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1. 'Vol 174 1851/52 General or Miscellaneous and Packets'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence to and from the Resident of the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell) during 1851. The first part of the file (ff 2-29) relates to miscellaneous issues of a largely domestic nature arising at the Residency. The second part of the file (ff 31-76) contains copies of correspondence exchanged between the Commanding Officers of the Honourable Company's [East India Company] ships in the Gulf and the Residency, concerning the disputes occuring at the time between the Wahhabi and Qatari tribes and the Sheikh of Bahrain, and correspondence relating to coastal towns of Guttur [Qatar].Physical description: Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top-right corner of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 84, ending on the inside of the back cover of the file. Foliation errors: f 27 missing.Condition: Some of the papers in the file have deteriorated significantly at the edges and show signs of significant insect damage, both of which affect the legibility of some parts of their text.
2. 'Vol 195 1854/55 Bahrain; Arab Coast and Muscat; Slave Trade'
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- Abstract: The volume’s correspondence covers three subjects, as follows:Affairs at Bahrain (folios 2-165): the hostilities between Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain, and Shaikh Muḥammad’s estranged relatives based at Dammām, in cohort with Fayṣal ibn Turki’s forces at Al-Qaṭīf; naval operations against the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell off the coast of Al-Qaṭīf;Arab Coast and Muscat (folios 166-298): including sporadic incidents of maritime hostility on the Arab coast; rumours of a tax on British subjects at Muscat; the shipwreck and plunder of a ship carrying coal off the coast at Ra’s al Ḥadd; the preparation of maps of the Arab coast with Arabic place names; reports on the people and places of the Persian Gulf, and in particular the Arab coast; allocation of the Persian Gulf squadron’s naval resources.Slave Trade (folios 299-388): the import of slaves into the ports of the Persian coast, in particular Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], Kelat and Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh]; fines levied against the shaikhs of the ports of the Persian coast; measures to suppress the slave trade between Zanzibar and the Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: The letterbook, which is split into two volumes, is foliated from the first subject cover sheet to the last letter, using circle numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. There is an earlier pagination system, using numbers written in ink, running through both volumes. The first volume of the letterbook ends on folio 204. The second volume of the letterbook begins on folio 205. The front cover, front three flyleaves, rear flyleaf and inside back cover of the first volume of the letterbook are unfoliated. The front cover, front flyleaf, rear flyleaf and inside back cover of the second volume are unfoliated. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1A, 1B, 173A, 173B, no 173.
3. Vol 179 1852/53 Squadron, Persian Gulf
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- Abstract: This file contains letters, both inward and outward, relating to the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf (also referred to as the Persian Gulf Squadron). Most of the correspondence is between the Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron and the Resident in the Persian Gulf. At the beginning of 1852, the Resident in the Persian Gulf was Samuel Hennell, who is the recipient of the first two letters in this file. In March 1852, Hennell was succeeded by Arnold Burrowes Kemball, who appears as both correspondent and recipient. The other officers who appear as both correspondent and recipient are John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, and his successor, George Robinson. In addition to the letters between the aforementioned offices there are four letters, addressed to the Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, which were originally enclosed with other letters (not present in this file) from the Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron to the Resident in the Persian Gulf. The correspondents of these letters are: Lieutenant George William Leeds, Commander of the Honourable Company's schooner Constance; Lieutenant James Longden Stevens, Commander of the Honourable Company's sloop Clive; Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the Honourable Company's brigantine Tigris.Much of the correspondence in the file includes intelligence received from the Native Agent at Sharjah, Hadji Yacoob. Subjects covered include: an attack against the Banī Qitab tribe, reportedly launched by Shaikh Said bin Tahnun Al Nahayan of Abu Dhabi; reported acts of piracy off the Arabian coast; the whereabouts of the plundered cargo of the merchant ship, the Centaur; reports of slaves being imported from Zanzibar.Physical description: Pagination: There is an incomplete pagination sequence, which is written in ink, in the top right corners of the rectos and in the top left corners of the versos. The sequence runs from 16 to 187 and has many gaps.Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the inside of the back cover, on number 30. This is the sequence that has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the file.
4. Aden Affairs
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- Abstract: This item comprises copies of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 12 of 1847, dated 30 January 1847. The enclosures are dated 1 December 1846-28 January 1847.The correspondents are: Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; the Secretary to the Government, Bombay; and the Secretary to the Government of India.The papers cover the following matters:Haines’s requisition of the HC [Honourable Company’s] schooner of war Constanceto enquire into the claim made by the Government of Mussawa [Massawa, also spelled Mussowah in this item] against a Banian, enclosing a copy of his instructions to the Senior Naval Officer Aden to urge the commander of the Constanceto settle the matter to the satisfaction of all parties if possible. Later correspondence confirms the settlement of the disputeThe peaceful state of the country and the well supplied marketsThe agreement of the Abdali [‘Abdalī] and Foutheli [Faḍlī] chiefs to a six month truce, and the salaries given to various other ‘chiefs’The serious illness of Sultan M’Houssain Fudthel of Lahidge [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī], his apparent improvement, and his enquiry regarding the prospective payment of his salaryNews that the Imaum of Sanâ [Imam of Sana‘a] has reached [‘Raynat Guszab’?] near Zebeid [Zabid] with a force of several thousand men with the possible intention of seizing Zebeid, Mocha and Hodeida [Al Hudaydah], and the Governor-General’s opinion that there is no reason to interfere in the Imaum’s proceedings so long as they do not threaten British interestsConfirmation that the Constancefound no change in the depth of water around the Zebayr [Zubayr] Islands (subsequent to the recent volcanic eruption there)Progress on the construction of defences at the entrance of Aden harbourThe stalemate between the Sherriff [Sharif] of Mocha and Hodeida’s forces and those of Shiek Alli Homeida [Shaikh ‘Alī Ḥumaydah]Political discord on the Abyssinian [Eritrea] coast and the possible future disruption to trade.Physical description: 1 item (13 folios)