‘Persian Gulf. Commodore Hawkins. Approval of the conduct of. while Commanding the squadron employed against certain piratical Ports in the-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Commodore Hawkins. Approval of the conduct of. while Commanding the squadron employed against certain piratical Ports in the-’
- Date:
- 1847/1847
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 31 August 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the nineteenth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to the commendation of Commodore Hawkins, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, by Her Majesty’s Government for his conduct whilst commanding the squadron against several ‘piratical’ ports in the Gulf. The message, originating from Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, is ultimately shared with the Government of Bombay, who instruct that the message should be communicated to the Superintendent of the Indian Navy.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 107, Vol: 19.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 362, and terminates at f 365, 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:
- Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf
- Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098004595.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098004595.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2238/112340
IOR/F/4/2238/112340