Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports the voluntary surrender of Cairo to Capitan Pasha (Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Turkish High Admiral, 1774-1789, and later Grand Wazir) and anticipates the end of the Beys' rebellion. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from the Levant Company to Sir Robert Ainslie. Concerned that Baldwin's attempts to open the Suez route will anger the Porte and be detrimental to the trade of the Levant Company. Marked "U.P." Dated London
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Ainslie is optimistic for the success of a memorial he submitted to the Porte requesting that British packet boats be admitted to Suez. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Reports on meeting with the Reis Effendi. Ainslie claims the same rights for England to navigate the Red Sea as France appears to enjoy. Dated Constantinople
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. Fears Beys have gained strength and states unease at lack of news from Egypt. Dated Constantinople
Copy of a letter from George Baldwin to Sir Robert Ainslie. Reports arrival of French frigate in Suez and that Ottoman army returning to Cairo having left a strong post on the Egyptian frontier to prevent return of rebels. Dated Cairo
Extract of a letter from Sir Robert Ainslie to the Marquis of Carmarthen. No decision about Suez forthcoming until the arrival of the Grand Admiral [Capitan Pasha]. Ainslie believes that the admiral may have been 'tampered with'. If so, Ainslie lacks the money to secure a similar advantage. Marke...
Extract of a letter from Sir Home Popham to the Secret Committee of the Company. Popham reports advice from governor-general to pay a visit to Sana. Dated Calcutta