Abstract: Proclamation issued by the Russian Commander-in-Chief, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], who is negotiating the peace treaty to end the war between Persia [Iran] and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828], concerning the breaking off of the negotiations at Dokhergan [Azarshahr] by Russia. The proclamation details the agreements made by the Koim Makam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām, the Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia] and subsequently Abbas Mirza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] for the cession of territory and payment of reparations by Persia to Russia. General Paskevitch indicates that since these agreements were made the Persian Government has failed to make the necessary payments within the stipulated timeframe and has given the false impression of its intention to make the payments, and that therefore Russia has recommenced hostilities until the payment of five crores of tomans and the fulfilment of the engagements agreed by Abbas Mirza.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 7 in dispatch No. 81, in the letter of the East India Company Envoy to Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinnier, to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
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, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142198; IOR/F/4/2504/142199; and IOR/F/4/2504/142200. The item is the eleventh in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item relates to instructions sent by Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant Tronson, Commanding the Company brig
Tigris. Tronson is to deliver Kemball's requisitions to Sheikh Saeed ben Butye, 'Chief' of Debaie [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Buṭṭī, Shaikh of Dubai], and Sheikh Saeed ben Tahnoon, 'Chief' of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi]. The requisitions demand that these rulers take responsibility for acts of aggression recently committed by their subjects against the subjects of Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah]. Kemball's instructions include letters to him from Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], which contain details of the attacks.Kemball forwards copies of the above to the Government of Bombay, which forwards everything on to the Government of India and responds to Kemball with its opinions regarding his instructions.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 11', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '2' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1218, and terminates at f 1225, 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 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, 13 January 1853, and found at IOR/F/4/2504/142185. Further enclosures to the letter can be found at: IOR/F/4/2504/142194; IOR/F/4/2504/142195; IOR/F/4/2504/142196; IOR/F/4/2504/142197; IOR/F/4/2504/142199; and IOR/F/4/2504/142200. The item is the fourteenth in a series of sixteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, regarding a complaint he has received from Sheik Saeed ben Guzeeb, Governor of Lingah [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Qaḍīb, Shaikh of Bander-e Lengeh]. Following a dispute at Nukheeloo [Bandar-e Nakhilu] between sailors, which resulted in the death of one of his subjects, Sheik Saeed complains that the nakhodah [nakhuda] of the
Mahmoodee[
Maḥmūdī] has not yet taken responsibility for the actions of his crew, nor paid the 'blood-money' owed to the deceased's family.Kemball makes suggestions to the Government for rectifying the situation, including contacting the owner of the
Mahmoodee, Hajee Mahomed Bauker [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Bāqir], and potentially penalising the
Mahmoodeeusing penalties prescribed in a Government notification of 5 July 1852 (copy included at folios 1268-1273). Kemball also includes a copy of a testimonial document signed by Moollah Mahomed [Mullā Muḥammad], nakhodah of the
Sils[
Sayl], the crew of which was also involved in the dispute.The Government requests the opinion of Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate-General, Bombay, on whether the notification can be applied, and responds to Kemball with the result.Kemball is also referred to as the Resident at Bushire [Bushehr].The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 350 of 1853', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 8 of 1853', 'Vol: 14', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '5' but this has been crossed out.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1260, and terminates at f 1274, 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 and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2550/149197. It is the third in a series of sixteen items on the Persian Gulf. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf.The item concerns the settlement of the claim made by Sheik Saeed ben Guzeel the Governor of Lingah [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Qaḍīb, Shaikh of Bander-e Lengeh] against the bugla [baghlah]
Mahmoodee[
