‘Persian Gulf. Visit of Company’s Vessels of War to the Ports on the Arabian Coast of the-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Visit of Company’s Vessels of War to the Ports on the Arabian Coast of the-’
- Date:
- 1847/1847
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 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 twenty-fourth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item relates to instructions sent by Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Captain William Lowe, Senior Naval Officer in the Gulf of Persia [Iran], in a letter dated 29 July 1847. Hennell instructs Lowe to dispatch the Elphinstoneand the Mahito visit the ports of:Bahrein [Bahrain]Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]Debaye [Dubai]Shargah [Sharjah]Ejman [Ajman]Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]Rasel Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah].Hennell instructs Lowe to pass on letters to the rulers of these ports and return any replies to him. He also asks Lowe to remedy any conflicts which may have taken place at sea between pearl boats of the different tribes, but warns him not to take coercive measures without authorisation.Lowe is also referred to as ‘Commanding the Squadron of the Indian Navy, Gulf of Persia’.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 118, Vol: 24.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 381, and terminates at f 384, 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:
- Letters (documents)
Reports
Persian Gulf Naval Squadron - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098004698.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098004698.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2238/112345
IOR/F/4/2238/112345