The papers relate to affairs in Aden following the capture of the city by the British, 19 January 1839. They notably cover: Communications between Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent in Aden, and Sultan Mahomed Houssain Fudthel [Sultan Muḥsin bin Faḍl al-'Abdalī, Sultan of La...
This part of the volume consists of enclosures to a despatch from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the Secret Committee, Number 114 of 1842, dated 15 October 1842. The enclosures are dated 26 September to 15 October 1842, and consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs i...