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13. Affairs in India and Elsewhere
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- Abstract: This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay's Secret Department to the East India Company's Secret Committee, Number 8 of 1841, dated 31 January 1841. The enclosures are dated 2 November 1840 to 1 February 1841.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence sent and received by the Government of Bombay, and copies of other papers such as minutes, memoranda and resolutions.The main correspondents are as follows: the Government of Bombay's Military Board; the Secretary to the Government of India; the Political Agent in Lower Scinde; and the Quarter Master General of the Bombay Army. Other correspondents include the Envoy and Minister at Cabool [Kabul], and the Political Agent in Upper Scinde.Many of the enclosures relate to military affairs in Scinde [Sindh, also spelled Sinde in the volume] and elsewhere in India.It also includes enclosures relating to the following:Rules established by the Rao of Cutch, stating that among those vessels trading between Sinde and Bombay, those which were driven into Mandavie [Mandvi] by adverse weather conditions were exempt from the payment of the duties previously exacted at that Port (enclosures relating to this include a Supplementto the Bombay Government Gazette, which contains a notification on this subject by the Government of Bombay's Political Department, which is printed in English, Persian, Gujarati, and Marathi)Ordnance and ammunition ordered for the Envoy and Minister at Cabool [Kabul]A carriage intended as a present from Queen Victoria to the Imaum [Imam] of MuscatAga Khan, Governor of Kerman, requesting the Government of Bombay to aid his agent in the collection of contributions from members of his tribe living in Bombay.In addition, this part includes:Three newsletters from the Secretary to the Government of India, containing précis of the latest intelligence received by the Governor General of India, from places including: Peshawur [Peshawar], Upper and Lower Scinde [Sindh], Afghanistan, Khiva, Burma, Nepal, China, Persia [Iran], and Bagdad [Baghdad]A sketch map of the route from Deesa to Lheree via Nuggur, Purkur, Wanga Bazaur, Roree and Shickarpoor [Shikarpur] by Lieutenant J Jacob of the Bombay Artillery (folio 468).Physical description: There is an abstract of contents of the despatch, numbered 1-89, on folios 383-402. These numbers are repeated for reference on the verso of the last folio of each enclosure. Enclosures no. 80-82 listed in the abstract of contents are not included in the volume.
14. Prince Henry: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Prince Henryfrom England to Persia [Iran] and Bombay, and back (Captain Thomas Best), 20 November 1750-9 December 1752 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Portsmouth, 20 March 1751; 16 July 1751, Joanna [Anjouan]; 22 August 1751, Gombaroon [Bandar Abbas]; 27 September 1751, Bombay; 29 February 1752, Carwar [Karwar]; 9 March 1752, Tellicherry [Thalassery]; 27 April 1752, Anjengo [Anchuthengo]; 7 August 1752, St Helena; 30 October 1752, the Downs.Note that the date 30 October 1752 above (the date given in the record) is Old Style.Inscribed: 'This is my original Journal, Thos. Best' (folio 2).Marked 'Recd. [Received] 13th. Decr. [December] 1752'.The dates in the journal change to New Style on 20 November 1752.The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: [Date and Remarks], H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, Winds and Weather, and Transactions. When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; contact with British ships; sightings of other vessels; punishments inflicted on crew members and soldiers; the cleaning and maintenance of the ship; the provisioning of the ship, deaths at sea; commodities carried, the firing of gun salutes at Bombay on the occasion of the birthday of King George III (folio 59); transmission of correspondence; and general remarks.The journal also includes: a list of the names of the crew members of the Prince Henry, 1750, giving number, names, quality [rank or occupation], whether they had been discharged or had run [deserted], whether they had died, and when and where [relating to the two previous columns] (folios 3-4); and a list of soldiers and galley men in the service of the East India Company (passengers), giving number, names, and quality, and stating whether they had been discharged, had run [deserted], had died, etc., with dates (folios 5-6).The record is part of a volume containing three separate log books: Prince Henry: Journal, 1750-52 (IOR/L/MAR/B/325A); Prince Henry: Journal 1754-55 (IOR/L/MAR/B/325B); and Prince Henry: Journal, Benjamin Reynolds, Chief Mate, 1756-58 (IOR/L/MAR/B/325C).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 128; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.
15. Talbot: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Talbotis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. Inscribed: 'This is my original journal Thos [Thomas]: Dethick. Witness R. Cole'.The logbook contains 'a list of the officers and seamen belonging to the Talbot' (ff 1a- 2 verso). The list includes details of their names; positions; and whether they had died, had run [deserted from the ship], or had been discharged. The logbook records the observations and accidents during the ship Talbot's voyage from England towards Bombay, Tellicherry [Thalassery], Callicutt [Calicut], Cochin [Kochi], Surat, Mocha, China and back. It contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], and Winds. It also provides general navigational information, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels [ships and ketches] such as the Bombay Frigatesailing for Juddah [Jeddah], and the Fatta Dowlet[Fath al-Dawlah] Captain Laming sailing for Bussarah [Basra] in 1764. It also contains records of freight goods taken on board and ashore including pepper, sandalwood, salt, wood, coffee, sugar and tea.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 195; 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.It contains one foliation anomaly f 1a.
