Copy of secret letter from Robert Rickards, Secretary, to Colonel John Murray. Bombay troops have left for Mocha under temporary command of Lieutenant Colonel Romney. Instructions as to level of co-operation with Admiral Blankett. Encloses letter addressed to Romney. Copy verified by J.A. Evans. ...
Copy of secret letter from Robert Rickards, Secretary, to Lieutenant Colonel James Romney. Instructs Romney to hand over command to Colonel Murray. Copy verified by J.A. Evans. Marked "No.8". Dated 3 March 1801 Received overland, 14 August 1801.
Extract of Public Letter to Bengal. Company complains that overland packets from India contained only private letters to individuals. In future, Samuel Manesty, Resident at Basra, is to appraise letters for suitability for despatch by express messenger.
Extract of a Commercial Letter to Bengal. Complains, citing an example of silk left in a warehouse, that private individuals know more about Company trading than East India House does itself.
Letter from Ernest Missett to the Secret Committee. Reports the death of the Marquis Cornwallis at Ghazipur, 5 October 1805 and the arrival of Lord Valentia to Egypt from India. Dated Alexandria
Letter from Samuel Briggs to William Ramsay. Reports first official news of the destruction of the combined French and Spanish fleets on 21 October 1805. Encloses extracts of letters from John Barker, Company agent at Aleppo. Dated Alexandria
Extract of Bombay Political Consultations Arabs have refused to bring water to Perim and there is only 45 days supply left. Boring trials have only produced brackish water. Murray has decided to evacuate a larger part of the garrison from the island.
Extract of Bombay Political Consultations Account of advice and list of papers given to Sir Home Popham to assist his efforts in reviving trade between India and the Red Sea states.
Extracts from correspondence between Samuel Briggs and Major Missett at Cairo, 25 June to 4 July 1803, and Samuel Briggs and John Barker at Aleppo, 15 July 1803. Reports intelligence of declaration of war between Britain, Holland and France [n.d.] Received 29 March 1804.