Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is forwarding two dispatches (not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia to the Earl of Moira, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, and Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay respectively.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter regards the arrival at Bushire of Hajee Merza Hussun Khan, a representative of Abdallah Ben Saood [‘Abdullāh bin Sa‘ūd]. The cause of his visit is the ongoing dispute with the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, over the sovereignty of the Island of Bahrain.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter conveys intelligence received concerning the presence of a delegate from the Aboriginal population of Bahrain, and an agent of the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd] at Tehran; each side is seeking assistance over the issue of the sovereignty of Bahrain. The Resident does not b...