Abstract: Fragment Journal of part of a journey on the third voyage of the East India Company on the
Hectorfrom Dellisha [Qalansiyah], a port town on the north coast of Socotra, to Surett [Surat], under Captain William Hawkins.The Journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information including preparation of the course in England, course, wind, watercourse, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume contains official tour reports of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Captain (James) Felix Jones, with supporting correspondence and papers, for the years 1858 and 1859. There is a title page within the volume stating : 'Head IX. Subject 2, Part 1. Resident's Tour. Reports for the years 1858 & 1859' (folio 1). The volume also contains correspondence and papers concerning the tours of 1860 and 1861. This section is introduced by a second title page stating 'Head IX. Tour Reports. Subject 2, Part 2. Tour reports for 1860 ad 1861' (folio 91).The 1858 report covers the tour of Jones aboard the HC (Honourable Company's) steam frigate
Assayeto Bahrein [Bahrain], Abothubee [Abu Dhabi], Debai [Dubai], Shargah [Sharjah], Amulgawein [Umm al Qaywayn], the Pirate Coast, Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], Bassidore [Bāsa‘īdū], Lingeh [Bandar-e Lingeh], Maghoo [Bandar-e Moghūyeh], Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], and Congoon [Bandar e-Kangan]. Issues covered include:the treatment of Mahomed ben Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh] of Demam [Dammām] by Mahomed ben Khaleefa [Muḥammed bin Khalīfah], Chief of Bahrain (folios 4-6);the suppression of slavery;piracy;the pearl trade;the conduct of local rulers;account of internal dissensions in Shargah (folio 8);the imposition of penalties on the Joasmee [Āl Qāsimī] tribe for infractions of maritime peace (folios 8-9);reports of conversations with the Imam of Muscat [Thuwaynī ibn Saʻīd Āl Sa‘īd] at Bunder Abbass, including the conclusion of an agreement between the Resident and Imam on the complete suppression of slavery (folios 11-14; copies of the agreement in Arabic and English follow the report on folios 21-22);the poor condition of the naval station at Bassidore (folios 14-15; related correspondence: folios 24-29);the importance of the Resident's making his tour in the
Assaye, as means of impressing the maritime tribes and settling local disputes (folios 2, 19-20);instructions for HajeeYacoob [Ḥājī Ya‘qūb], Agent at Shargah, left by the Resident on 31 May 1858.The 1859 report covers Jones's tour aboard HM steam frigate
Zenobiato Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Debaye [Dubai], Shargah, Ejmaun [Ajman], Amulgavine [Umm al Qaywayn], Ras ul Khymah [Ras al-Khaymah] and Joasmee Chief, Sheeheyheen [Sharqiyin] Ports, Muscat, Bassidore, Lingah [Bandar-e Lingeh], Charrack, Asseloo [Bandar-e `Asaluyeh], and Bahrein. Issues covered include:internal dissensions in Shargah and the activities of the Wahabees [Wahhabis] in the area (folios 43-47);the Resident's censure and fining of Sheikh Abdullah ben Rashid [Abdullah I bin Rashid Al Mu`alla] of Amulgavine, whom he accused of fomenting the troubles at Shargah and committing other offences (folios 48-51);remarks on the pearl fishery of Bahrein and Socotra [Suqutrá] (folios 66-67);slavery;piracy.The papers relating to the tour reports of 1860 and 1861 include correspondence (June 1860-March 1863) between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to Government, Bombay; statement of outstanding fines adjusted by the Political Resident, Persian Gulf during tour of 1860 (folios 94-95); statement of fines etc. carried to the credit of the Government in cash accounts rendered from the Residency in the Persian Gulf between April 1858 and June 1860 (folios 100-101); and statement of complaints adjusted by HBM's Political Resident in the Persian Gulf during the tour of the Persian Gulf in 1861. Jones remarks in his correspondence with Anderson on the 'perfect tranquillity' that prevailed in the Persian Gulf in those years.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the second folio after the cover and terminates at 114, the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right corner of the recto page of each folio. This is the system used to determine the order of pages.Pagination: there is also a local pagination sequence numbered 1-54 (folios 41-67).
