Letter No. 22 to William Hornby, President and Governor Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses sales of wool in detail. Political and military developments since the attack on Bahreen [Bahrain] by the Arabs of Zebarra [Zubarah, as outlined in item IOR/R/15/1/3, p 95] are described at length and a summary of the situation in Persia is also given. Recent arrivals and de...
Letter No. 26 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
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Letter reports news - via Latouche in Bussora [Basra] - that Great Britain has signed preliminaries of peace with Spain and France and agreed to a cessation of hostilities with Holland. The letter also outlines in detail recent events concerning the conflict between the Persia and the Arabs of...
Letter No. 30 to William Hornby, President and Governor, Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
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The letter describes in detail the movements of Major Gils and reports news of the preliminaries of peace between Great Britain and Spain and France. News - via the Bussora Resident LaTouche - of a recent engagement between the Chaub [the Banu Ka'b tribal confederacy] and some Bussora vessels ...
Letter No. 31 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
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The letter contains details of letters recently sent and received and news of the arrival of Viper Cutter, commanded by Captain Lieutenant Thomas Hardie, at Bushire en route to Bussora [Basra].
Letter No. 35 to William Hornby, President and Governor Council at Bombay, from Edward Galley at Bushire
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The letter reports news - via Latouche - that Great Britain has signed a preliminary of peace with Holland and definitive peace treaties with France, Spain and America [the Treaty of Paris, 1783]. The arrival of Shaikh Rashed's forces to Bushire is noted and it is observed that Shaikh Abdulla's ...
Letter No. 37 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
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Short letter that discusses letters sent and received and other administrative matters including the arrival of the Bombay Grab (commanded by Commodore George Emptage).
Letter No. 49 to William Digges Latouche, Resident at Bussora [Basra], from Edward Galley at Bushire
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Letter reports movements of the Begler and states that all commanders recently departed from Bushire were informed of the state of affairs between the Turks and the Chaub [the Banu Ka'b tribal confederacy].
Letter No. 133 to Captain Charles Pickett, Commander of the Panther Snow, from Edward Galley at Bushire
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Letter that commands Captain Pickett to not take on board George Biggs for passage to India, Muscat or any other destination as the Company has comanded that no persons not in Company service shouuld be carried to India on board one of the Company's ships.