Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Richard Morgan, Secretary to the Marine Board, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing bills and receipts (not present) on the Marine Paymaster for supplies provided to the HC Cruizers Ariel and Mercury at Bushire. In addition, the Resident makes a recommendation to improve supplies to ships stationed in the Gulf.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that the Country Ship Durable has had an accident on a rocky shral [shoal] north of its destination, Bahrain, which has wrecked the ship and its cargo; however, no lives were lost. The letter provides a description of the location of the shral from the aforementioned ship'...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is reporting that Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharpe has returned from treating Lieutenant Thomas Blast in Shiraz. It also encloses a bill (not present) for mule hire for the surgeon's trip.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant James Arthur, Commander of the HC Cruizer Ariel
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of the Lieutenant's report conveying the news of the loss of the Country Ship Durable. It further instructs the Lieutenant to proceed to Muscat to escort a convoy, once the crew of the Durable has been landed.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter informs the Government of Bombay that a detachment of the Marine Battalion has been relieved and is returning to Bombay on board the HC Cruizer Vestal.