Maḥmūdī] as a result of the death of one of his dependents at the hands of the ship’s crew, while at the port of Nukheeloo [Bandar-e Nakhilu]. Kemball reports that Hajee Mahomed Bakir [Ḥājjī Muḥammad Bāqir], the nakhoda [nakhuda] of the
Mahmoodee, has made a payment to settle the case.The item contains a table of contents (f 459), and the title page (f 458) contains the following references: Draft N[umber] 358 - 1854’, ‘Collection No. 10 of No. 84 of 1853. Vol. 3’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 458 and terminates at f 461, 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 item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 14 October 1854. The item is the second in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf 1853-54. The enclosures are dated 4 July 1854-7 October 1854.The item relates to attempts by the Government of Bombay to obtain reparations from Shaikh Humud bin Mujdel, Amaieer 'Chief' [Ḥamad bin Majdal al-‘Umayrī, ‘Amāyir Ruler of Jana], following his involvement in the sale of enslaved people at Bahrein [Bahrain], the murder of three men from Katiffe [Qatif], and the plunder of a boat belonging to Kowait [Kuwait]. In particular, the item concerns:Arrangements for sending an Indian Naval vessel to the Persian Gulf in an expedition against Humud bin Mujdel, including acquiring supplies of artillery men from Bombay [Mumbai]Reports from Lieutenant Alexander Foulerton, Commanding the Company brigantine
Tigris, on his initial attempts to visit the island of Gunna [Jana], where Humud bin Mujdel is basedDiscussions on action to take following the news that Humud bin Mujdel has sought shelter in Wahabee [Wahhābī] territoryProposals for obtaining reparations if Humud bin Mujdel does not return from that territory.Foulerton's reports also note the difficulty of navigating the
Tigrisin the area around Gunna, providing details of the reefs, landmarks, and mooring conditions.The correspondents are: Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Persian Gulf Squadron; Major [Thomas?] Stock, Assistant Adjutant-General, Bombay Army; Lieutenant-Colonel Humphry Lyons, Town Major, Bombay; Foulerton; and the Government of Bombay.The item contains multiple spellings for individuals and places.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 67 of 1854', 'Vol: 1A' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '1' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 799, and terminates at f 818, 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 item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes, resolutions and memorandums cited in, or enclosed with, extracts of the Government of Bombay Political Consultations. The item is concerned with multiple issues pertaining to the political situation in the Persian Gulf, in particular:The Imaum [Imam] of Muscat’s failed expedition to Bahrein [Bahrain], the Chief of Bahrein’s intention to attack Muscat in retaliation and his request to Major David Wilson, Resident at Bushire [Būshehr], for assistanceWilson’s instructions for Captain Thomas Elivon of the East India Company’s sloop
Amherstand Commodore Philip Maughan, Commanding Squadron in the Persian Gulf, regarding marine signals, the Imaum’s expedition against Bahrein and the delivery of letters to numerous places in the GulfThe capture of a man suspected to be Obed or Abdoolla ben Muhunnuh [Ubayd bin Muhanna, also rendered as Abd Allah bin Muhanna], an alleged pirate leader and the subsequent investigation in Bahrein to confirm his identityAn attack on Bushire by Prince Timor Meerza [Timūr Mīrzā Qājār], son of Hoossain Ali Meerza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mīrzā Farmānfarmā] the Prince of Sheeraz [Shiraz], and the ensuing communications between Wilson and the Prince of Sheeraz regarding punishment of Prince Timor and appropriate restitution for the damage caused by the attackWilson’s thoughts on the political powers of the provinces in Persia and the importance of maintaining a friendly relationship with Hoossain Ali Meerza in the event of him succeeding his father as the Shah of PersiaThe purchases of arms from the Company by Hoossain Ali Meerza and Abbas Meerza [‘Abbās Mīrzā Nāyib al-Salṭana Qājār] and the Government of Bombay’s different attitudes to the Princes based on their statusPort duties charged to the Imaum of Muscat at the port of Bombay and the suggestion by Wilson to supply water free of charge as a favour to the Imaum.The correspondence mainly consists of letters between Wilson and the Chief Secretary to the Government of Bombay. Other correspondents include: numerous officers in the Company’s Marine; Secretaries to the Bengal and Madras Governments and the Acting Persian Secretary; Native Agents at Mocha and Bahrein; the Envoy at the Court of Persia; the Rulers of Muscat, Bushire, Bahrein, Sheeraz, and the Chief of the Buniboo Alli [Banī Bū ‘Alī] tribe.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 783, Draft 477, 1829/30' and 'Examiner's Office 1830'.Physical description: The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also features a Contents page (f 156) noting ‘Page’, ‘Date’, ‘From’, ‘To’ and ‘Date of Consultation’.
