Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 79 of 1841, dated 30 September 1841. The enclosures are dated 14 June-14 September 1841.The principal correspondents are: Captain Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Commodore George Barnes Brucks, Indian Navy, Commanding the Naval Squadron in the Gulf of Persia, on the EIC [East India Company’s] ship of war
Coote; the Acting Secretary to Government, Bombay; and the Secretary and the Officiating Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay.The item covers and includes the following:A letter from the Agent at Shiraz conveying intelligence from that area, including the arrival of Hubeel Olloh Khan [Ḥabīb Allāh Khān, also spelled Habeeb Oolla Khan in this item], Commandant of Artillery at Tuft [Taft], near Yezd [Yazd], en route to Kerman with eight guns and 6000 troops (ff 145-146), ostensibly on a mission which was initially to invade and destroy Kerman and was revised to destroying and plundering only the towns that had sent adherents to Aga Khan [Ḥasan 'Alī Shāh, Āqā Khān-i Awwal] and then to return to FarsHennell’s report of the hostile conduct of Shaik Nasir, Governor of Bushire [Āl Madhkūr, Shaikh Nāṣir II, Governor of Bushehr], towards British government officials there, including: an intimation that no officers from Karrack [Kharg Island, also known as Khark Island, also spelled Karrak and Kharrack in this item] are allowed to visit Bushire; punitive measures taken against the pilot of the
Braemarwho sailed to Bussorah [Basra] ignoring Shaik Nasir’s orders for the ship’s detention in Bushire harbour; and the unsuccessful attempts by Shaik Nasir to prevent the transmission of supplies to Karrack (where Hennell is currently stationed)Hennell’s requisitions to Brucks to undertake a tour of the Persian Gulf during the current pearl fishery season (ff 147-153) including instructions for: one war ship to accompany the
Coote; the route and the stops Brucks is to take along the Arabian coast from Bahrein [Bahrain] to Muscat, with the war ship calling at Bassadore [Basaidu] and Lingah [Bandar Lengeh] on its return to Karrack; delivering presents to the principal ‘Arabian chiefs’; investigating the political and military situation in Kateef [Qatif]; and for investigating and seeking redress for two acts of ‘piracy’ allegedly committed by subjects of Shaik Abdoolah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh of Bahrain] as described in a letter from the Native Agent at Bahrein (ff 154-155). This is followed by a series of reports by Brucks to Hennell (ff 156-173) notably describing: the state of affairs in Katiff [Qatif] and Nedged [Najd]; a ‘war’ on the coastal area between Rass-ul-Khyma [Ras Al Khaimah] and Abothabbee [Abu Dhabi]; his actions regarding the two cases of ‘piracy’; his intentions in relation to the trade in enslaved persons allegedly carried on between the Lingah ‘chiefs’ and the families of the ‘chiefs’ of Rassul Khyma [Ras Al Khaimah] and Amulgaveen [Umm Al Quwain]; and the state of the pearl fisheriesThe agreement of the Government of India with the Government of Bombay that it is inexpedient at present to withdraw the European part of the force from the Island of Karrack, in view of the purported intentions of Persia [Iran] towards Afghanistan (f 174)Correspondence regarding: arrangements for the conveyance of an important packet (letter), in duplicate, from the Government of India to Sir John McNeill, HM Envoy to Persia, via the Government of Bombay and Hennell, utilising both HMS
Endymionand the HC [Honourable Company’s] schooner
Emily; and arrangements for the receipt of McNeill’s reply, emphasising the importance of its arrival at Aden in time for the November mail. The letter instructs McNeill to ascertain the attitudes and plans of Persia towards Afghanistan and gives him authority to withhold the order to evacuate Karrack ‘until perfectly satisfactory assurances shall be obtained from the Shah in these respects’ (f 178) (ff 174-196)Hennell’s views regarding the need for an enhanced naval presence in the Gulf to increase British influence over the maritime Arabian states (ff 197-199), and the Government of Bombay’s confirmation that it cannot make any permanent addition to the Gulf Squadron but that HMS
