Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Letters from William Digges Latouche to the Court of Directors
- Date:
- 1781/1805
- Description:
- Abstract: Two letters from William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], to the Court of Directors for Affairs of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies [East India Company].The first letter, dated 23 January 1781, forwards intelligence received from India, Muscat, and Aleppo. Subjects covered include:Conflict with the Mahrattas [First Anglo-Maratha War, 1774-1783] around Basseen [Vasai] and the hostility of Hayder Ali [Ḥaydar ‘Alī, Ruler of Mysore]Reports of the seizure of English ships in the Indian Ocean by French vessels, and in the Mediterranean by the French and Spanish fleetDifficulties in communicating with AleppoThe Basha’s [Büyük Sulaymān Pāshā, Governor of Baghdad] preference for the construction of his own gallivat ships to protect Bussora’s trade rather than relying on loaned ships from the East India CompanyThe dispatch of arms to the Basha to combat the Ghesaal Arabs [Khazā’il tribe].The second letter, dated 19 February 1781, covers subjects including:The movements of the ship Morning Star, including consignments of textiles and instructions from Bombay [Mumbai] regarding secure arrangements for the transit of mail.The arrival from France of a scientist, M Saury, seeking letters of recommendation and passage to India.Another copy of the same letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/2.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Communication
First Anglo-Maratha War (1774-1783)
Merchant shipping
al-Khazā‘il (Tribe)
Sultan of Mysore
Governor of Baghdad - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100109378621.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100109378621.0x000001_en
IOR/L/PS/9/76/1
IOR/L/PS/9/76/1