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the Kaim Mukam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qā’im-Maqām] to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir. The Kaim Mukam indicates that the Shah of Persia [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār] has ordered Prince Abbas Mirza [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia] to return to Azerbijan [Azerbaijan] to conclude the peace treaty to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] with the Russian General-in-Chief, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia], and encloses a firman [a letter or order] from the Shah to the same effect for Macdonald Kinneir to forward on to Abbas Mirza (not included in this item). The Kaim Mukam also reports the dispatch of reparations payments to Russia, and indicates that Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs] has ‘great objection’ to meeting with General Paskevitch, and that orders have been sent for him to leave Zunjan [Zanjan].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in enclosure No. 11, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the Kaim Mukam, Abul Cossim [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qāʾim-Maqām, Vizier of the Crown Prince of Persia] to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir. The Kaim Mukam reports that money intended for payment to Russia as part of the agreement of peace in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] is ‘on its way’ from Tahron [Tehran], and will remain at Zungan [Zanjan] until the arrival of Meerza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Foreign Minister of Persia]. He also indicates that he will ensure that the full amount of eight crores of tomans will be paid.This letter was originally enclosed, numbered 12 in dispatch No. 79, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Prince Royal, Abbas Meerza [Crown Prince of Persia, ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār]. The letter concerns the ongoing negotiations for peace in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. Referring to the demands for reparations made by Russia (see IOR/L/PS/9/71/99), Macdonald Kinneir indicates that he believes that the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces, General Paskevitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] will not settle for any sum lower than fifteen crores of tomans [Persian currency]. He also warns against the possibility of a further Russian offensive and the dangers of the current military occupation of Persian territory by Russia continuing for too long. He entreats the Prince Royal to meet General Paskevitch to settle the matter, suggesting an immediate payment of ten crores.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 7, in Macdonald Kinneir’s dispatch No. 74 to the Chief Secretary to the Government of India, George Swinton, of 8 November 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/98).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to Mirza Abul Hassan Khan [Mīrzā Abū al-Ḥasan Khān Shīrāzī, Foreign Minister of Persia] of 7 January 1828. Macdonald Kinneir exhorts Mirza Abul Hassan Khan to ensure that the money intended for payment to Russia as part of the agreement of peace in the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] be delivered to Russian guards at Meeana [Mianeh], and for the money not to be delayed at Zunjan [Zanjan]. He discusses the arrangements for the payment and indicates that he has sent a relation of his, Lieutenant Macdonald, to escort the money in order to reassure the Persian Government that no danger will be posed to it by the Russian soldiers.This letter was originally enclosed, numbered 13 in dispatch No. 79, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 21 January 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/154).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to Manoocher Khan [Manūchihr Khān Gurjī, Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah]. The letter is a duplicate of another letter sent to Meerza Abul Kassim, the Kaim Makam [Mīrzā Abū al-Qāsim Farāhānī, Qā’im-Maqām]. Macdonald Kinneir acknowledges the receipt of Manoocher Khan’s letter reporting the movement of instalments of the reparations to be paid to Russia as part of the peace treaty negotiated to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. He reports that the Russian General-in-Chief [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] has indicated that he will not take less than six and a half crores of tomans in payment, and urges the swift transport of the remaining money from Zinjan [Zanjan]. He also reports that Turkomanshahee [Turkamanchay] has been nominated as the location for the signature of the peace treaty.This document was originally enclosed, numbered 3 in enclosure No. 12, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
Abstract: Translation of a letter from the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran], Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, to the Sardar of Erivan, Hassan Khan Sardar [Ḥasan Qulī Khān Qājār, Sardar of Iravan or Yerevan]. Macdonald Kinneir reports that the information regarding the arrival of reparations payments from Persia to Russia at Mianna [Mianeh] given in Hassan Khan Sardar’s previous letter (IOR/L/PS/9/71/246) has proved incorrect, leaving General Paskewitch [General Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich-Erivansky, Governor-General of Georgia] ‘much displeased’. He indicates that once the first instalment of the money has reached Mianna, the Russian troops there will evacuate that place, and that a location will be fixed for the conclusion of the peace treaty to end the war between Russia and Persia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828] with the Prince Royal [ʿAbbās Mīrzā Qājār, Crown Prince of Persia].This document was originally enclosed, numbered 2 in enclosure No. 13, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 16 March 1828 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/201).Physical description: 1 item (1 folio)