Endymionhas recently proceeded to the GulfInstructions by Hennell and Brucks for surveillance of Asseeloo boats [Bandar-e Asaluyeh, also spelled Assaloo in this item] which are suspected of intercepting supplies to the Island of Karrack and interrupting ‘the free navigation of the Gulf’ (f 203).Physical description: 1 item (69 folios)
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 50 of 1841, dated 17 June 1841. The enclosures are dated 3 May to 15 June 1841.The enclosures consist of:Copies of correspondence between the Secretary to the Government of Bombay (John Pollard Willoughby), the Secretary to the Government of India (Thomas Herbert Maddock), and the Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain Samuel Hennell), regarding the views of the Governor-General in Council on various matters related to Persian Gulf affairs, including proposed repairs to the Fort at Karrack [Kharg]A copy of a letter to Willoughby from the Secretary to the Bombay Mint Committee (M T Hays), forwarding a report from the Bombay Mint Assay Master on specimens of gold and silver coins (Mahomed Shah Rupees and Gold Tomans), showing a depreciation in their intrinsic value.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-7, on folio 40. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso 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 30 of 1843, dated 30 April 1843. The enclosures are numbered 3-11 and are dated 14 February to 30 April 1843, and concern affairs in the Persian Gulf and Persia [Iran].Enclosure Nos. 3-10 consist of correspondence regarding:The coal depot of Karrack [Kharg Island, also spelled Kharrack in this item]The conduct of Hajee Ahmed [Hājī Aḥmad], the Arabic ‘Moonshee’ [Munshi] of the Persian Gulf Residency in relation to Jehan Loz Mirza [Jahānsūz Mīrzā], who arrived at Kharrack in July 1842 ‘in the habit and character of a dervish’, claiming to be the son of the late Shah of Persia, Futteh Allee [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār], and the uncle of the present ShahA copy of a letter (not included in this item) from the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dundas Robertson, providing an explanation for the letter of remonstrance addressed by him to Abdoola bin Soonyan [‘Abdullāh bin Thunyān bin Ibrāhīm Āl Sa‘ūd, also spelled bin Sooneyan and bin Senyan in this item] the de facto ruler of Nedjd [Najd], described as a ‘piractical chief’ in the Persian GulfA report on the state of affairs at Muscat (also spelled Muskat in this item) from the Native Agent at Muscat, Rubil bin Uslan [Khwāji Rūbin bin Aṣlān], up to 20 March 1843The reported murder of Colonel Charles Stoddart and Captain Arthur Conolly, who had been confined in the Fort at Bokhara [Bukhara] on the 18 or 19 June 1842.This correspondence is mainly between the following: the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby; the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Officiating Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor General, James Thomason.Enclosure No. 11 is a letter from HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Justin Sheil, to the Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor General, forwarding copies of his despatches to HM Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Aberdeen, regarding Persian affairs, including:An apology from the Persian Consul in Bagdad [Baghdad] for ‘interfering’ with a foot messenger from the British MissionA letter received from Meshed [Mashhad] reporting: an ‘interview’ held at Jam between Meerza Moossa Khan [Mīrzā Mūsā Khān Farāhānī], the guardian of the shrine of Meshed, and Yar Mahomed Khan [Yār Muḥammad Khān, Minister-regent of Herat], with the latter complaining that he had derived little advantage from his relations with Persia; the death of the ‘Chief’ [Khan] of Khiva, Allah Koolee Khan [Allāh Qulī Bahādur Khān], and the succession of his son Reheem Koolee Khan [Muḥammad Raḥim Qulī Khān]; and the frontier of Persia in the direction of Khiva seeming to be ‘in tranquillity’The Resident in the Persian Gulf requesting instructions in relation to ‘a case of piracy, if it can be so termed’ in the Persian Gulf, in which a Persian vessel was about to sail with its cargo from the Port of