Translated copy of Order from the Porte to the Pasha, the Judge and the Sceichul Beled of Cairo. Orders the release of the English travellers and the return of their belongings. Marked "No.4." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from John O'Donnell to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports that he travelled from Bengal to Suez as a passenger on the Danish ship Nathalia. Relates the subsequent destruction of caravan, his own refuge in Baldwin's house and the imprisonment of his surviving companions. Marked "No.5." Dat...
Translated extract of a letter from Signior Brandi to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports the release of George Moore and the restitution of property. Marked "No.8." Dated Alexandria
Extract of a letter from Signior Brandi to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports the release of George Moore and the restitution of property. Marked "No.8." Dated Alexandria
Covering note from Sir Stanier Porten to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Company. Forwards extract of a letter from Ainslie to Weymouth. Dated St James, 24 December 1779. Read in Court.
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to Lord Weymouth. Ainslie has persuaded the Porte to detach the government of Basra from Baghdad and give authority to Suleiman Aga, a friend of the Company factory in Basra. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a General Letter from Bengal to the Court of Directors. Complains about the seizures of people and property in Egypt. Requests that the Government intervenes.
Copy of letter from Richard Scott to Lawrence Sulivan. Relates his suspicions that George Baldwin is furthering his own interests, to the detriment of the Company. Encloses a copy of Baldwin's opinions and a firman sent from the Porte to Egypt. Dated Aleppo
Paper entitled 'Reflections concerning the communication by way of Suez'. Baldwin relates his efforts to open the Suez route since 1768 and his impatience with Ainslie's acquiescence to Turkish demands.Baldwin suggests forcible means to keep the route open. Copy testified by Richard Scott, Aleppo