Letter from Captain Henry Hardy, in Charge at Bushire, to the officer that may be at Muscat on his way as Resident in the Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding a copy and translation of a report from Merza Ali Ackha, agent at Sheraz [Shiraz], concerning Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā's intentions to attack Bahrain. It is also informing him that the Senior Marine Officer, Captain Sealy, is at Bushire.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent, Bussorah [Basra]
Scope & Content:
Informing him that as a result of ill health Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus had been forced to proceed from Muscat to Bombay, and that he (Riach) was carrying out the duties of the Residency until further orders.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran
Scope & Content:
The letter informs Willock that a bill favour of Aga Mohomed Ally had been accepted and that the amount when paid would be debited to the account of His Majesty's mission to Persia.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Captain G Walker, Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Riach's letter concerns the movements of the cruizer Antelope, which had gone to Bahrine [Bahrain] and Abothabee [Abu Dhabi] to obtain information about the seizure of boats in the area, and the cruizer Nautilus, which for want of anchors had been forced to proceed to Bassidore [Bāsa‘īdū].
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the Honourable Company's Cruiser Benares, off Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf]
Scope & Content:
Riach hopes that the Nautilus will be able to make it to Herne's station before he has to leave for Bahrene [Bahrain] for provisions, because it would be a shame if the neighbourhood of Rahma been Jauber [Raḥmah bin Jābir] were left without a vessel to watch his intentions.