16. Greenwich: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Greenwichfrom England to Bombay, and back (Captain Richard Kyrby [Kirby], later John Barnes, formerly Chief Mate), 1719-22 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): left Spithead, 1 April 1720; 29 April 1720, St. Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde]; 26 July 1720, Joanna [Anjouan]; 3 September 1720, Bombay; 10 October 1720, Surratt [Surat]; 12 November 1720, Bombay; 21 December 1720, Carrwarr [Karwar]; 31 January 1721, Callicutt [Calicut]; 26 February 1721, Karwar; 17 March 1721, Bombay; 31 May 1721, Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; 21 October 1721, Bombay; 1 December 1721, Chowl [Chaul]; 6 December 1721, Bombay; 27 January 1722, Cochin; 2 April 1722, Cape Boon Esperance [Cape of Good Hope]; 5 May 1722, St. Helena.The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: [Latitude by Observation, Latitude by Account, and Meridian Distance from a stated location], [Remarks], H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Course, and Winds. When the ship is at anchor, or near coast, the entries consist of remarks only.The journal records: navigational information; weather; details of the English and country ships with which the Greenwichsailed in convoy; contact with other Company, and His Majesty's ships; sightings of other vessels; deaths on board ship; desertions from the ship; the provisioning of the ship; commodities carried; and general remarks.The journal also records an attack by pirates at Anjouan on 8 August 1720 (folio 31), and the report of the death from fever of Captain Kirby at Bandar Abbas, 29 August 1721 (folio 70).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 129; 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.
17. Ext 468/43 'Telegram despatched on behalf of John Swire and Sons Ltd'
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- Abstract: This file consists primarily of a letter and a telegram draft. The letter from the Accountant-General, India Office, informs that the telegram was sent and asks for the refund of the cost of the telegram.The telegram was sent by Mr John Swire, agent at Bombay, India, to Mr Ashley Clark at the Foreign Office on 26 January 1943. The telegram is about different topics, the most important being the navigation regulations from India and China, the value of ships, and commerce with China.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the 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.
18. Dartmouth: Journal
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a journal (log book) of a voyage to Madras [Chennai] and Bengal in the East India Company ship Dartmouth, recorded by the Captain of the ship Thomas Beckford.The journal entries are dated 14 October 1710 to 17 August 1713.The inscriptions on folio 2 of the journal state that the journal was received on 16 September 1713 and laid before the Court of Directors of the East India Company on 18 September 1713.The journal records the ship sailing for Gravesend on 19 November 1710. Following this, the ship anchored in the Downes [Downs] on 22 December 1710, at Spithead on 3 January 1710, Stokes Bay on 4 January 1710, and Spithead again on 26 January 1710.The journal entries subsequently record the ship anchoring in the following places (both Old Style and New Style dates are given in the journal entries): the Cape of Good Hope (24 April to 13 May 1711), Fort St George [Madras] (10 to 20 July 1711), Fort St David (10 to 12 August 1711), Fort St George (14 August to 6 September 1711), Rogues River [Muri Ganga, also known as Channel Creek or the Baratala River] (25 September 1711, leaving Bengal 28 January 1711/12), Anjango [Anchuthengu] (15 to 17 February to 1711/12), Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] (28 March to 28 June 1712), Fort St George (7 to 16 August 1712), Table Bay (18 January to 31 March 1712/13), and Texel (9 August 1713). The ship reached the Thames Estuary on 17 August 1713.Daily entries for when the ship was at sea from 28 January 1711 onwards consist of tables recording the following: navigational measurements of latitude by account and departure (from the meridian), hours (H), knots (K), fathoms (F), courses, winds, and remarks. The remarks mostly relate to the following: the wind and other weather and sea conditions; ships with which the Dartmouthwas sailing in company, and sightings of other ships; actions performed by the crew; and measurements of the course of the ship and bearings of land.Entries for when the ship was at Fort St George, Fort St David, and Anjango record information including: weather conditions, treasure and goods being unloaded from the ship and sent ashore, the Captain and merchants from the ship going ashore, provisions and other cargo being received on board the ship, actions performed by the crew, and the arrival and departure of other ships. There are no daily entries for the dates when the ship was at anchor in the other places listed above, other than entries for the arrival and departure dates.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 133; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
19. Donegal: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Donegal(referred to throughout as 'Donegall') from England to Bengal and Mocha, and back (Captain Henry Cliff), 1708-11 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated): set off in convoy from the Downs, 9 April 1708; left St Hellens [St Helens], 24 May 1708; 27 August 1708, Cape Good Hope [Cape of Good Hope]; 18 January 1708 [Old Style]/18 January 1709 [New Style], Ballasore [Balasore]; 24 January 1708 [Old Style]/24 January 1709 [New Style], Rouges River [Rogues River]; 20 April 1709, Fort St Davids [Fort St David]; 6 May 1709, Madarass [Madras]; 11 June 1709, Vizagapatam [Visakhapatnam]; 3 August 1709, Callcutta [Calcutta]; 3 January 1709 [Old Style]/3 January 1710 [New Style], Rogues River; 11 April 1710, Mocha; 13 September 1710, Carrwar [Carwar, Karwar]; 8 December 1710, Cape of Good Hope; 23 July 1711, the Texell [Texel]; 9 August 1711, Deptford.The journal contains daily entries in nine columns: Lattd. [latitude]; [day of the month]; H [hour]; K [knots]; F [fathoms]; Courses; Winds; [date and remarks]; Mer. Dist. Long. [meridional distance longitude]. This information is recorded in less detail following the ship's departure from Mocha. When the ship is at anchor or close to shore, entries consist of remarks only, including marginal notes of cargoes taken aboard and landed.The journal is double-dated where necessary, giving both Old and New Style dates.The journal records: navigational information; weather; contact with other Company, and Her Majesty's ships; details of the ships with which the Donegalsailed in convoy; sightings of country ships, and other vessels; commodities carried (especially coffee at Mocha); and deaths of crew members.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 107; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
