Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 104 of 1848, dated 2 December 1848. The enclosures are numbered 3-16 and are dated 1 August to 18 November 1848. They consist of correspondence, and minutes by the Governor of Bombay, concerning potential hostilities between the Imam of Muscat and the Shah of Persia [Iran], in relation to previous 'aggressions' and potential further actions by the Governor of Kerman against Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas] and the districts in its vicinity leased by the Imam of Muscat. The enclosures also discuss Persian 'intrigues' in relation to Bahrein [Bahrain], including the Persian Consul at Baghdad, Hajee [Haji] Mirza Jabbar, opening correspondence with the ex-Chief [Hakim] of Bahrein, Abdullah ibn Ahmed [Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah; variant spellings of his name used in this item].The main correspondents are as follows: the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Arthur Malet); HM Consul and HC [Honourable Company's] Agent in the Dominions of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat (Captain Atkins Hamerton); the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Major Samuel Hennell); HM Chargé d'Affaires at Tehran (Lieutenant Colonel Farrant); and the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia (Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson).Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatches, numbered 1-16, on folios 376-399. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 102 of 1848, dated 30 November 1848. The enclosures are numbered 3-36 and are dated 13 January to 23 December 1848. They mostly consist of copies of correspondence, and minutes by the Governor of Bombay, regarding the East India Company's steam ship
Nitocrison the rivers of Mesopotamia [Iraq].The enclosures discuss matters including:An application from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia for sanction to purchase a supply of two hundred tons of coal for the use of the
Nitocris, which was about to be despatched from England to Bussorah [Basra]The views of the Superintendent of the Indian Navy on the inexpediency of allowing Commander James Felix Jones to be absent from the
Nitocrisfor the purpose of conducting surveys in Mesopotamia and adjacent areasThe grant of a superior command allowance to Commander Jones of the
Nitocriswhile employed on the rivers of MesopotamiaThe continuance of the allowance of one hundred rupees per month granted to Commander Jones, for defraying the expenses incurred in making presents to Arab Chiefs.The main correspondents are as follows: the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Arthur Malet); the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia (Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson); the Superintendent of the Indian Navy (Commodore Sir Robert Oliver); the Secretary to the Government of India (Henry Miers Elliot); and the Military Auditor General, Bombay (Lieutenant Colonel George Moore).Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatches, numbered 1-36, on folios 320-324. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 99 of 1848, dated 15 November 1848. The enclosures are numbered 3-7 and are dated 5 October to 14 November 1848.The enclosures consist of letters from the Political Agent at Aden (Stafford Bettesworth Haines) to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Arthur Malet), minutes by the Governor of Bombay subscribed to by the Board, and a letter from Malet to the Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General. They concern the suppression of the trade in enslaved people on the Red Sea and Arabian Coasts, including the opinions and suggestions of the Political Agent at Aden regarding the measures which should be adopted for achieving this, and the results of his efforts to encourage Sheik [Shaikh] Ali Shermarkhi [Hadjdji 'Ali Shermerki] of Zeyla [Zeila] to co-operate with the British Government in entirely abolishing the traffic in enslaved people within his limits.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatches, numbered 1-7, on folios 222-223. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: The item comprises one enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee: Bombay Secret Letter 8 September 1828.The enclosure consists of a memorandum by the President in Council, John Malcolm, on the condition of affairs in Persia [Iran] as these may concern the future peace and security of the territories of the Presidency. His account is based on his diplomatic experience in Persia and includes his opinions on: past events and diplomatic missions; Britain’s position in the context of international relations notably vis-à-vis Russia and France; and how, in his opinion, Britain should cultivate a continuous, good relationship with Persia. The account was written at Dharpooree [Dapuri], dated 1 September 1828.Physical description: The despatch comprises one enclosure (unnumbered).
Abstract: The item comprises one enclosure to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee: Bombay Secret Letter 13 July 1830.The enclosure consists of a memorandum by Governor in Council, John Malcolm, entitled ‘Notes on the Invasion of India by Russia’, being his remarks on Sir John Macdonald’s report on the subject (who was commenting on the views of Lieutenant-Colonel Evans). The memorandum includes Malcolm’s views on the history of Russia’s interest and activity in India (which he states have not changed significantly since his submission of a memorandum on the same topic in 1800, and generally accord with those of MacDonald and Evans); and an analysis of the possibility of Russia invading India in terms of Russia’s policy, capability, possible routes, and influence over Persia [Iran]. The account was written at Dapooree [Dapuri], dated 4 July 1830.Physical description: The despatch comprises one enclosure (unnumbered).
