Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing the Bombay Government that Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharpe has departed for Shiraz, in order to provide medical aid to Lieutenant Thomas Blast.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Lieutenant Frederick Faithfull, Commander of the HC Cruizer Vestal
Scope & Content:
The letter is ordering the Commander to provide convoy escort to the ships ready to sail to Bussora [Basra], and further orders him to collect any dispatches from the Assistant in Charge there for the return trip; on the return trip he is to provide escort to any ships forming the next convoy do...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Captain John P Parkin, Commander of HM Sloop Bacchus
Scope & Content:
The letter instructs the Commander to depart for Muscat and Bombay on 6 August 1817; in the process he will provide escort to any ships travelling to those ports and carry any valuables needing to be delivered.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Military Department, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of instructions dated 9 May 1817, the intention of those instructions being to eliminate errors occurring in military documents being drawn up by the Bushire Residency.
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.