Nabend, when it was attacked and plundered by the Governor of Nabend [Damagheh-ye Nay Band]Information from the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf regarding the location and recent history of the town of Mohemmera [Khorramshahr, also spelled Mohumra in this item], including a copy of a sketch map by Mr Litchfield, the officer in command of the schooner Emily, of what he recollects to be the position of Mohumra (f 167), dated 3 January 1843Relations between Persia and Turkey [the Ottoman Empire], including: the Persian Government receiving intelligence from the Governor of Kermanshah that the Governor of Suleimanieh [Sulaymaniyah], Ahmed Pasha [Aḥmad Pāshā], had announced his intention of approaching the Persian frontier in the vicinity of Zohab [Sarpol-e Zahab] with a military force; the Governor of Bagdad attacking the city of Kerbela [Karbala], apparently because of the ‘refractory’ state of the tribes in possession of the city, which has caused the Shah ‘increased irritation and excitement’ as Kerbela contains the sepulchres of ‘the Sheah branch of the Mahommedan faith’ [the Shia branch of Islam], and a large proportion of the population of the city is apparently Persian.The despatches include enclosed letters from: Sheil; the British Resident at Bagdad, Colonel Robert Taylor; the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Meerza Abul Hossan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shirāzī, Īlchī-yi Kabīr]; Hajee Meerza Aghashee [Ḥājī Mīrzā (ʿAbbās Īravānī) Āqāsī, Persian Prime Minister or Grand Vizier]; the Governor of Kermanshah, Mohib Ali Khan [Muḥibb ʿAlī Khān]; the Walee [Wali or Governor] of Ardelan [Ardalan]; and the Persian Consul at Bagdad.Physical description: 1 item (71 folios)
Abstract: This item comprises correspondence between Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India with the Governor-General, and John Pollard Willoughby, Secretary to the Government, Bombay [Mumbai], with relevant enclosures, and minutes of the Governors in Council. The enclosures comprise letters to and from: Captain Samuel Hennell, Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Lieutenant-Colonel James Shirreff, Commanding the Detachment at Karrak [Kharg, also known as Khark]; the Adjutant-General of the Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Benjamin Shee, Commanding the British Detachment in Persia [Iran]; the Superintendent of the Indian Navy; the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]; and the Judge Advocate-General.The papers mainly cover:The approbation of the Governor-General of India for the actions undertaken by the Hennell relating to Khooshed Pasha [Khūrshid Pasha], Commanding the Egyptian Army in Nedgd [Najd, also known as Nejd], and negotiations for the possible return of the Residency from Karrak to Bushire [Bushehr]The disapprobation of the Governor-General of the expulsion of Sheik Nasir [Shaikh Nāṣir Āl Mazkūr II, a former Governor of Bushire] from the island of Karrak by Liuetenant-Colonel Shirreff, who is considered to have over-stepped his authority and interfered in political matters which are the remit of the Political ResidentArrangements for the removal of the British detachment in Persia, (if deemed by Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil , HM Chargé d’Affaires at Tehran, to be no longer required by the Shah of Persia), to Bagdad [Baghdad] and then Karrak for onward sea transport to Bombay, including statement by the Adjutant-General of the Army of the strength and disposition of the British detachment in Persia (f 118)Lieutenant-Colonel Shirreff’s request for powers to assemble General Courts Martial in order to deal with the alleged threat to security at Karrak from Persia, ‘incendiaries’ and ‘well-poisoners’, and assent to his request on condition that, unless under attack or siege, capital punishments must be referred to a superior authority.There is a note at the beginning of the item stating that the ‘Enclosure in Bombay Secret Letter No. 78, dated 20th June 1839, is missing from this Collection.’Physical description: 1 item (26 folios)
Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 58 of 1841, dated 17 July 1841. The enclosures are dated 3 April to 9 July 1841, and concern affairs in the Persian Gulf and Persia [Iran].Most of the correspondence consists of copies of letters from the Resident in the Persian Gulf at Karrack [Kharg], Samuel Hennell, to the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, John Pollard Willoughby, with copies of enclosed correspondence. There are also copies of letters from Willoughby to Sir William Hay Macnaghten, Envoy and Minister at the Court of Shah Shooja Ool Moolk [Shuja Shah Abdali Durrani], and Thomas Herbert Maddock, Secretary to the Government of India, and from Colonel Justin Sheil to Willoughby.The enclosures relate to matters including:News from Persia, including the arrival of the Prince of Shiraz at Brozgoon [Borazjan], about forty miles from Bushire [Būshehr]The state of affairs at Bahrein [Bahrain], communicated in a letter from the Native Agent at BahreinNews reported in letters from the News Writer at Shiraz, including the expulsion of the British forces from Herat and the offer of Kerman Shah to place himself under the protection of the Shah of Persia, and news reported by the Agent at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh]The view of the Resident in the Persian Gulf on the unsuitability of Grane or Koweit [Kuwait] as a location for a military stationNews in letters from James Pringle Riach, including the fortress of Ghorian [Ghurian] being evacuated by the Persian troops and given up to the Herat GovernmentThe survey of the Karoon [Karun] riverThe question of whether the European troops should be removed from Karrack during the ‘unhealthy’ part of the yearThe Resident in the Gulf’s tour of the Arabian Coast for the purpose of making arrangements for the renewal of the maritime truce for the ensuing year.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-35, on folios 460-467. These numbers are repeated for reference on the last verso 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 31 of 1842, dated 31 March 1842. The enclosures mostly consist of correspondence sent to and from the Secretary to the Government of Bombay, dated 5 July 1841 to 24 March 1842, concerning affairs in the Persian Gulf and Zanzibar.The main correspondent is the Officiating Resident in the Persian Gulf. Other correspondents include: the Secretary to the Government of India; HM Consul and HC [Honourable Company] Agent at Muscat; and the Superintendent of the Indian Navy.The enclosures discuss matters including:The approval of the Officiating Resident and the Government of Bombay of the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Davis [also spelled Davies in this part of the volume] and the troops under his command while stationed at Karrack [Kharg Island]Rules for the guidance of British vessels visiting the Persian Gulf published by the Government of Bombay, and the question of whether, under the Commercial Treaty recently concluded between Britain and Persia [Iran], any alterations or additions should be made to these rulesThe Government of Bombay ordering the discontinuance of the appointment of the Superintendent of the Coal Department at KarrackThe recommendation of HM Envoy and Minister to Persia that three orphans, children of two British men who had been in the public service and died in Persia, may be provided for, in consideration of the service rendered by their fathersThe reported misconduct of the Commander of the East India Company schooner
Emilyand his subsequent dismissalThe appointment of Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball as Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf, and his passage to Karrack on board the Company schooner
MahiThe circumstances which led to the removal of the flag staff from the top of Robert Norsworthy's house at ZanzibarThe desertion of three of the crew of the English brig
Maria, who afterwards entered the service of the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat.The enclosures also include copies of letters containing intelligence from Persia from the News Writer at Shiraz, and a report on the state of affairs in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq] from the Political Agent in Turkish Arabia.Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-65, on folios 184-195. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure.
