Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter reports that Rahina Ben Jaubee [Raḥmah bin Jābir] has captured two Joassmee [Qawāsim] vessels while sailing up the Persian Gulf. It further reports a list of (named) ships that have been attacked in convoys proceeding down the Gulf. The Resident recommends that additional cruizers shou...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.