Letter no.254 of 1852 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat
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Report that a boat from Rusel Khymah [Ra's al-Khaymah] has boarded the wreck of a British merchant ship (the Centaur) and taken her cargo, including a quantity of indigo. Kemball asks that Hamerton seek corroboration of the rumour, which has originated from a letter received by Kemball from the n...
Letter no.633 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous letter (folio 56) relating to the responsibility of the chief of Bahrain for maritime violations committed by tribes on the Guttur [Qatar] coast. Malet writes to advise that the Government of India has decided that Kemball can use his discret...
Letter no.4997 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous correspondence (folios 193-99), starting that the Governor in Council approves of his proceedings.
Letter no.286 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 related to events on the Batinah Coast. Kemball writes to Malet to forward a copy of a letter he has received from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf Squadron. Robinson's letter is not, however, included with Kemball's letter. Kemball notes that the Governor...
Letter no.4769 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous two letters regarding the maltreatment of the Native Agent at Sharjah, noting that the Governor in Council approves of Kemball's proceedings.
Letter no.318 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 gives details of the despatch of the steam frigate Queen from Bushire to Bussora [Basra], with 60,000 Mahomed Shah Kraus, for transfer to the river steamer Comet and transfer to the Turkish Arabia political agency in Baghdad. For its return to the Presidency, Kemball writes that the Q...
Letter no.5538 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous letter (folios 237-39), instructing Kemball to resist remonstrance with the authorities in Muscat over the proposed levy for the time being, but requesting Kemball to report on the status of British citizens in Muscat, and whether they would ...
Letter no.5529 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 an acknowledgement of Kemball's previous letter (folios 241-46) reporting on the foundering and plunder of a Muscat boat on her way to Zanzibar. Malet writes that the Government will await further reports on the incident from Kemball.