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai] Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 109 of 1848, dated 16 December 1848. The enclosures are numbered 3-4 and are dated 29 November and 12 December 1848 respectively.Enclosure No. 3 consists of a letter from the Political Agent at Aden (Stafford Bettesworth Haines) to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay (Arthur Malet), reporting on the state of affairs in Aden and the surrounding area, including a party of 'subies' [of the Subayhi 'tribe'] attacking the kafila [travelling party with camels] intended for Aden, capturing eleven camels and their loads and killing two men, and the action taken in response by the Sultan of Lahidge [Lahej].Enclosure No. 4 is a minute by the Governor of Bombay concurred in by the Board, commenting on Haines's letter and instructing that a copy of it should be sent to the Governor-General of India and the Court of Directors of the East India Company.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatches, numbered 1-4, on folios 462-466. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 38 of 1850, dated 25 July 1850. The enclosures are numbered 3-13 and are dated 21 January to 25 July 1850.The majority of the item consists of a memoir on Egypt by Lieutenant-Colonel James Outram, enclosed in a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, Arthur Malet (enclosure No. 7), for the attention of the Governor in Council of Bombay, Viscount Falkland. Outram’s memoir concerns the military resources of Egypt and the danger of overland communication between Great Britain and India through Egypt being prevented in the event of war between Britain and France.The memoir contains a preface, twelve sections, a conclusion and twenty-seven appendices. The plans, maps and drawings which Outram mentions in his letter are not included in this item (the only plans included are the plans on f 513 and f 514 in appendix 10, as listed below).The sections relate to the following:Section I Fortifications of AlexandriaSection II Resources of EgyptSection III Defensive measures likely to be adopted by the FrenchSection IV Preliminary proceedings of the British fleet. Measures to be adopted to prevent reinforcements reaching the French armySection V Descent by the British on Egypt, from the MediterraneanSection VI Seige of the Baghaz Forts and Fort LesbehSection VII Policy to be pursued when the British have established a footing in EgyptSection VIII Preliminary measures of the Indian GovernmentSection IX First proceedings of the Indian Army. Capture of Suez, and the operations to be conducted from that baseSection X Invasion of Upper Egypt from Cosseir [El Qoseir]Section XI Siege of CairoSection XII Blockade of Alexandria.The appendices are as follows:Appendix 1: Letter from Outram to the British Consul General in Egypt, Charles Augustus Murray, dated 17 December 1849, describing the coast defences near Damietta and Rosetta, and providing supplementary information regarding the present state of the Alexandria fortificationsAppendix 2: Extracts from papers presented to the British Parliament in 1841, relating to affairs of the Levant in 1839-40, illustrating French ‘intrigues’ in EgyptAppendix 3: Translation of the firman of investiture of Mehmet Ali Pasha [Muḥammad ‘Alī Pāshā al-Mas‘ūd bin Āghā], on his being re-installed in the Pachalic [Pashalik] of Egypt, dated 20 May 1841Appendix 4: Extracts from papers on the affairs of the Levant laid before the British Parliament in 1841, showing the state of the Egyptian Army at the time of the Second Syrian WarAppendix 5: Census of the population of Egypt taken in 1847-48Appendix 6: Information regarding the strength and organisation of the Egyptian Army and Fleet at the end of 1849Appendix 7: Account of the British expedition to Egypt in 1807Appendix 8: Extract from a report of 1840 on the supply of war munitions in EgyptAppendix 9: Information regarding the revenues of Egypt, relating to grain produce, livestock, fish, and other articles of consumptionAppendix 10: Report on Lake Menzaleh [Birkat al Manzilah], which includes a ‘Plan of the Foum Dibe Corresponding with the ancient Mendesian Mouth of the Nile’ on folio 513, and ‘Plan of the Town of Menzaleh And its immediate vicinity’ on folio 514Appendix 11: Information on supplies of grain and boats in EgyptAppendix 12: Information regarding the ‘Arab tribes’ bordering Suez and Cosseir and their resourcesAppendix 13: Translations of letters addressed by General Reynier to General Menon, dated 4 March to 13 April 1801Appendix 14: Information on the strength and disposition of the French and English armies in Egypt in 1801Appendix 15: Information regarding coast routes from Tripoli to Bengazi [Benghazi, also spelled Bengasi in this item] and Derna [Darnah]Appendix 16: Information on coast routes from Alexandria to DernaAppendix 17: Extract from a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Outram to Lieutenant-Colonel Le Messurier, dated 14 March 1850, detailing certain points on the African coast regarding which further information is desirableAppendix 18: Meteorological observations taken at Alexandria in 1639, 1847, and 1848-49, Rosetta in 1777-78, and Cairo in 1777 