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13. ‘Persian Gulf. Hostilities between the chief of Aboothabee and the chief of Rasel Khyma. – Vol: 42’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; Commander Thomas Grere Carless, commanding the Persian Gulf Squadron, and Lieutenant James Rennie. It is the forty-second in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:Intelligence that neither the shaikh of Russel Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah] nor the shaikh of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] will convey troops belonging to Fyzul ben Toorkee [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] from El Katif [Qatif] to the coast of Oman by seaThe possibility that Fyzul ben Toorkee will march his troops overland from Lassa [Al Hasa] to join a coalition against Saeed bin Tahnoon at Brymee [Al Buraymi].The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 4 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 645, and terminates at f 651, 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.
14. ‘Persian Gulf. Proceedings connected with the settlement of certain matters on the Arabian Coast.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 November 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. It is the fifth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to reports received by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding the Persian Gulf Squadron, and Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. The reports concern a number of proven and alleged incidents, including:Plunder of cargo from the wreck of the Centaurby inhabitants of Rasel Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah]Act of aggression by the fishermen of Heera against those of Ejmaun [Ajman]Theft of enslaved people and property from a boat near Zanzibar by a Rasel Khymah vesselAttack on the household of Hajee Yacoob by inhabitants of Shargah, allegedly arranged by Sheik Abdullah ben Sultan [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sulṭān], Governor of ShargahTheft of an enslaved person who had run away from an Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi] vessel, by inhabitants of Debaye [Dubai]Theft of enslaved people from a Bidda [Al Bid‘] vessel, by people allegedly acting under orders of Syed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān], Sheik of Aboothabee.The reports include details of communications Robinson and Hajee Yacoob have had with the numerous leaders of the above places, especially Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, 'Chief' of Rasel Khymah and the Joasmee [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Leader of al-Qawāsim tribe, of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah], whose statement on the Zanzibar incident is enclosed (folios 1142-1143). Kemball forwards the reports on to the Government of Bombay, along with his own comments, which focus in particular on the incidents at Shargah and near Zanzibar. Kemball also includes copies of his replies to Robinson, which contain further instructions regarding the Company ships Cliveand Tigris.Kemball is also referred to as the Resident at Bushire and Hajee Yacoob is also referred to as the British Agent at Shargah. There are multiple spellings for individuals' names and place names.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 106', 'Vol: 5', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1136, and terminates at f 1167, 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.
15. ‘Persian Gulf. Arab Chiefs. The Resident’s interviews with the. Presents made to the. Vol: 1’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Ambassador to Tehran. It is the first in a series of twenty-one items on events in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns interviews between Hennell and the sheiks [shaikhs] of Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], Shargah [Sharjah], Debaye [Dubai], and Bahrein [Bahrain], during which the following subjects were discussed:Accusations of aggressive behaviour by Saeed ben Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]The actions of Soheil ben Ateish [Suhayl bin ‘Uṭaysh], a ‘pirate’ believed to be supported by some ‘chiefs’ along the Guttur [Qatar] CoastRelations between Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and MuscatBen Suggur’s request to send boats to evacuate women and children from Kenn [Kish Island], which was threatened by Persian [Iranian] troops, and his subsequent unsanctioned sending of 500 armed men to the islandAn agreement in principle that the people on Kenn would receive an annual income from Bahrein and in return relinquish their claim to Bahrein.The item also contains a political letter from the Government of Bombay to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, summarising the contents of the following 20 items.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft N 34 – 1852’, and ‘Collection No 32 in 21 Volumes’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 82, and terminates at f 107, 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.
16. ‘Persian Gulf. The Native Agent at Shargah communicates intelligence from the Arabian Coast.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142191, IOR/F/4/2504/142192, and IOR/F/4/2504/142193. The item is the sixth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a report, dated 25 August 1852, from Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf. The report conveys intelligence regarding:Requests by Sheikh Saeed ben Butye, Sheikh of Debaie [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Buṭṭī, Shaikh of Dubai], for Syed Saeed [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd, Imām of Muscat] to send reinforcements to DebaieRumours that Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd] intends to launch an expedition into OmanPlans and activities of: Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Leader of al-Qawāsim tribe, of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah]; his son, Abdullah ben Sultan [‘Abdullāh bin Sulṭān]; and Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd].Kemball forwards the report, along with his own comments, to the Government of Bombay, which in turn forwards copies to the Government of India and the Court of Directors.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 121 of 1852', 'Vol: 6', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1168, and terminates at f 1173, 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.
