Letter no.133 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to the resumption of maritime hostility in the waters around the islands of Bahrain, principally arriving from the rivalry between Shaikh Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah] and his relative Shaikh Mohamed ben Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh], based...
Letter no.248 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures constitute a continuation of Kemball’s earlier report (folios 17-32) on the renewal of hostilities between the people of Dammām and Bahrain. Kemball writes to report that the hostilities have ceased, with vessels from both places returning to the pearl banks. Howeve...
Letter no.257 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures concerns the failure of British efforts to secure reparations from Humeed bin Mujdell, who captured and sold into slavery a number of inhabitants of Bahrain. Kemball recommends that, because Humeed had moved from Gunna [Gurmah Island] to Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf], no furth...
Letter no.262 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures concerns the renewal of hostilities between the inhabitants of Bahrain and Demaum [Dammām], under the Shaikh Muḥammad bin Khalīfah and Shaikh Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh respectively. Kemball writes that an attack by Shaikh Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh’s subjects at Dammām, wi...
Letter no.1A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter (folios 63-70) and its various enclosures relate to the conflict in the waters around Bahrain between the Bahrain ruler Shaeikh Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah] and his subjects on one hand, and Shaikh Mohamed ben Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh] and his forces at Demaum ...
Letter no.288 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball’s previous despatch relative to the unrest in Bahrain, and the claim on Bahrain by Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdullah. Anderson writes that Kemball is authorised to communicate to the Wahabee [Wahhābī] chief Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki] that the British Go...
Letter no.16 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing a letter (folio 98) from George Edmonstone, Secretary to the Government of India, to Anderson, dated 22 December 1854. Edmonstone writes that the Bombay Government fully approves of Kemball’s proceedings in relation to the recent unrest at Bahrain.
Letter no.2A of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter and its enclosures relate to the continuing tensions between Shaikh Mohamed ben Khuleefa [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah], ruler of Bahrain, and Sheikh Mohamed ben Abdullah [Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh], residing at Demaum [Dammām]. Kemball writes that he has received ‘evasive answers’ from both Mu...
Letter no.5241 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of Kemball’s earlier letter relating to unrest at Bahrain. Anderson writes that the Government approves of the tenor of Kemball’s letter to Ameer Fysul [Fayṣal ibn Turki], as well as of his instructions to Commodore Robinson. Anderson reminds Kemball of the toughe...
Letter no.418 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, sent in relation to the piracies committed in the Gulf by Humeed bin Mujdell, and enclosing a letter no.155, sent to Anderson by G. Edmonstone, the Secretary to the Government of India, dated 12 January 1855. In the letter, Edmonstone writes that the Governor Gene...
