Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; Archibald Spens, Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay; James Newton, Chief Officer of the
Mary Florence; and Lieutenant Charles Cruttenden, Assistant Political Agent at Aden. It is the third in a series of three items on the wreck of the
Mary Florence.The item concerns the wreck of the
Mary Florenceoff Cape Guardafui [Ras Asir] on 3 June 1850. The item contains a report by Cruttenden on information he received about the wreck and the fate of the shipwrecked sailors when he visited Allooleh [Caluula] and Bunder Murayah [Bandar Murcanyo].The item also contains a deposition from James Newton, who, along with other crew members, was stranded at Cape Guardafui when the rope when the line connecting the wreck to the shore was cut, and was taken to Allooleh and from there reached Aden.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 91 of 1851’ and ‘Coll[ection] 10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 349, and terminates at f 362, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden. It is the second in a series of three items on the wreck of the
Mary Florence.The item concerns the wreck of the
Mary Florenceoff Cape Guardafui [Ras Asir] on 3 June 1850. The item contains descriptions of the wreck by Captain Short, who was commanding the vessel, and who attributes it to a lack of accuracy in his charts, a claim refuted by Haines.The item also contains depositions from James Newton and Junius (or Julius) Middleton Parkin who were left stranded at Cape Guardafui together with Mrs Short and four other crew members, when the line connecting the wreck to the shore was cut. They describe the deaths of Mrs Short and three other crew members, and how they themselves with another seaman, Robert Roberts, were taken to Ulloolah [Caluula] and finally reached Aden in the
Columbiaand the
Mahi. There is also a deposition from John McKinnon, who was with the main party that escaped from the wreck in the longboat, but was left behind at Cape Felix [Ras Filuk] and then joined the other three men at Ulloolah. The depositions and Haines’s reflection on the events emphasise the good conduct of the people the crew encountered, despite the plunder of the ship’s goods.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 91 of 1851’ and ‘Coll[ection] 10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 325, and terminates at f 348, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.