20. Letters from Samuel Manesty to Charles Keys and Lord Wellesley
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- Abstract: This item contains copies of two letters:1. A letter from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to Captain Charles Keys, Commander of the ship Antelope, sent from Bussora and dated 15 November 1803.The letter contains instructions for transporting dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] concerning the renewal of war between Britain and France. Manesty instructs Captain Keys to travel to Ras il Khima [Ra’s al-Khaymah] and seek information from Sheik Sultan ibn Suggir [Shaikh Sulṭān bin Saqr al-Qāsimī] regarding the presence of French ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]. There follow different sets of instructions for conveying the dispatches to India depending on the presence of French ships.2. A letter from Samuel Manesty to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, sent from Bussora and dated 15 November 1803.The letter concerns the transit of mail to India via the Persian Gulph and the movements of French ships in the region.Physical description: 1 item (9 folios)
21. Letters from Samuel Manesty to Ships’ Captains
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- Abstract: Copies of letters from Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], to: Captain Edward Stephenson, Commander of the Queen; Lieutenant Robert Budden, Commander of the Antelope; and Lieutenant Charles Gilmour, Commander of the Mornington; sent from Bussora and dated 2 January 1805.The letters contain instructions for navigating the Persian Gulph [Gulf] and conveying dispatches to Bombay [Mumbai] following the capture of British ships by the Gausemee Arabs [al-Qawāsim].These copies were enclosed in Manesty’s letter to Marquess Wellesley, Governor-General of Bengal, dated 2 January 1805 (catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/372).Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
22. Letters from William Bruce to Jonathan Duncan
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- Abstract: This item contains copies of three letters:1. Part of a letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr] to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the French privateer La Fortuneand his subsequent actions. The first part of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/363.2. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 20 October 1804. The letter describes efforts by crew members of the ship Fly, captured by the La Fortune, to recover mail seized during the attack and proceed to India.3. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 21 October 1804. Bruce reports that he has chartered a dow [dhow] to carry the crew of the Flyto India, and reports the movements of the La Fortune.Duplicates of these letters can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/355.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
23. Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan
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- Abstract: This item contains copies of five letters:1. A letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports the presence of the French privateer La Fortuneoff Bushire and its attacks on British ships, asking Manesty to prevent vessels from leaving Bussora until the coast is clear.2. A letter from Bruce to Manesty, sent from Bushire and dated 23 October 1804. Bruce reports the movements of the La Fortuneand forwards letters to the Governor of Bombay, enclosed, along with other correspondence. The letter also reports news from the war with Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1804-1813].3. A letter from Bruce to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the La Fortuneand his subsequent actions.4. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 20 October 1804. The letter describes efforts by crew members of the ship Fly, captured by the La Fortune, to recover mail seized during the attack and proceed to India.5. A letter from Bruce to Duncan, sent from Bushire and dated 21 October 1804. Bruce reports that he has chartered a dow [dhow] to carry the crew of the Flyto India, and reports the movements of the La Fortune.Duplicates of these letters are catalogued as IOR/L/PS/9/76/363 and 364.Physical description: 1 item (4 folios)
24. Letters from William Bruce to Samuel Manesty and Jonathan Duncan
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- Abstract: This item contains copies of three letters:1. A letter from William Bruce, Acting Resident in Bushire [Bushehr], to Samuel Manesty, Resident in Bussora [Basra], sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports the presence of the French privateer La Fortuneoff Bushire and attacks on British ships, and asks Manesty to prevent vessels from Bussora from leaving Bussora until the coast is clear.2. A letter from Bruce to Manesty, sent from Bushire and dated 23 October 1804. Bruce reports the movements of the La Fortuneand forwards letters to the Governor of Bombay along with other correspondence. The letter also reports news from the war with Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1804-1813].3. Part of a letter from Bruce to Jonathan Duncan, Governor of Bombay, sent from Bushire and dated 14 October 1804. Bruce reports attacks on British ships in the Persian Gulph [Gulf] by the La Fortuneand his subsequent actions. The continuation of this letter can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/364.Duplicates of these letters can be found in IOR/L/PS/9/76/355.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)