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221. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 37

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 37
Title:
Letter from Lieutenant Manners Brigantine Tigris, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is a report on affairs at Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Mar 1851
Extent:
1 folio

222. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 68

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 68
Title:
Letter no.126 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
Scope & Content:
Porter instructs Balfour to proceed to Katiff [al-Qatif] harbour to prevent the departure of vessels with Utub crews sailing to Bahrain, in the wake of the blockade created by Bahraini boats being broken.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 folio

223. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 68v

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 68v
Title:
Letter no.127 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Honourable Company's sloop Clive, Bahrain, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
Scope & Content:
Further instructions from Porter, requesting the prevention of any Wahabee [Wahhabi] boats leaving the harbour at Katiff [al-Qatif]. Enclosed is a letter from the Resident (not in the volume), to be delivered to the Kenn [Kish] chiefs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 folio

224. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 69

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 69
Title:
Letter no.134 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Honourable Company's sloop Clive, Bahrain, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of three items of correspondence from Balfour, along with instructions that Balfour demands a boat from the Kenn [Kish] chiefs, in lieu of one captured by them from Bahrain.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 folio

225. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 72

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 72
Title:
Letter no.19 of 1851 from Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of Porter's letter (no.132, ff 68v-69), informing him that the instructions therein have been strictly followed.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 folio

226. IOR/R/15/1/128, f 76

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, f 76
Title:
Letter no.143 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Indian Squadron Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledging receipt of Hennell's earlier letters (including f 62). Porter writes that he is unable to carry out Hennell's request to escort the Kenn [Kish] boats from Katiff [al-Qatif] to any part of the Arab coast, as the crews of his boats are in too 'weak and sickly state' at present....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1851
Extent:
1 folio

227. IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 15-16

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 15-16
Title:
Letter from Assistant Surgeon James McAlister, Bushire, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter in which McAlister writes to complain to Hennell of the 'uncourteous tenor' of correspondence sent to him by Commodore Porter of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Sep 1851
Extent:
2 folios

228. IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 39-40

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 39-40
Title:
Letter from Lt Manners, Brigantine Tigris, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Manners writes that his vessels have remained on the coast off Al Biddeh [al Bidda], and have made 'a true survey' of the coast and its shoals, which will allow boats to moor off al Bidda in future. However, Manners recommends against vessels travelling along the coast further south, which he des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1851
Extent:
2 folios

229. 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

230. 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

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