‘Bussora. Orders issued by the Turkish Government that vessels sailing under Flag from the Port of Bussora shall be provided with a Register.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Bussora. Orders issued by the Turkish Government that vessels sailing under Flag from the Port of Bussora shall be provided with a Register.’
- Date:
- 1847/1847
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, an extract Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 30 November 1847.The item relates to news from Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent, Turkish Arabia, that the Ottoman Government has instructed that all boats belonging to the port of Bussorah [Basra, also rendered in text as Bussora] must have certified papers. Rawlinson has suggested steps that Johannes Parseigh, British Agent at Bussorah, can take to prevent fraud and a notification is subsequently ordered to be published in the Bombay Government Gazette in English, Persian, and Arabic.A draft of the notification, prepared by the Collector of Customs, can be found at folio 897.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft N. 152/48’, ‘Collection No. 5 of No. 150’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 891, and terminates at f 898, 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:
- Official documents
Maritime legislation
Government of the Ottoman Empire
Native Agent, Basra - Geographic region:
- Bussorah
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100098592825.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098592825.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2224/110798
IOR/F/4/2224/110798