"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٥‎٨] (٢٢٦/١١٧)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA —1646 TO 1846.
85
"The contingencies have however been reduced in the progress of the Civil
Auditor's Reports, so as to stand as follows. Reduction in the Civil Department at
Bussorah since August 1798—
Average amount of coffee room expenses,
lamp oil, mats, and contingencies
Fixed allowance granted by Government
in lieu of the above
Average amount of stable charges, straw,
shoeing, &c. ...
Fixed allowance in lieu of the above
Horses and horse furniture ...
Allowance granted by Government
Allowance to Surgeon for country medi
cines
Fixed allowance granted by Government.
Total saving per annum
Per annum.
2,167 2
1 ,680 0
36
0
4,320
0
0
2,400
0
0
2,480
0
0
1,200
0
0
308
2
56
240
0
0
Saving per annum.
487 236
1,920 0-0
1,280 0 0
68 2o6
3,756 0-92
" The Resident at Bussorah has been prohibited from making any addition to the
furniture without the express authority of Government being first obtained. He has
also been allowed Rupees 40 per annum to furnish the factory, carpenters, and smiths
with winter clothing, but the charge has not yet appeared in his disbursements.
" The above includes not any part of what may be termed the Political contin
gencies of the Residency for presents to Arab Chiefs, the average of which cannot
be taken at less than Rupees 16,000 per annum; according to the actual dis
bursements from 1797-98 to 1799-1800 inclusive, neither does the charge of the
transmission of mails to and from Europe make any part of the above expenditure,
respecting which it may however be here remarked that by a statement delivered in by
Mr. Fawcett on the 17th of March last, it appears that from the first establishment of
these mails to the 30th of April 1800 there is a considerable net gain, after paying
every expense incurred on this account here and at Bussorah."
193. On the 9th June 1801, the Pacha of Bag-dad sent a message
to Mr. Harford Jones to the effect that the popular feeling- at Bagdad
had been roused against that gentleman in consequence, as was alleged^
of a Turkish female having been observed to come out of his house.
The Pacha at the same time advised Mr. Jones speedily to quit Bagdad
to avoid ill-treatment from the populace, and offered to render him any
assistance, of which he might stand in need in making his escape, but at the
same time intimated to him that unless he availed himself of this offer he
(the Pacha) would not be answerable for the consequences. Mr. Jones
declared that he was entirely innocent of the charge imputed to him,
and therefore refused to quit Bagdad. The Pacha subsequently refused
to recognize Mr. Jones any longer as the Representative of the British
Government, and forbad any of his officers having communication with
that gentleman, and at the same time informed him that he had with
drawn his protection from him. Mr. Jones accordingly informed the
Pacha that he had represented to the Right Hon^ble the Governor-
General of India and to the home authorities the ill-treatment he had
received from His Excellency in having an ex parte evidence, without
having afforded him the opportunity of clearing his character, withdrawn
his confidence from him and treated him with indignity, and that the Pacha
might depend on it that the British Government on being acquainted