of the schooner “Mahi” from Berburra and intention of the Political Agent to despatch his Assistant to visit the elders of the contending parties on the Somali Coast.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Aden. Return of the schooner “Mahi” from Berburra and intention of the Political Agent to despatch his Assistant to visit the elders of the contending parties on the Somali Coast.’
- Date:
- 1845/1846
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, which form partial enclosures to a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 15 January 1846. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2142/102302.The item relates to a report by Commander Lieutenant A Macdonald, Commander of the Company schooner Mahi, on his recent visit to Berbera during which he attempted to facilitate peace amongst the ‘tribes’ [clans] of the Somali coast in order to preserve the trade in the region. He reports on his communications with: Sheik Hadjee Shermarki Alli, Governor of Zeyla [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ, Governor of Saylac]; the Governor’s son, Mahomed [Muḥammad]; and the elders of the ‘tribes’.Macdonald mentions in particular the ‘tribes’ of Mejertherjn (also rendered ‘Mejertheyn’ [Majerteen?]) and Ayul Unuss (also rendered ‘Ayul Hamud’).The item also mentions the intention of Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, to send Assistant Lieutenant Charles John Cruttenden to the Somali Coast in order to facilitate peace.The correspondents are: Haines; Thomas Grere Carless, Commander and Senior Naval Officer at Aden; Macdonald; and the Government of Bombay.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 5264, Draft 494/46’, ‘Collection N. 8 of N. 5, Vol: 4’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 165, and terminates at f 169, 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomacy
Mediation
Trade (practice) - Geographic region:
- Somali Coast
Berbera - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098003438.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098003438.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2142/102305
IOR/F/4/2142/102305