‘Persian Gulf. Recovery of a Batteel which had been surreptitiously carried off by her Naquoda while on a trading voyage to the Ports in the-’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Persian Gulf. Recovery of a Batteel which had been surreptitiously carried off by her Naquoda while on a trading voyage to the Ports in the-’
- Date:
- 1856/1856
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 12 September 1856. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2661/176320, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the eleventh in a series of fifteen items on events in the Persian Gulf during 1855-56. The eighth item in the sequence is not present.The item contains a letter from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 10 April 1856. Jones states that he was recently asked by the Sheikh of Aboothabee [Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] to assist Hajee bin Ghanim [Ḥājjī bin Ghānim], who had reported the theft of his ship and cargo by the ship's nakhoda [nakhuda]. Jones reports the actions he took and the successful apprehension of the nakhoda and ship by Moolla Ahmed [Mullā Aḥmad], Company Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]. He forwards copy of a letter from Moolla Ahmed, which provides an update on the situation.The Government of Bombay's response is included.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '52 [18]57', 'Collection No. 6', 'Vol: 11', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was written as 'Collection No. 3 of No. 71 of 1856.' but the '3' was replaced with '6' and 'of No. 71 of 1856.' has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1098, and terminates at f 1102, 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:
- Theft
Native Agent, Lingah - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109275370.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109275370.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2661/176330
IOR/F/4/2661/176330