‘Aden. Mr. Wheatley and others regarding the fate of.’

Title:

‘Aden. Mr. Wheatley and others regarding the fate of.’

Date:

1847/1847

Description:

Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 19 June and 15 November 1847.The item relates to investigations by Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Captain in the Indian Navy and Political Agent at Aden, into the disappearance of crew members and passengers belonging to the schooner, Highflyer. Captain Alcock, Master of the Highflyer; Mr Wheatly, a passenger; and two seamen were last seen on a dinghy near Zeyla [Saylac]. Lieutenant Charles John Cruttenden, Assistant Political Agent at Aden, reports on his discussions with Hadj Shermarkhi [Ḥājjī Sharmārkī ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ, Shaikh of Saylac, also rendered in text as Sheermarka]. Cruttenden and Haines’s opinions on the fate of the missing persons are included.Correspondents include: Haines; Cruttenden; the Government of Bombay; and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 86’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 711, and terminates at f 722, 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:

Missing persons

Geographic region:

Zeyla

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100098005373.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098005373.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2238/112382
IOR/F/4/2238/112382

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