Letter no.127 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to compensation payments made by Kemball's predecessor, Samuel Hennell, to Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr], in the wake of an incident of plunder against Sheikh Sultan's people. Kemball writes that, in an interview with Sheikh Sultan on his recent trip to the Arab Co...
Letter no.191 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter concerns a recent incident of piracy taking place off the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. Kemball reports that a boat carrying slaves and belonging to Mahomed ben Fullah, a native of Mumzur near Sharjah recently landed at Doah [Doha] for water, whereupon two of the slaves escaped to a...
Letter no.3165 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter enclosing an extract (folio 173) from a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors, dated 4 May 1853. The extract notes that there have been 'irregularities' against the Maritime Treaty committed over time, and that Kemball's has adopted 'the proper course' in...
Letter no.258 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the agreement made between the Wahhabi forces led by Abdullah bin Faisal, and Thuwaini bin Said, the Sultan of Muscat. Kemball reports that intelligence from the native agents at Sharjah and Muscat suggest that problems over the exaction of the tribute by the Wahhabis have ...
Letter no.279 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter is a covering letter with two enclosures, relating to maritime hostilities between the inhabitants of Sharjah and Smaysmah. The enclosures are as follows: 1. Letter no.213 of 1853 (folios 181-84B) from Kemball to Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, da...
Letter no.280 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the recent maltreatment of the British Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], by some inhabitants of Sharjah. Kemball reports that sufficient reparations have been obtained from Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr]. Kemball also suggests that the sons of the l...
Letter no.3166 of 1853 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to reparations paid to the victims of violations of the maritime truce, from monies recovered by the British authorities as compensation. Malet encloses with his letter an extract (folio 202) from a despatch from the Honourable Court of Directors, dated 4 May 1853. The despatch...
Letter no.285 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the payment of compensation to victims of violations of the maritime peace. Kemball acknowledges receipt of Malet's letter and the Court of Directors' despatch. Kemball discusses Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur's [Sultan bin Saqr] objection to the new system of compensation, feari...
Letter no.327 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter in a covering letter, enclosing copies of correspondence exchanged with Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, and relates to naval resources in the Gulf, in light of the current unrest then prevailing on the Batinah coast. The following enclosures follo...
Letter no.344 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay
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The letter relates to the disturbances occurring between the maritime tribes of Oman and the Arab coast, and diplomatic exchanges between the Wahhabi leader Abdullah bin Fysul and the region's tribal chiefs. It encloses four reports from the Native Agent at Sharjah Hajee Yacoob [Hajji Yaqoob], da...
