Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Captain G Walker, Senior Marine Officer
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Riach had heard of the seizure of of several boats from the people at Bedda. He had therefore decided to send the Antelope to Bahrine [Bahrain] and Abothebee [Abu Dhabi] to investigate. He asks Walker to provide him with any other information.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent, Bussorah [Basra]
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Informing him that as a result of ill health Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus had been forced to proceed from Muscat to Bombay, and that he (Riach) was carrying out the duties of the Residency until further orders.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, Tehran
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The letter informs Willock that a bill favour of Aga Mohomed Ally had been accepted and that the amount when paid would be debited to the account of His Majesty's mission to Persia.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Captain G Walker, Senior Officer in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Riach's letter concerns the movements of the cruizer Antelope, which had gone to Bahrine [Bahrain] and Abothabee [Abu Dhabi] to obtain information about the seizure of boats in the area, and the cruizer Nautilus, which for want of anchors had been forced to proceed to Bassidore [Bāsa‘īdū].