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11. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 23-28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 23-28
Title:
Supplement to the Bombay Government Gazette
Scope & Content:
The supplement (two copies) reports the capture of Bassein [Pathein, Myanmar] by British forces. It includes commendations for named officers; returns of the dead and wounded; returns of captured artillery; and copies of two letters. The correspondence included is as follows: 1. Letter from Lie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1852
Extent:

6 folios

12. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 47-50

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 47-50
Title:
Supplement to the Bombay Government Gazette
Scope & Content:
The gazette (two copies) is announcing that an Expedition has been sent against the Burmese; the justification given is that the Governor General of India has failed to obtain redress from the Court of Ava for injuries inflicted against British subjects. It further announces the success of said ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1852
Extent:

4 folios

13. IOR/R/15/1/129, f 12

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, f 12
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is requesting permission to apply to the Military Department for permission to 'proceed beyond the limits of the [Bombay] Presidency', via a streamer bound for Suez. It cites long service and poor health as the reason for the request. It further reports that the Persian Gulf is in a t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Mar 1852
Extent:

1 folio

14. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 51-52

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 51-52
Title:
Circular No. 3882 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The circular is transmitting a proclamation prohibiting the immigration of 'foreign adventurers in search of military service' — that may be proceeding to 'Native States in the [Indian] interior — without a suitable passport. It further requests that all applications for passports are hereafter r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1852
Extent:

2 folios

15. IOR/R/15/1/129, f 60

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, f 60
Title:
Circular No. 3778 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The circular is publicising two extracts (paragraphs 26 and 27) from a dispatch from the 'Honourable Court' dated 23 June 1852. They concern corruption and malpractice by Government functionaries in the Bombay Presidency, along with measures that should be taken to tackle the problem.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Aug 1852
Extent:

1 folio

16. IOR/R/15/1/129, f 61

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, f 61
Title:
Circular No. 3947 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to the Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The circular concerns how Government officers should conduct themselves when receiving 'native visitors', and how they should receive/dispose of petitions addressed to the Government.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Sep 1852
Extent:

1 folio

17. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 2-3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 2-3
Title:
Letter No. 202 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Persia to Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter is requesting advise concerning import/export duties at Bushire. It asks whether subjects of Britain and Persia operating from vessels under the flags of other countries qualify for the lower rate of duty. It also asks whether foreign produce imported aboard British ships should be ta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jun 1852
Extent:
2 folios

18. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 4-5

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 4-5
Title:
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, at a camp near Tehran to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter explains that the Envoy considers it to have been entirely correct that the Englishman exporting his own horses from Bushire was charged duty at the lower rate. However, it also explains that in cases where the supercargo of a vessel is English, but the owners, ship, and cargo foreign...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1852
Extent:
2 folios

19. IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 9-10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, ff 9-10
Title:
Letter from Justin Sheil, HM Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Persia, at a camp near Tehran to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter states that Mr Malcolm enjoys British protection, but cannot be regarded as a British subject. It explains that the Envoy concurs with the Resident's interpretation of the extent British subjects are protected from duties whilst engaged in internal Persian trade, but mentions that the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Aug 1852
Extent:
2 folios

20. IOR/R/15/1/129, f 13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/129, f 13
Title:
Letter No. 1426 of 1852 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is granting the Resident permission to apply for a leave of absence from the Bombay Presidency. It also notes that the Governor of Bombay was pleased to hear that the policies the Resident has been implementing have contributed successfully to the current tranquillity of the Persian G...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1852
Extent:

1 folio