Letter no.182 of 1855 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Kemball’s earlier letter reporting on the punishment of the fugitive Humud bin Mujdell, on which Anderson expresses the Government's satisfaction. Anderson also writes that Shaikh Mahomed bin Khuleefa’s [Muḥammad bin Khalīfah] application for release...
Letter no.21 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to attempts by the underwriters of the cargo ship Centaur, shipwrecked and plundered in May 1852, to recover her lost cargo of indigo. Kemball writes to the Government to report that he has received a letter from Colin Campbell, Honourary Secretary of the Insurance General Comm...
Letter no.32 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the Wahabee [Wahhābī] presence on the Arab coast. Kemball reports that he has received intelligence from the Native Agent at Sharjah, of which an English translation is enclosed with his letter, dated 29 December 1853 (folio 175), stating that the Wahhabi commander Abdullah...
Letter no.13 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to disturbances of the maritime peace on the Arab Coast, and charges made against the British Native Agent at Sharjah by Shaikh Sultan ben Suggar [Sultan bin Saqr]. Kemball writes that, in light of news of disturbances on the Arab coast, he has despatched Commodore Robinson on...
Letter no.5244 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is a covering letter, enclosing an extract from a despatch (folio 186) from the Honourable Court of Directors, dated 4 October, no. 29 of 1854. The extract relates to the charges brought against the British Native Agent at Sharjah, Hajee Yacoob [Hajjī Yaqoob], by Sheikh Sultan bin Sugg...
Letter no.89 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the movement and allocation of vessels in the Indian Navy’s Persian Gulf Squadron. Kemball writes to the Government to inform it that, based on recommendations made by Commodore Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron, in a letter addressed to Kemball and dated 7 ...
Duplicate letter no.1785 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter relates to the despatch to Bombay of the Honourable Company’s Brigantine Tigris for refitting. Anderson informs Kemball of the intended return of the Tigris back to the Persian Gulf once refitting has been completed. Enclosed with Anderson’s letter is letter no.286 of 1854 from Captain...
Letter no.112 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government of Bombay
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The letter relates to the apparently arbitrary imposition of a fine by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Sultan, the son of Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, upon a Banyan [an Indian merchant] residing at Sharjah. The letter includes the following enclosures: 1. Letter no.42 of 1854 (folios 202-03) from Kemball to C...
Letter no.151 of 1854 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Acting Secretary to the Government of Bombay
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The letter concerns the running aground and plunder of a ship off the Muscat coast. Kemball writes that he has received a report from the Native Agent at Muscat, informing him that a vessel (the Fath-el-Khyer) bound from Bombay to Muscat, carrying 200 tonnes of coal, ran aground off Joweih ben B...
Letter no.2763 of 1854 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Kemball’s earlier letter (folios 206-08) relating to shipwreck and plunder of the vessel Fath-el-Khyer off the Oman coast with 200 tonnes of coal. Anderson writes that the Government approves of Kemball’s proceedings, and awaits the results of his i...
