Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter concerns a reply to a letter sent by the Resident to the Chief of the Wahabee [Wahhabi] tribe, the substance of which is communicated to the Government of Bombay. It concerns the tribe's practice of piracy in the Gulf, which the British understand to be prohibited by treaty.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, Secretary to the Government, Military Department, Bombay
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The letter confirms the arrival at Bushire of Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, engineer, and Captain Vatter, 8th Regiment Native Infantry; they intend to return to England over land.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is forwarding a dispatch (not present) from Henry Willock, HM Chargé d’Affaires at the Court of Persia, addressed to Sir Evan Nepean, President and Governor in Council, Bombay.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter regards the arrival at Bushire of Hajee Merza Hussun Khan, a representative of Abdallah Ben Saood [‘Abdullāh bin Sa‘ūd]. The cause of his visit is the ongoing dispute with the Imam of Muscat, Sa‘īd bin Sultān Āl Sa‘īd, over the sovereignty of the Island of Bahrain.