Letter from Francis Warden, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay approves of his decision to detain a vessel from Ruselkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], and that the British expedition to suppress piracy in the Persian Gulf is expected to set sail in a few days.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Financial Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Resident that the Governor of Bombay has been authorized by the Governor General of India to make cost reductions. It therefore instructs the Resident to report on any savings that could be made at the Bushire Residency.
Letter from James Henderson, Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging a communication from the Resident, dated 24 September 1819, which concerned the Joasemee [Qawāsim] prisoners being transferred from Bombay to Bushire to affect a prisoner exchange.
Letter from Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay to Captain William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a communication, sent by Francis Warden to Major General Sir William Grant Keir dated 31 October 1819, for the Resident's information and guidance. The enclosed letter is providing suggestions on where the General should send any prisoners taken during the British expedi...
Letter from Richard Thomas Goodwine, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is instructing the Resident to forward an accompanying communication (not present) announcing the appointment of Mountstuart Elphinstone to the office of Governor of Bombay.
Letter from William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Marine Department, Bombay to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is informing the Resident that the four artificers (two carpenters and two ironsmiths), first mentioned in the Secretary's communication dated 15 October 1819, will proceed to Bushire on board the Francis Warden. It is noted they have been provided with tools, provisions and advance pa...
Letter from Major General William Grant Keir, Camp Ruslkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah]
Scope & Content:
The letter is announcing the capture of Ruselelkhima [Ra's al-Khaymah], along with the unconditional surrender of the Chieftains Hossain ben Rahma [Shaikh Ḥassan bin Raḥmah] and Cazeede ben Ahmed. It notes the General's opinion that the capture of the settlement has broken the 'piratical force' i...
Letter from Francis Warden, Bombay to Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter is acknowledging the receipt of a communication from the Resident, dated 27 September 1819. In response, it instructs the Resident to send the copper sheets in question to Bombay as soon as possible.