Abstract: The volume contains letters written mainly in 1850 and a few letters written in December 1849. Most letters are from Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay. The British Political Resident’s letters provide the Governor in Council of the Bombay Presidency with an up to date account of affairs in the Persian Gulf and usually enclose copies of other, relevant official correspondence, including:English translations of numerous Arabic letters regularly received by the British Political Resident from Moollah Houssein and Hajee Jassem, the British Residency native agents at Shargah [Sharjah] and Bahrein [Bahrain] respectively, reporting events and intelligence gathered in their territories;English translations of five Arabic letters from the Chiefs of Bahrein [Bahrain] and Sohar [Ṣuḥār] in Oman, to the British Political Resident, in response to the latter’s demands or proposals (folios 23-24, 61-63, 81, 93-94);Transcripts of four letters received by the British Political Resident from Commodore Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf aboard the ship Clive and Lieutenant Alexander Foulerton, commanding the ship Mahi, reporting on their patrols and intercepts at sea in the Persian Gulf (folios 13, 15-16, 35-38).The letters written by the British Political Resident, the British Residency native agents and the Indian naval officers contain reports mainly about the following: acts of piracy and other hostilities committed by rival Bedowin [Bedouin] tribes, relations between the Trucial Coast chiefs and the success of Indian naval peace-keeping boat patrols along the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf, in accordance with treaty obligations. The Indian naval boats were expected to prevent attacks by sea upon the Arabian Ports of the Persian Gulf and to suppress all acts of maritime aggression against the crews, cargoes and slaves of trading vessels. The specific events in 1850 that are reported and discussed in this volume of letter correspondence include:The siege of the town of Sohar by Syed Soweynee, the Governor of Muscat, following the resumption of power by Syed Humood ben Azan, the deposed Chief of Sohar (folios 17, 22-29, 31-33, 35-36);The piracy of Soheil ben Ateish (folios 15-16, 20-21, 44-45, 87-98);Renewal of aggressions at sea between the inhabitants of Debaye [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] who steal each other’s slaves and boats, and the demands of the British Political Resident that rival chiefs Sheik Mukhtoom of Debaye [Āl Maktūm, Shaikh Buṭṭī bin Suhayl, Chief of Dubai] and Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Said bin Tahnun Āl Nahyān, Chief of Abu Dhabi] should intervene to ensure that reparations are made (folios 15-16, 18-19);Plans of Sheik Mukhtoom, Chief of Debaye and Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, Chief of Shargah [Āl Qāsimī, Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr, Chief of Sharjah] to rebuild Adeed [Khor al-Udaid] and the steps taken by Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee to prevent it (folios 11-12);Plans of Ameer Fysul [Amir Faisal bin Turki], Chief of the Wahabee to organise a military expedition to rebuild Adeed, the reaction of Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein [Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Muḥammed bin Khalīfah, Chief of Bahrain] and the opposition of Sheik Saeed ben Tahnoon, Chief of Aboothabee to the Ameer’s plans (folios 15-16, 18-19, 30, 57-60);Aggressions against the territories of the Imam of Muscat, in particular the siege and conquest of the Fortress of Shinas by the forces of Syed Humood ben Azan, Chief of Sohar and Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, Chief of Shargah (folios 39-43);The demands of the British Political Resident that Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein should strictly control the licensing of Bahrein boats in order to prevent acts of piracy and also, that he should make reparation for a Karrack [Khārk, Jazīreh-ye] boat, cargo and crew captured by a party of the Huwajir Tribe of Bedouins, using a boat they had obtained in Bahrein (folios 46-58, 61-65, 68-69, 77-82);The fears of Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein that fugitive members of the Uttobee Tribe of Arabs resident on Kenn Island [Kish Island] were planning to attack Bahrein and also the mediation of his brother, Sheik Ally [Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Alī bin Khalīfah] over the demand by the British Political Resident that the ruler of Bahrein should make a public apology for his insulting remarks about the British Government (folios 55-60, 70-76);The mediation of the British Political Resident over a proposed arrangement whereby Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein would pay an annual allowance to his cousins, the two impoverished sons of the late ex-Chief of Bahrein, Sheik Abdoollah ben Ahmed [Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Aḥmad], on condition that they would dwell quietly on Kenn Island and give up all further schemes and claims against Bahrein (folios 85-86, 93-96);Negotiations by Sheik Mahomed ben Khuleefa, Chief of Bahrein with the Shereef of Mecca [Sharif of Mecca], for Turkish protection of his territories, a policy the British Political Resident fears other maritime Arab Chiefs might adopt (folios 83-84).Title page (folio 2): the following words in the title, ‘Department’, ‘Residency’ and ‘on’ are no longer complete. Damage along the right hand edge of the title page has obliterated part of these words. File cover title (folio 1): the abbreviated title ‘Book 166 Part 3 1850’ is written on the front cover of the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the letters in the volume are numbered 3-13, 14, 14A, 15-99, from front to back. The front cover of the volume is numbered 1 and the title page is numbered 2. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right hand side corner, on the recto of every folio.The 37 letters in the volume were originally numbered in ink and in most cases, on both the recto and verso of every folio, in the top right or left hand corner respectively, as follows: 3-20, 25-39, 41-55, 60, 62-85, 90, 94-115, 129-152, 156-169, 181-192, 197-200, 210-213, 222-231, 236-242, 254-258. Some of the gaps in the number sequence are due to the fact that blank folios and folios containing address details were not numbered.
