Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Captain Augustus George Waddington, Commanding the ship Khosrowie
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The letter confirms that reports of piracy in the Gulf are accurate and advises the Captain to await the arrival of other ships so they can sail together, as he believes it is unlikely they would be attacked as a group.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter confirms that cases of shawl cloth have been delivered to Catachatoor Johaness, encloses a draft for the sale amount and requests it be credited to the residency.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter conveying a report brought on a boat from al Katife [Al Qaţīf] of a battle between Ottoman Turkish and Wahabi forces near the town of Turba on or around 15 February 1815. The Ottoman forces, commanded by Mohamed Ali Pacha, defeated the Wahabi troops led by Faysull [Faisal bin Saud], broth...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter encloses a copy of the charter party entered into by William Bruce for the ship Duncan to provide accommodation for officers and men returning to India. The letter also justifies the price of the charter.
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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The letter encloses copies of two letters from His Majesty's Minister at the Court of Persia and discusses charges for sending packets to the interior (copy letters not enclosed).
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter enclosing a copy of a letter from Abdella ben Soud [Abdullah bin Saud] to William Bruce and a letter from Abdella ben Soud to Rehma ben Jauber [Rahma bin Jaber], discussing their reluctance for Arab tribes to be included under British Protection. The letter also reports on two battles bet...
Letter from William Bruce, Resident at Bushire, to Francis Warden, Chief Secretary to the Government at Bombay
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Letter enclosing a letter to the Governor from the British Minister at the Court of Persia (not enclosed) and reporting that Mr Armstrong, an artificer working in Persia, is travelling to India on the ship Alexander.
Letter from J Adam, Secretary to the Government, Camp Barelly to William Bruce, Resident at Bushire
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The letter is enclosing a copy of a dispatch from the Resident at Hydrabad [Hyderābād] dated 22 October 1814, along with the secretary's reply. The dispatch contains information which will be of use to the Resident in the event that any 'misrepresentations' are made by Mirza Mohummud Sadick [Mīr...
