Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the governments of Bombay and Bengal. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Superintendent of the Bombay Marine, William Taylor Money; Lieutenant William Hewitson, commander of the East India Company's cruiser
Teignmouth.On 29 July 1809, during her voyage from Bussora [Basra] to Muscat, the
Teignmouthencountered a French privateer and was on the point of capturing her when an explosion occurred on board, allowing the privateer to escape. Hewitson gives an account of the action and those killed or wounded and mentions the HM frigate
Caroline, the East India Company's brig
Vestaland the East India Company's cruiser
Mercury.The title page of this item contains the following references: 'Political No. 15, Draft 33, Season 1812/3, Examiner's Office February 1811'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 128, and terminates at f 137, 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.