Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to James Farish, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that the detachment of the Marine Battalion is in urgent need of its annual supply of clothing, as each man has only one regimental jacket.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter reports that HMS Acron [Acorn], which had been dispatched to the Gulf in order to protect trade, arrived at Bushire on 11 June 1814, and sailed for Bussora [Basra] on 30 June.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Stephen Babington, Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter acknowledges a command, dated 6 May 1814, which directs William Bruce to address his applications to the Supreme Government through the Government under which he is immediately serving.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
Letter states that William Bruce has received a letter from the Broker at Muscat reporting that the Imam of Muscat has made peace with the Joassimees [Qawāsim]. Bruce offers his opinion that this peace will not be a lasting one.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to John Hine, in Charge of the Residency at Bagdad [Baghdad]
Scope & Content:
Letter concerns tents sent from Bushire to Bagdad [Baghdad]. William Bruce asks Hine to credit the Bushire Residency with the amount required for the delivery of the tents.
Letter from Lieutenant William Bruce, Resident, Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government
Scope & Content:
Letter reports that seventy-eight bales of native sulphur, which were rescued by Stephen Watson Henshaw from Shaik Abdella Ben Ahmed [Abdullah bin Ahmad] of Charrack [Bandar-e Chārak], have been shipped to Bombay.