Abstract: The volume is part of the Marine Department Records Ships' Journals. It contains fragments of the first leaf of Captain William Keeling's journal composed in 1607 on board of the
Dragon. The fragment covers the ship's outward voyage from the Downs and Plymouth. The
Dragonmade a voyage from England to Bantam and back in 1607-09, including a visit to Socotra in April 1608.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Condition: the folio is badly damaged, with several holes, resulting in loss of text.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai].The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Arthur Malet, Political Agent in Katteewar [Kathiawar]; Edward Lyon, Chairman of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce; the Government of the North-Western Provinces; and Philip William Le Geyt, Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay.It concerns the sinking of a ship near Socotra, which is described in a report by Syud Ahmed bin Abdoolla Hydroos [Sayyid Aḥmad bin ‘Abdullāh Ḥaydarūs], and the efforts of Captain D C Graham, Acting Superintendent of Police, to identify the passengers who died, who were pilgrims from Benares [Varanasi], Allehabad [Allahabad] and the zillah [district] of Azimghur [Azamgarh].The item contains a table of contents (ff 713-714), and the title page (f 712) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5108’, ‘D/t 77/46’, ‘Collection No. 15 of No. 109’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 712 and terminates at f 724, 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 volume 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 correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Christopher Short; and Archibald Spens, Senior Magistrate of Police, Bombay. It is the first 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. Short also describes how his wife, two mates, and four other crew members were left behind at the Cape when the rope connecting the wreck to the shore broke or was cut. He claims this was a deliberate act by the local inhabitants who plundered the stores the crew had salvaged and left on shore.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft No 91 of 1851’ and ‘Collection No 10 in 3 volumes’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 308, and terminates at f 324, 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: The file consists of a memorandum from Sir John William Schneider, Politcal Resident at Aden, on British interests in Socotra.It includes opinions on Lieutenant-Colonel Kitchener's misapprehensions with regards to British influence at Socotra [Suquṭrā]; discusses the treaty or agreement concluded in 1876 which bound the Sultan Ali Bin Abdulla El-Alfreer and his successors, and the necessity of acquiring certain rights over the island and its dependencies. It also notes the need for the construction and maintenance of a lighthouse at Cape Gardafui or Fas Hufoon; and raises the question of fortifying the island of Perim [Jazīrat Mayyūn] against attacks from the tribes on the African and Arabian coasts, and to protect the lighthouse.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 74, and terminates at f 74, 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Imprint:Published by James Horsburgh, Hydrographer to the Honourable East India Company.Distinctive Features:Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.Nautical chart of the Socotra Island compiled from the surveys carried out by the Bombay Marine’s officers between 1820 and 1829 with an inset map showing Samhah and Darsah Islands.Numerous notations concerning terrain features and vegetation cover the face of the map with routes, the approximate location of ‘Bedouin caves’, and coordinates of settlements reported.Contains a note with remarks on latitude and longitude variation and water level observations.Physical description: Dimensions:626 x 968 mm, on sheet 682 x 1001 mm
Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the
Hector, Solomon, and
New Year’s Giftfrom England to Bantam [Banten], Java, 28 February 1613 [New Style date 28 February 1614] to 15 June 1617, written by John Munden of the
Hectorship. The journal contains daily entries with monthly columns. There are brief entries for the year 1616. The journal doesn't mention which ships returned.The journal consists of daily entries recording navigational information under the following column headings: latitude, leagues, course, wind, and general remarks. When the ship is at anchor or sailing near shore, the entries consist of general remarks.Notable places mentioned include the following: Delisha (a port town on the coast of Socotra), Suratt [Surat], the coast of India, Summatra [Sumatra], and Java.The journal mentions the cargo, e.g. pepper on the
Hector(f 22). Also included are drawings of the Cape of Degulias [Cape Agulhas], Cape Falsa [False Bay], and the Cape of Good Hope (ff 26-27).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The file contains papers regarding the status of Socotra [Suquṭrā], and a visit made by the Resident to the island and to the eastern borders of the Aden Protectorate.Papers dated 1926 consist of a text of the following questions asked by Viscount Sandon in the House of Commons: whether any British agent was resident in Socotra; whether any form of administrative supervision existed there; whether any trading revenue accrued to the Crown. A reply by the Under Secretary of State for India is included.Papers dated 1928 consist of correspondence between the India Office (Sir J Laithwaite) and the Colonial Office, regarding published information on Socotra, the Brothers and Abd al Jura.Papers dated 1929 consist of a letter from the Aden Resident (George Stewart Symes) to the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding his visit to Socotra in April, where he discussed Socotra affairs with Sultan Abdulla bin 'Isa