Abstract: The item consists primarily of correspondence with enclosures, notes, reports and memoranda dated between 1 August 1839 and 10 September 1839. It covers the first month after the British occupation of Karrack [Khārk/Kharg].Most significant are those regarding: mercantile affairs; the movement of vessels to and from Persian [Iranian] ports; the preservation of British interests in the Persian Gulf; the Russo-Persian Wars; the transfer of the Residency from Bushire [Būshehr] to Karrack; Ottoman-Egyptian relations; control of Syria; Mahomed Ally Pasha [Muḥammad ‘Alī Pasha, Khedive of Egypt]; agitations around Persian Gulf cities; the rising and movement of Egypt troops in Central Asia and Gulf.Main correspondents: Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Robert Reid, Acting Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]; J P Willoughby, Secretary to the Government of Bombay; Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company; Secretary to the Government of India; Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Taylor, Political Resident in Turkish Arabia.Physical description: 1 item (186 folios)
Abstract: An extract of a letter from William Bruce, Resident in Bushire [Būshehr], sent from Bushire and dated 13 March 1820. The letter reports the sinking of the East India ship
Arieloff the island of Karrak [Khārg].The letter was enclosed in the letter of Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires in Persia [Iran], to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated 16 April 1820 [IOR/L/PS/9/69/12].Physical description: Condition: the letter was perforated in an attempt to stop the spread of disease.
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 5 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia [Iran], to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 30 December 1808. The letter informs Jones of Malcolm’s intention to sail to the Persian Gulph [Gulf] and occupy the island of Kharrack [Khārg] as part of a new defence strategy in the region, and asserts that Jones should withdraw from Persia.A copy of a letter from Jones to Malcolm, sent from Koush Khona and dated 7 February 1809. The letter urges Malcolm to refrain from hostile activity towards Persia or correspondence with provincial rulers, and reports Jones’s plans to proceed to Tehran.A copy of a letter from Jones to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Koush Khona and dated 7 February 1809. Jones reports his progress towards Tehran and describes suspicion in Persia that Malcolm’s mission will incite separatism in the south of the country.Physical description: 1 item (7 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 6 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisiting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm, Envoy of the Supreme Government of India to Persia, to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 20 January 1809, stating that Malcolm will delay his departure for PersiaA letter from Malcolm to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bombay and dated 8 January 1809. The letter concerns: Malcolm’s decision to delay his departure for Persia and planned occupation of the island of Kharrack [Khārg]; the progress of Jones’s mission in the country; the effect on relations with Persia of French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the ongoing war between Persia and Russia in the Caucasus; and defence strategy in relation to Persia.Physical description: 1 item (8 folios)
Abstract: Enclosures in Letter No. 8 from Sir Harford Jones, British Envoy Extraordinary to Persia [Iran], to Sir Robert Dundas, President of the Board of Control, dated 1809, consisting of:A copy of a letter from Brigadier-General John Malcolm to Sir Harford Jones, sent from Bombay [Mumbai] and dated 14 February 1809. The letter concerns Malcolm’s decision to delay his expedition to the Persian Gulf until further instructions are received from the Governor-General of Bengal.A copy of a letter from Lord Minto, Governor-General of Bengal, to Malcolm, sent from Fort William [Kolkata] and dated 17 January 1809, enclosed in the above letter. Minto reports French setbacks in the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and the effect of this on British strategic interest in Persia, orders the suspension of Malcolm’s planned expedition to the Gulf and occupation of the island of Karrack [Khārg], and repeats that Jones should withdraw from Persia.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)