Government Advertisement Regarding Statements Required by the Auditor of Civil Accounts
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Advertisement, written by John Kaye, Auditor of Civil Accounts, requesting from the head of every office or department various statements regarding allowances and pensions.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Acting Resident at Bushire
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Letter acknowledges Bruce's letter of 2 January 1813 and states that the Governor in Council has not yet decided on the succession to the Bushire Residency.
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter relates to the departure of the ship, the Rhaime (also spelled Rhaim) Shah, from Bushire, following the seizure of the ship's owner, Mahomed Nebbee Khan [Muhammad Nabi Khan], by the Persian Government. Includes a copy of a letter, dated 13 May 1813, from Mahomed Ali Khan, Agent of Mahomed ...
Letter from Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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Letter asks Bruce to explain his reasons for relieving the Broker at Muscat of his duties. Includes a translation of a letter, dated 16 April 1813, from the Broker in question, Vishundass, to Sir Evan Nepean, Governor of Bombay.
Letter from Thomas Smee, Captain of the Ternate, Bushire, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire
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Letter reports an incident witnessed by Smee at the port of Bushire. Smee states that the Ahmed Shah, a ship belonging to the natives of the port at Bushire, fired at an armed vessel of the independent chieftain, Rahma bin Jaffer [Rahma bin Jabir], while under the colours of the East India Company.
Letter from Thomas Smee, Captain of the Ternate, Bushire, to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire
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Letter refers to Bruce's request that a packet from His Excellency Sir Gore Ouseley, Ambassador to the Court of Persia, be transmitted on an East India Company vessel to Sir Evan Nepean, Governor of Bombay. Smee states that Lieutenant Henry Davidson, Commander of the Ternate, has been given order...