Copy of letter from Earl of Elgin to Lord Grenville. Reports the willingness of the Governor General in India to send an Indian force against the French in the Red Sea. Marked "4." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Lord Grenville. Gives examples of the types of expenses which would be incurred by the establishment of a monthly messenger to Vienna. Marked "5." Dated Constantinople
Copy of official letter from Lord Wellesley to the Earl of Elgin. Comments upon the Indian forces requested to the Red Sea and anticipates the success of Captain Malcolm's mission to the Court of Persia. Marked "6." Dated Fort William
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Lord Hawkesbury. Reports on Harford Jones' attempt to install a Resident at Baghdad. Marked "7." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Harford Jones, Baghdad. Reminds Jones that he is on a Company not a government mission. This means that Elgin cannot remove Jones, as the Porte wishes, nor can he endorse Jones' objectives, as Jones requests. Marked "8." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Lord Hawkesbury. Relates the various efforts made to gain influence in the Red Sea and expel the French from Egypt. Marked "9." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to the Secret Committee of the Company. Elgin recommends Aden, rather than the Island of Cameron, as a future settlement to safeguard trade and protect against further French attempts. Praises efforts of packet agents at Baghdad, Basra and Aleppo and the succ...
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Harford Jones. Porte is well aware of inconvenience in leaving the governorship of Baghdad vacant and have nominated Ali Pasha. Ottoman and Persian Empires to meet to resolve sources of misunderstanding. Marked "12." Dated Constantinople
Copy of letter from the Earl of Elgin to Harford Jones. Reports an attempt to give the governorship of Baghdad to Soliman Pasha instead of Ali Pasha. Marked "13." Dated Constantinople