Affairs in the Persian Gulf and in Sindh

Title:

Affairs in the Persian Gulf and in Sindh

Date:

1840/1840

Description:

Abstract: Enclosures nos. 2-71 to a dispatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 31 January 1840. The enclosures are dated 9 October 1839-27 January 1840. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf and in Sinde [Sindh]. Folios 286-353 are primarily concerned with preparations for the Euphrates Expedition, including the arrival at Karack [Kharg] of the East India Company ship Uraniacarrying three iron steamers for use by the Expedition, the assessment that it has too big a draught to dock at Bussora [Basra], and its re-routing to Kuwait to be lightened. Folios 356-401 are primarily concerned with the levels and placement of armed forces in Sinde, particularly preparations to abandon the military base at Tatta [Thatta] due to sickness there and the possible refurbishment as a convalescent depot of the Fort of Munhora [Manora], Kurachee [Karachi]. Other topics covered include: directions for travelling from Kurachee to Sehwan; arrangements for a Political Agent in Cutch [Kutch] after the resignation of Colonel Henry Pottinger as Resident; money owed by the Ameers of Hyderabad to Shah Shooja ool Moolk [Shah Shuja Durrani, Emir of Afghanistan]; and movements of the so-called ‘Army of the Indus’. The primary correspondents are: the Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Board of Control; Lieutenant Henry Blosse Lynch, leader of the Euphrates Expedition, and other officers of the Expedition; the Government of India; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; Major General Willshire of the Army of the Indus; and the Political Resident, Sinde. Folios 432-456 contain newsletters sent out by the Officiating Secretary to the Government of India, consisting of summaries of reports from British officials and military officers in various parts of South Asia and the Middle East. Each newsletter is divided into a selection of the following headings, most of which refer to the place a report was sent from: Ava [Inwa]; Bameean [Bamyan]; Bokhara [Bukhara]; Cabool [Kabul]; Dera Ismael Khan [Dera Ismail Khan]; Herat; Joudhpore [Jodhpur]; Kelat [Kalat]; Khoolum [Kholm]; Lahore; Moultan [Multan]; Nipal [Nepal]; Persia [Iran]; Peshawur [Peshawar]; Upper Scinde [Sindh] and/or Lower Scinde; and Items of General Intelligence. Most of the reports are concerned with the aftermath of the First Anglo-Afghan War, the rule of the restored Emir Shah Shooja, and attempts to locate the deposed Emir Dost Mahomed [Dost Mohammad Khan].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 277, and terminates at f 457, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Euphrates Expedition (1835-1837)
Reports
First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-1842)
King of Afghanistan

Geographic region:

Persian Gulf
Sinde
Afghanistan

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100111230835.0x000002_ar
81055/vdc_100111230835.0x000002_en
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 277-457
IOR/L/PS/5/381, ff 277-457

Feedback