Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, to Captain George Brown Walker, Senior Marine Officer in the Gulf of Persia
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Transmits by the cruizer Nautilus the sum of 500 German Crowns and 5000 New Persian Rupees for the use of the squadron. Stannus also sends the balance of the cash left in deposit in the Residency treasury by Lieutenant Kinchant on his departure for Bassorah [Basra].
Letter No. 62 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, to William Newnham, the Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay
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Letter reporting on his tour of the Arabian Coast, including his visit to Bassidore [Bāsa‘īdū] where he took the opportunity to request a personal interview with the Imam of Muscat (Saʿīd ibn Sulṭān), who was at Kishm [Qeshm] at that time, but which he was unsuccessful in obtaining. The letter...
Letter No. 63 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, Keshem [Qeshm] Roads to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting that one of the Imam of Muscat's sailors had been severely wounded during the firing of a salute and that Colonel Stannus had requested that Captain Charles Maillard accomodate the injured man and his attendents en route to Bombay.
Letter No. 68 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire, Muscat to William Newnham, the Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting on his having advised the Imam of Muscat not to consider any attempt to take Mombass [Mombasa] until the final decision of His Majesty's Government was known; discussing intelligence obtained by the Imam that the British Establishment had been removed from Mombass; and the Colon...
Letter No. 70 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter reporting on events at Bushire prior to his return there from his Arabian coast tour. The events included a revolution in the Government of Bushire, which resulted in Shaik Ahmed ben Khamis [Aḥmad bin Khamīs] taking power. The letter goes on to give background on the Shaikh who had for ...
Letter No. 83 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding a Ruckum received from His Royal Highness the Prince of Shiraz (Ḥosayn-‘Alī Mīrzā) and a letter from the Minister at Fars (Muḥammad Zakī Khān ) which have been forwarded for the notice of Government. The letter goes on to report on a visit to Shiraz made by Major Evan Jervis du...
Letter No. 89 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay
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Letter regarding the Imam of Muscat's negotiations with the Bussorah [Basra] Government and enclosing a letter to the Imam containing a detailed account of the proceedings of those negotiations. Colonel Stannus notes that the account of the proceedings includes references to the involvement of C...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Captain Robert Taylor, Resident at Bussorah [Basra]
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Letter forwarding a copy and translation of the report submitted by the Commander of the Imam's fleet to the Imam of Muscat, which made reference to a message which it was claimed was communicated to them during Captain Taylor's mediation between the Government of Muscat and the Government of Bu...
Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Henry Wood, Accountant General, Fort William
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Letter forwarding an extract of register of the bills of exchange drawn by Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald in Colonel Stannus's favour on the Supreme Government, on account of the Mission to Persia. The extract from the register is enclosed with the letter.
