The arrival of the
Semiramisfrom the Persian Gulf, and its Commander’s Report of His Proceedings
Date:
1842/1842
Description:
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of a copy of an enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 131 of 1842, dated 1 November 1842. The enclosure is numbered 1 and is dated 31 October 1842. There is no abstract of contents.The enclosure consists of a letter from the Superintendent of the Indian Navy, Captain Robert Oliver, to the President and Governor in Council, Bombay, Sir George Arthur. The letter reports the arrival at Bombay [Mumbai] from the Persian Gulf of the Honourable Company’s steam frigate
Semiramis, with the iron steam vessels
Euphrates,
Assyriaand
Nimrodin tow, and encloses a copy of the report of the proceedings of the Commander of the
Semiramis.There is a note on folio 332A, dated 22 October 1906, stating that enclosures to Bombay Secret Letter No. 130, dated 1 November 1842, are missing.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)