bin 'Afrar at the capital Hadibu [Hadībū].Papers dated 1933 concern the report by the Aden Resident (Reilly) of the death of Sultan 'Abdulla bin 'Isa bin 'Afrar, the succession of his cousin, Sultan 'Ali bin Salim bin Ahem bin Tu'ari, and the authorisation of his stipend. There is also correspondence concerning the Resident's visit to Socotra and the Hadhramaut. A report on the visit (folios 6-12) provides information on the following: his travels to Abd-el-Kuri, Socotra, and the ports of Qishn, Mukalla [Al Mukalla], Bir 'Ali and Balihaf, and his visit to the Hadhramaut; negotiations at Qishn regarding the establishment of emergency landing ground for the Royal Air Force; discussions with the Sultan of Qishn and Socotra regarding Ras Darbat 'Ali forming the eastern boundary of the Aden Protectorate; the development of villages in the Hadramaut; and a recommendation that the limits of the Red Sea Patrol be extended to the whole of the Gulf of Aden up to the eastern boundary at Ras Darbat 'Ali.Included at the back of the file is a copy of the following: James Theodore Bent, 'The Island of Socotra',
The Nineteenth Century, No. 244 (June 1897),(folios 37-46).The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 47; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains papers regarding a suggestion by the Aden Political Resident (Bernard Reilly) that the limits of the Red Sea Patrol be extended to include the whole of the Gulf of Aden.The file includes correspondence received from the Board of the Admiralty, the Air Ministry, and the Governor of the Somaliland Protectorate (A S Lawrence). It is agreed that the scheme should be extended to Ras Darbat 'Ali, Socotra, and the Somaliland Protectorate [Somaliland], and that the Red Sea Patrol be bolstered with ships from the East Indies Station whenever possible.A copy of Reilly's report on his tour of Socotra and the Hadramawt is included at folios 16-22, providing information on the following: his travels to Abd-el-Kuri, Socotra, the Hadhramaut [Hadramawt], and the ports of Qishn, Mukalla [Al Mukalla], Bir 'Ali and Balihaf; negotiations at Qishn regarding the establishment of emergency landing ground for the Royal Air Force; discussions with the Sultan of Qishn and Socotra regarding Ras Darbat 'Ali forming the eastern boundary of the Aden Protectorate; and the development of villages in the Hadramaut.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 26; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The volume contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, and minutes relating to the looting of the SS
Kualaby inhabitants of Socotra following its grounding off the coast of the island in November 1911. Some of the correspondence is included as enclosures, sometimes in the form of printed collections relating to a particular matter. The volume includes handwritten drafts. The majority of the correspondence is between the Imperial Merchant Service Guild, India Office, Foreign Department of the Government of India, Government of Bombay, Salvage Association, Port Authorities at Bombay, and the Political Residency at Aden.The papers cover several matters, including:the initial report of the incident, by Robert McKinnon, Chief Officer aboard the SS
Kuala(folios 109-113);the request by the Imperial Merchant Service Guild for action by the India Office;the condition of the vessel;the whereabouts of the remaining crew members and their rescue by Austrian Steam Navigation Company vessel SS
Trieste;the question of compensation;a proposal for a general survey of the island.At the rear of the volume is correspondence from 12 October 1897-13 January 1898 concerning a similar case involving SS
Adenwhich was used to inform the discussion over that of SS
Kuala.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship
Nassauis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships’ Journals. Inscribed: ‘This is my original Journal in my own hand writing Arthur Gore Witness J. Holland’. The logbook records the observations during the
Nassau’s voyage from England towards India/Bombay and China. It contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hours], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Wind and Weather. It also provides general navigational information, distance in miles, weather conditions, latitude and longitude.In England, the
Nassauanchored at Blackwall, Gravesend, the Downs, Portsmouth, Torbay, Causon Bay, and Plymouth. Sailing to India, the ship anchored at Rio Janeiro [Rio de Janeiro], Mozambique, and Bombay. Upon the Malabar Coast, the ship anchored at Rajahmondroog [Rajahmundry], Onore [Honavar], Gundapore [Kundapur], and Tellicherry [Thalassery]. The
Nassauthen sailed towards Anjango/Joanna [Anjouan/Johanna] on the Coast of Africa, and sailed back towards Bombay anchoring at Socotra Island on the way. From Bombay, the
Nassausailed towards Bengal, and Kedgeree [Khenjuri] and back to Bombay.From Bombay, the
Nassausailed towards the Coast of China, anchoring at St Johns Island [southwest of Macao], Macoa [Macao], and Whampoa [Pazhou] Island. From China, the
Nassaumade its way back to England via the North Island and St Helena.The logbook includes remarks on the incidents and activities on the ship and ashore. It also provides information about the number of seamen, soldiers and people employed on board the ship, captains and merchants encountered, and goods received on board including iron, wood, copper, salt, cotton, and bread.The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels including English, Dutch, French and Portuguese ships. Among the English ships mentioned are the
Talbot, the
Royal Henry,
Hertford,
Northumberland, the
Grand Fleet, the
West India Fleet, the
Gibralter[
Gibraltar], the
Minerva, the
Royal Bishop,
Nottinghamand the
Worcester.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 263; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.