Letter no.231 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the import of slaves from Sohar to Kishm [Qeshm] earlier in 1853. Kemball reports that he has received a response from the Imam of Muscat over his enquiry after the reports of slave trading between Sohar and Qeshm. Kemball reports that that authorities at Sohar and Qeshm bef...
Letter no.111 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter is a reply to Malet's earlier letter (folio 15), asking for information on the plunder of the cargo of two boats belonging to Bahrain [including the capture of sixty people from Kateef [al Qatif]) by Sheikh Humud ben Mujdel of Junnah. Kemball writes that he was not aware that the prose...
Letter no.184 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to an act of piracy committed by Sheikh Humud ben Mujudel [Humeed bin Majdull] of Junnah [referred to as Gunnah or Jinnah in Charles Rathbone Low, The History of the Indian Navy (1877) vol.2, p.323] in September 1851. Kemball reports that enquires made at the request of the Ho...
Copy of letter no.506 of 1853 from Henry Bartle Frere, Commissioner in Sind, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the issue of passports to inhabitants of Sind living in Bahrain. Frere states that he cannot find any record of the issue of a passport to the man in question, though he has a suggestion as to who the passport may have been issued to. Enclosed with the first letter is a sec...
Letter no.1701 of 1853 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to the visit to Bahrain (via Bombay) of Beghet Aga of Egypt, sent on behalf of the Viceroy of Egypt. A number of enclosures are included with Goldsmid's letter, intended to keep Kemball updated of events: 1. A copy of letter no.1648 of 1853 (folios 46-47) from Goldsmid to t...
Letter no.8 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The item is a covering letter, enclosing a further letter (no.192 of 1852) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding the Persian Gulf Naval Squadron, to Kemball, dated 19 December 1852. Robinson's letter is a report of his recent tour to the Arab coast on the Honourable Company's sloop Clive. Ro...
Letter no.32 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns the state of affairs on the Arab coast, as relayed to Kemball by the British Agent at Sharjah. Kemball reports that a state of 'tranquility' currently presides over the Arab coast, though tensions remain between Sheikh Saeed ben Butye [Sa'id bin Butti] of Dubai and the Joasme...
Letter no.51 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter is a report of Wahabee [Wahhabi] forces marching from Nejd to Oman. Kemball reports on the intended departure of the expedition of 26 January 1853, its leadership, and his opinion that the expedition poses no threat to Bahrain. Kemball also considers the implications of the expedition...
Letter no.53 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to an act of piracy (the stealing of slaves) against a Zanzibar vessel committed by the subjects of Sheikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr] in early 1852, and the reasons for the delay in British officials' response to the incident. There is an enclosure with the letter, a...
Letter no.115 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns events on the Arab coast, in anticipation of the arrival of the Wahhabi forces from Qatif. Kemball reports that he has travelled to Sharjah, and reports on the current situation, while many of the local chiefs have met with the Wahhabi forces at Brymee [al Buraimi]. Included ...
