Letter from John Croft Hawkins, Indian Naval Officer commanding the Squadron in the Gulf of Persia, on board the Sloop Clive at Bahrain, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter from John Croft Hawkins, Indian Naval Officer commanding the Squadron in the Gulf of Persia, on board the Sloop Clive at Bahrain, to Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, reporting on the conduct of the Native Agent at Bahrain.
Letter no.107 of 1850 from Major Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay
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In the letter Hennell reports on rumours of the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee's [Thuwaini bin Said] intentions to attack Ra's al-Khaymah and Dubai by sea. Included in the letter is a translated enclosure of a letter from Hennell to His Highness Thuwaini bin Said, dated 18 March 1850, reminding t...
Letter from Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
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Samuel Hennell acknowledges the receipt of John Patterson Porter's letter of 26 August 1850. Hennell refers to a breach of the Maritime Truce by subjects of Sheik Mukhtoom [Sheikh Maktoum bin Butti bin Sohal] of Debaye [Dubai]. The subjects are alleged to have seized a number of Aboothabee [Abu D...
Letter No. 1: Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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John Patterson Porter refers to Hennell's requisition, no. 305 of 1849, and informs Samuel Hennell of his recent movements. Porter explains that he has dispatched Messrs Lewis, Brown and Bennett on the commission to Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The letter goes on to relay information obtaine...
Letter No. 18: Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire
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John Patterson Porter acknowledges the receipt of Samuel Hennell's letter, no. 229, dated 19 June 1850, and gives details of how he has carried out Hennell's instructions and visited each port in turn. He reports on his meetings with the chiefs of the coast. Porter relays information obtained fro...
Letter No. 17: Lieutenant James Tronson, Commander of the HC Brig Euphrates, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commander of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf
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James Tronson refers to instructions conveyed by Samuel Hennell (see the previous item in this file). Tronson confirms that he has delivered the bag of 600 German crowns to the Native Agent at Shargah [Sharjah], Moolah Hussein [Mullah Husain], and goes on to provide information regarding relation...
Letter No. 195: Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire, to Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Acting Political Agent in Turkish Arabia, Bagdad
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In this letter Samuel Hennell thanks Arnold Burrowes Kemball for his despatch dated 23 April 1850 (see ff 5-7), which announced the appointment of Maashook Pasha to the Government of Bussorah [Basra], and for bringing to his notice his suspicions regarding the Pasha's plans relating to the Arabia...
Letter from Lt Manners Brigantine Tigris, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
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Report on the movements and activities of the Tigris, including landing at Sharjah and his meeting with the British Agent there, whose despatches have been forwarded with the letter.
Letter no.126 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
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Porter instructs Balfour to proceed to Katiff [al-Qatif] harbour to prevent the departure of vessels with Utub crews sailing to Bahrain, in the wake of the blockade created by Bahraini boats being broken.
