Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain Thomas Farmer, Commander in Chief of the Company's Marine Force in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter is an order for the Eagle, the Fancy, and the Dolphin to patrol between Bushire and Cape Verdistan [approximately 100 miles SE Bushire, near Bardestan] under the command of Captain McKenly.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain Thomas Farmer, Commander in Chief of the Company's Marine Forces in the Gulph of Persia [Persian Gulf]
Scope & Content:
The letter is an order to Bussora [Basra] with the Tyger and deliver a packet to the agent.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain John McKenly, Commander of the Eagle snow
Scope & Content:
The letter is the direction to take on board enough supplies to fulfil duties, and to order Lieutenants Lyston and Birket of the Fancy and the Dolphin, respectively, to do the same.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain John McKenly, Commander of the Eagle snow, and Lieutenant Maurice Lyston, commander of the Fancy
Scope & Content:
The letter confirms that McKenly has been ordered to send the Dolphin into the river to be cleaned and for the detachment onboard to disembark and reinforce the Eagle and the Fancy.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Captain John McKenly, Commander of the Eagle snow
Scope & Content:
The letter is a response to the captain's suggestion that the vessels chosen to patrol the Gulf are ill-equipped, reassuring that he will keep them in port for the time being.
Letter from James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, to Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter relays Captain McKenly's view that the cruizers are in inadequate condition, informing that they will return to Basra and the Revenge will take over the patrol down the Gulf as soon as ready. Confirmation of cash received is given, with a request for more. This letter is incomplete. ...
Letter from William Andrew Price and Dymoke Lyster, aboard the Tartar in the Bussorah [Basra] River, to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter urges the recipient to sell perpets and broadcloth together, as is done in Basra, and offers more woollens.
Letter from William Andrew Price and Dymoke Lyster, East India Company Agent and Factor at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is notification of a chest aboard the Swallow containing 18,200 mamoodies [mahmudis] taken from Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] when the Company withdrew from there. Jervis is asked to exchange the money without heavy loss.
Letter from William Andrew Price and Dymoke Lyster, East India Company Agent and Factor at Bussorah [Basra], to Benjamin Jervis, East India Company Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is cover for invoices and various goods (woollens, horse coverings, and flag staff) to a value of 112,510 rupees.
