Letter no.127 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Honourable Company's sloop Clive, Bahrain, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
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Further instructions from Porter, requesting the prevention of any Wahabee [Wahhabi] boats leaving the harbour at Katiff [al-Qatif]. Enclosed is a letter from the Resident (not in the volume), to be delivered to the Kenn [Kish] chiefs.
Letter no.134 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Honourable Company's sloop Clive, Bahrain, to Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates
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Letter acknowledging receipt of three items of correspondence from Balfour, along with instructions that Balfour demands a boat from the Kenn [Kish] chiefs, in lieu of one captured by them from Bahrain.
Letter no.19 of 1851 from Lieutenant William Balfour, Commanding the Honourable Company's brig Euphrates, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron
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Letter acknowledging receipt of Porter's letter (no.132, ff 68v-69), informing him that the instructions therein have been strictly followed.
Letter no.143 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Indian Squadron Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter acknowledging receipt of Hennell's earlier letters (including f 62). Porter writes that he is unable to carry out Hennell's request to escort the Kenn [Kish] boats from Katiff [al-Qatif] to any part of the Arab coast, as the crews of his boats are in too 'weak and sickly state' at present....
Letter from Assistant Surgeon James McAlister, Bushire, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Letter in which McAlister writes to complain to Hennell of the 'uncourteous tenor' of correspondence sent to him by Commodore Porter of the Indian Naval Squadron in the Persian Gulf.
Letter from Lt Manners, Brigantine Tigris, to Commodore John Patterson Porter, Commanding Indian Naval Squadron, Persian Gulf
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Manners writes that his vessels have remained on the coast off Al Biddeh [al Bidda], and have made 'a true survey' of the coast and its shoals, which will allow boats to moor off al Bidda in future. However, Manners recommends against vessels travelling along the coast further south, which he des...
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Bombay
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The letter is requesting permission to apply to the Military Department for permission to 'proceed beyond the limits of the [Bombay] Presidency', via a streamer bound for Suez. It cites long service and poor health as the reason for the request. It further reports that the Persian Gulf is in a t...
Circular No. 3882 of 1852 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Political Department, Bombay
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The circular is transmitting a proclamation prohibiting the immigration of 'foreign adventurers in search of military service' — that may be proceeding to 'Native States in the [Indian] interior — without a suitable passport. It further requests that all applications for passports are hereafter r...
Letter no.2100 of 1852 from Henry Edward Goldsmid, Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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Covering letter enclosing extracts of paragraphs 45 and 46 of a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors (f 126), dated 21 January 1852. Paragraph 45 states that the towns of the Guttur [Qatar] coast (Wukrah, Doah, Fowarait) have been required to pay compensation of 1000 (later 900) Crowns...
