IOR/F/4/894/23288

This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the first in a series of three items about a negotiation by William Bruce (the others are IOR/F/4/894/23289 and IOR/F/4/895/23290). The correspondents are the Government of Bombay; William Bruce, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf; Hoossain Ali Mirza [Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā Farmānfarmā, Prince-Governor of Fārs]; Lieutenant John Macleod; Captain French of the sloop Sophie.

The item concerns:

• William Bruce’s unauthorised visit to Shiraz at the behest of Hoossain Ali Mirza
• The treaty that Bruce agreed with Mirza, which included acknowledging Persian sovereignty over Kishm [Qeshm] and Bahrein [Bahrain], providing cruisers to the Persians, and obliging the Uttobees [‘Utūb] to stop carrying the flag of the friendly Arabs
• The Government of Bombay’s disapproval of Bruce’s actions and the proposed agreement
• The Government of Bombay’s actions to mitigate the damage done by Bruce, including replacing Bruce as Political Agent in the Persian Gulf with John Macleod
• The orders given to the cruisers to counteract piracy
• The furniture in the Bushire [Būshehr] Residency.

The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 2, Draft 293, P.C. 362, Season 26/7, Examiner’s Office 1824’.