Letter no.34 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter concerns breaches of the maritime peace by vessels from Sharjah. Stannus reports that the tranquillity noted in his previous letter has been broken by what he regards as the existence of plans for a revival of piracy in the region. Stannus reports that a boat belonging to Bahrain and ...
Letter no.40 of 1825 to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to the current hostilities taking place on the Arab coast, and Persia's potential involvement. Stannus writes that he was recently granted an audience with His Highness the Prince at the court in Shiraz, during which he discussed current events on the Arab coast, and requested...
Letter no.45 of 1825 (Political Department) to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to hostilities on the Arab coast between Rahma ben Jouber [Raḥmah bin Jābir] and the chiefs of Bahrain and Katiffe [Al-Qaṭīf]. Stannus reports that his trip to the Arab coast has been in vain, and that he has been unable to prevent further hostilities taking place. Stannus des...
Letter no.46 of 1825 (Political Department) to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter concerns a recent breach of the maritime peace by a Sharjah boat, originally reported by Stannus on 23 August 1825 (IOR/R/15/1/35, ff 64-67). Stannus writes that his actions in the matter, in despatching a cruizer to the area, have had the desired effect. The letter makes reference to...
Letter no.47 of 1825 (Political Department) to William Newnham, Chief Secretary, Government of Bombay, from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to recent unrest on the Arab coast. Stannus reports that the warring factions on the Arab coast have been exhausted by their hostilities, and have agreed a peace treaty mediated by the Imam of Muscat [Sa‘id bin Sulṭān al-Sa‘id]. The enclosed translated letters from the Imam of...
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General
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Riach forwards a register of four sets of bills of exchange drawn by Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, for subsidiary payment on account of His Majesty's mission to Persia.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor in Council, Bombay
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The letter records the endorsement by Riach of a set of bills of exchange drawn by Henry Willock, Chargé d'Affaires, relating to the service of a named person who had participated in His Majesty's mission to Persia.
Letter from James Pringle Riach, Acting Resident, Bushire to John Wedderburn, Accountant General, Bombay
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The letter concerns the endorsement by Riach of a set of bills of exchange drawn by Henry Willock, His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires, relating to subsidiary payments on account of His Majesty's mission to Persia. Riach forwards a register of the bills (not transcribed) to Wedderburn