Cover sheet entitled 'Overland Dispatches - their deficiency of intelligence and great expense.' Marked "926". Dated Examiner's Office, East India House
Damage to Lady Castlereagh and survey; applications for permission to import or export eastern goods to or from Cape; departure of Camperdown with supplies for St Helena; departure of Regent, Dover Castle, Admiral Gambier, Lady Castlereagh and Juliana and convoy arrangements; manufacture of goods...
[Duplicate letters] Supplies and transport of supplies to St Helena; payment of salary of Lt Ashton, St Helena Art, at Cape; arrival of Marquis Huntley with stores from Canton for Cape; arrival of Marchioness of Ely from Bengal and sailing instructions; arrival of St Helena for stores for St Hele...
Reimbursement by Daniel Cloete, former Acting Agent of money owed to EIC; account and bills for tea supplied to Navy; supplies for St Helena; request that Agent contribute to expense of petition to British Govt on behalf of Cape inhabitants; advance and passage for J Betham, EIC Marine; embarkati...
[Duplicates] Acceptance and rejection of tenders for supplies for St Helena; return to China of labourers at St Helena; recovery of passage money for St Helena convict James Patterson; payments from Cpt A Beale to sister at Cape
Extract from Bengal Public Consultations, 28 August 1776 Captain David Scott, supercargo of the Alexander, complains that the government at Jedda is oppressing trade at the port. Calls for the redress of British merchants' grievances and considers the importance of Red Sea trade with Bengal.