No. 681 of 1821, Letter from Bombay Castle to Assistant Surgeon, James Dow, Resident at Bushire
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Letter informs that a system of watch and cruise had been established in the Gulf to prevent piracy. Includes a letter (10 April 1821) from Major General L Smith to Captain Moughan or Senior Officer Commanding the Company's cruizers, Qishm, giving details of this system of watch and cruise. This...
No. 1029 of 1821, Letter from Francis Warden, Political Department, Bombay Castle to Acting Political Agent at Qishm
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Letter with instructions on how to deal with cases of piracy or indications of a resumption of piracy relating to boats and construction of forts on the sea coast. Includes instructions on the case of piracy by Persian subjects and forwarding of complaints to Tehran, also communication with the ...
The volume consists of letters sent outwards from the Bushire Residency, along with correspondence sent by the Resident, Captain William Bruce, while away from Bushire. It covers the administrative proceedings of the Bushire Residency, and matters related to the British force stationed at Bassid...
Letter No 24 of 1822 from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is enclosing reports (not present) on British imports and exports at Bushire for 1821. It offers explanations for why both fell short of expectations that year.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter concerns a petition from Ahmed Uzem [Aḥmad ‘Aẓīm], in which he claimed that two boats captured by Captain Sumley of HMS Topaze were in fact his property. It explains that the claim is truthful, and that the Resident has made arrangements for the boats to be restored to him.
Letter from John Tod, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency to French, Commander of HMS Sophia
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The letter is forwarding a copy of a communication (not present) from C F Hunter, owner of the Nadree. It is noted that the Nadree was wrecked a few days previously.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The letter is responding to an enquiry made by the Bombay Government respecting the loss incurred by Ahmed Uzem [Aḥmad ‘Aẓīm], as a result of the capture of two of his boats by a British squadron attacking the Port of Mocka [Al-Mukhā].
Letter from John Tod, Assistant Surgeon in Charge of the Bushire Residency to Henry Willock, HM Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Persia, Tehran
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The letter is explaining that a bill from Edward James Matthew for his travelling expenses from Bushire to Tehran has been returned; it is understood that the cost of his passage from Bushire was to be paid for by HM Mission to the Court of Persia, rather than by the Bombay Government.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, at Bombay to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is responding to an enquiry made by the Bombay Government, which asked the Resident to supply a figure for the sum required to compensate boat owners from Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak] and Lingua [Bandar-e-Lengeh]; a number of boats were captured or destroyed during a recent British opera...