17. ‘Persian Gulf. Relative to interview of the Resident with the Chief of Shargah and Amulgavine and the disposal of 100 German Crowns withheld from Sheik Sultan bin Suggur.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 3 December 1852, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2504/142190, IOR/F/4/2504/142191, and IOR/F/4/2504/142193. The item is the eighth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains correspondence between: the Court of Directors; the Government of Bombay; and Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf. The correspondence relates to the Company policy of paying money acquired as compensation for 'piracy' and homicide, directly to the affected persons rather than through their 'chiefs'. A particular case involving Sheik Sultan ben Suggur, Sheik of Ruzul Khymah and Sharga [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah], is discussed as Kemball's predecessor, Samuel Hennell, had previously informed this Sheik that he would receive compensation money to distribute to his subjects.The item also contains an extract of a letter from the Court of Directors to the Government of Bombay on this point.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 121 of 1852', 'Vol: 8', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '3' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1190, and terminates at f 1198, 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.
18. ‘Persian Gulf. Slave Trade. Suppression of the’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 1 October 1851 and found at IOR/F/4/2442/134094. Further enclosures can be found at IOR/F/4/2442/134098. The item is the fourth in a series of five items relating to the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people] in the Persian Gulf and on the Arabian Peninsula.The item relates to suggestions made by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia [Iran], for ways to suppress the 'slave trade' in Persia. Sheil's response is included, as well as brief comments by the Government of Bombay.The item also relates to reports by Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], that ships belonging to the 'maritime chiefs' of the Arabian Coast are successfully engaging in the 'slave trade' whilst avoiding interception by Company ships. In particular, he highlights the actions of Sheik Sultan ben Suggar [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra's al Khaymah and Sharjah] and he also provides details on: the ship owners; how many enslaved people they have imported; and where they landed with the enslaved people. His reports are sent to Hennell, who instructs Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, to arrange for Company ships to intercept the ships engaging in the trade at the locations highlighted by Moollah Houssein. Hennell sends the results of these attempts, alongside copies of the above correspondence, to the Government of Bombay, which provides comments and further instructions.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 17 of 1852', 'Collection', 'Vol: 4', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the reference read 'Collection No 1 of No 73', but 'No 1 of No 73' has been crossed out. The volume number was originally given as '3' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '4'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 708, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.
19. ‘Persian Gulf. Grounding of Her Majesty’s Ship “Fox” off the Island of Seir Aboneide.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and John Croft Hawkins, Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf.The item concerns the visit to the Gulf of HM squadron under the command of Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood. The following incidents are described, with additional information supplied by Moollah Houssain, Native Agent at Shargah [Mullā Ḥusayn, Native Agent at Sharjah]:The grounding of HM ship Foxoff the island of Seir Aboneide [Sir Bu Nuʽayr], and its return to Bombay for repairThe dispute between Sheik Sultan bin Suggur of Ras ul Khyma [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and Sheik Muktoom bin Buthe of Debaye [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah of Dubai] regarding Sheik Sultan bin Suggur’s plan to erect a fort at Khan [Al Khan]The dispute between Syed Soaweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd] and Sheik Sultan bin Suggur regarding the fort of Cassab [Khasab]The departure of Saad bin Mutluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī] from Brymee [al-Buraymi].The item contains a table of contents (f 425), and the title page (f 424) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 18’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Multiple spellings for various personal and place names are present in the volume.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 424 and terminates at f 435, 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.
20. ‘Persian Gulf. Good treatment experienced by two boats belonging to Sheik Sultan bin Suggur at the hands of His enemies the Sheiks of Debaye and Amulgavine’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 13 November 1847. A copy of this Political Letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2238/112322, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the thirty-sixth in a series of fifty-nine items on events in the Persian Gulf.This item relates to an extract of a letter from Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], to Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 19 December 1846. Moollah Houssein reports on the good treatment experienced by the crews of two vessels belonging to subjects of Sheik Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], after their vessels were wrecked near to Debaie [Dubai] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]. He contrasts this with the treatment experienced by a vessel from Debaie which was swamped near Sheik Sultan ben Suggur’s territory of Shargah. Hennell forwards the extract to the Government of Bombay, and includes his comments on the events.Debaie is also rendered in text as Debaye and Debaei.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Bombay Political Department’, ‘Draft No. 345/48’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 139, Vol: 36.’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 445, and terminates at f 448, 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.
21. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay and Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns five letters from Hennell regarding various incidents in the Gulf. These are:A request from Khooshal [Khvushḥāl], a native of Tatta [Thatta] in Sinde [Sindh], for protection for himself and his compatriots residing at Bahrein [Bahrain], who he claims are subject to the exactions of the followers of Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah], the Ruler of Bahrein. Included is a ‘list of the Hindoos residing in Bahrein with the place of their birth’A claim from Khooshal for compensation for his cargo which was plundered in Bahrein harbourA dispute between Syed Sooweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd, also rendered as Syed Soowenee], the Governor of Muscat, and Shaik Sultan bin Suggur the chief of Ras el Kheymah [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] regarding the ownership of the fort of Kussaab [Khasab]A copy of instructions issued by Hennell to Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, for his forthcoming trip to the Arabian coast of the Gulf. These mostly relate to the conflict that has broken out as a result of the erection by Shaik Sultan bin Suggur of a fort at Khan [Al Khan], contrary to an earlier promise he made to suspend its constructionA report that Houssein Khan [Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān Muqaddam Marāgha’i], the Governor of Fars, has sent a force to Bunder Abass [Bandar-e ʻAbbas], and that the Governor of Bunder Abass, Shaik Syf [Shaikh Sayf bin Nabhān al-Ma‘walī], has appealed to Syed Soowenee for help.The item contains a table of contents (ff 399-400), and the title page (f 398) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 16’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 4 of No. 53’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 398 and terminates at f 412, 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.
22. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs of.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the twenty-seventh in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Moollah Hussein [Mullā Ḥusayn], Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]; and Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns:The death of Shaik Suggur bin Sultan [Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sultān al-Qāsimī], following an attack on Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn], and the request of Shaik Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī] for Hennell to mediate between the different tribesThe arrival of Commodore Hawkins at Shargah, and the brokering of a truce between Shaik Sultan bin Suggur and the rulers of Debaie [Dubai], Ejmaun [Ajman], and Amulgavine. It includes a copy of the truce, concluded on 19 April 1846.The item contains a table of contents (f 528), and the title page (f 527) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 27’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 3 of No. 75’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 527 and terminates at f 538, 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.
23. ‘Persian Gulf. Affairs of.’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the twenty-sixth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Lieutenant Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Kemball’s report of his tour of the Arabian coast of the Gulf. This includes:The relations of the tribes of the Arabian coast with Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī]The construction by Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī], the Joasmee [al-Qawāsim] Chief, of a fort near to Debaie [Dubai], and the formation in response of an alliance between the rulers of Debaie, Ejman [Ajman], and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn]The formation of an alliance between Sultan bin Suggur and Sheikh Saeed ben Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Ruler of Abu Dhabi]Kemball’s efforts to deter Saeed bin Guzeeb [Sa‘īd bin Qāzib], Governor of Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], from getting involved in the disputes between the tribes of the Arabian coastAn enquiry from the Government of Bombay as to why Kemball went on this tour, and not Hennell.The item contains a table of contents (f 506), and the title page (f 505) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 26’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 2 of No. 75’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 505 and terminates at f 526, 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.
24. ‘Persian Gulf. Proceedings of Her Majesty’s Ships “Fox” and “Pilot” in the -’
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2174/105546. It is the fourth in a series of forty-five items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore Sir Henry Martin Blackwood.The item concerns the visit to the Gulf of HM ship Foxand sloop Pilotunder the command of Commodore Blackwood. It contains information provided by Hennell as to the state of affairs in the Gulf and the ports he might visit, and Blackwood’s report submitted on his return to Bombay. Topics covered include:The situation in Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]A request made to Commodore John Croft Hawkins, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, for him to accompany BlackwoodThe proposal for Blackwood to visit Sohar to make a demonstration of force for the notice of Saad bin Mootluk [Sa‘d bin Muṭlaq al-Muṭayrī], and a later report that Saad bin Mootluk has left Beyreymee [al-Buraymi]The alleged insulting of Khajah Heskal [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], the Native Agent at Muscat, by a servant of the Imam of MuscatThe grounding of the Foxon Seir Aboneid [Sir Bu Nu‘ayr] islandThe visit of Blackwood to Shargah [Sharjah], and his meetings with the Shaik of Debai [Shaikh Maktūm I bin Buṭṭī Āl Bū Falāsah, Ruler of Dubai] and Shaik Sultan bin Sugger of Ras el Khymah [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Ruler of Ra’s al-Khaymah]Blackwood’s efforts to mediate between Sultan bin Sugger and Syed Soweney [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], the Governor of Muscat, including the translation of a letter sent to Syud Soweney.The item contains a table of contents (f 298), and the title page (f 297) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5507, Coll. 7, Vol. 4’, ‘D/t 197/47’, ‘Collection No. 3 of No. 20’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 297 and terminates at f 311, 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.
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