and 1791Appendix 19: Nautical information derived from various sources, relating to the Mediterranean and northern coast of EgyptAppendix 20: Nautical information derived from various sources, relating to the Red Sea and Indian OceanAppendix 21: Table displaying the pay and allowances of the Indian and Egyptian ArmiesAppendix 22: Description of the routes between Keneh or Geneh [Qina] (on the Nile) and CosseirAppendix 23: Description of the routes between Cairo and SuezAppendix 24: Information regarding the coast route from Cosseir to Suez, and Cosseir to Cario, directAppendix 25: Enumeration of the commanding points on the Nile below KenehAppendix 26: Information regarding the southern route from Cairo to Suez via Bazatin [Al Basatin, also spelled Bazateen in this item], and from Atfieh [Atfih] to SuezAppendix 27: Information on the water supplied to Alexandria.The other enclosures in this item are minutes of the Governor and members of council of the Bombay Presidency, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army, Willoughby Cotton, and letters from the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay, relating to Outram’s memoir.These enclosures discuss matters including: the memoir being sent to Court of the Directors of the East India Company and the Government of India; the copying of the plans submitted with Outram’s memoir by an officer of the Bombay Engineers and his remuneration for this; and remuneration proposed to be granted to Outram for the period he was detained in the Bombay Presidency supervising and correcting the copies of his memoir to be sent to England. The enclosures also include: a minute by John Pollard Willoughby containing a condensed summary of Outram’s memoir (No. 8); and a letter from Malet to Outram conveying the thanks of the Government of Bombay and the highest commendations from the Governor in council for his memoir (No. 11).Physical description: 1 item (411 folios)
Abstract: A draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to the Sheikh [Shaikh] of Bahrein [Bahrain], undated.The letter concerns the agreement concluded by William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], with the Government of Fars at Sheraz [Shīrāz] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124 and 131). Elphinstone disavows the agreement as unauthorised and counter to the policies of the Government of Bombay, stressing that policy towards Bahrein has not changed.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1823 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/126).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to Hoosain Alli Mirza [Husayn ‘Ali Mīrzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs], undated.The letter concerns the agreement concluded by William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], with the Government of Fars at Sheraz [Shīrāz] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124 and 131), which is disavowed by Elphinstone as unauthorised. It also describes the Government of Bombay’s policies on issues covered in the agreement, including the flag of the Utoobees [‘Utūb] and the status of Kishm [Qeshm], and informs the Prince of Bruce’s dismissal from his post as Resident.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1823 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/126).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A draft letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat [Sa’īd bin Sultān Āl Bū Sa‘īd], undated.The letter concerns the agreement concluded by William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], with the Government of Fars at Sheraz [Shīrāz] (IOR/L/PS/9/69/124 and 131). Elphinstone disavows the agreement as unauthorised and counter to the policies of the Government of Bombay, stressing that British policy towards Muscat has not changed. The letter also reports that British troops will be withdrawn from Kishm [Qeshm] and the island handed over to the Imam.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 25 January 1823 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/126).Physical description: 1 item (3 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay [Mumbai], to Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 7 March 1822.The letter concerns compensation for residents Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh] whose ships were found to be illegally captured by British forces during the 1819 campaign against ‘piracy’.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 August 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/117).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: A copy of a letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], to William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], sent from Bombay Castle and dated 1 March 1822.The letter authorises the payment of an indemnity to residents of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] and Lingua [Bandar-e Lengeh] for ships destroyed by British forces.The letter was enclosed in the letter of Major George Willock, Acting Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company dated 27 August 1822 (IOR/L/PS/9/69/117).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)