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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [587] (631/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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76
ciulf of persia.
PART 11.^
LEAVING BUSHTRE.
Leaving Bushire, of which the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
flagstaff is in lat. 29° 0 r
SO'' N., long. 50° 51 r SO" E., you pass along a low coast, with sound
ings regular and safe, in three and a half fathoms, until you come to
Ras Rushire, five miles distant,
R as R ushire,
Ras Rushire is in lat. 28° 55 7 50" N., long. 50° 50 r 32" E., and is a
^ow point, planted with date trees, with a small reef of rocks extending
one mile from it, which should not be approached nearer than three
and a half fathoms.
R ushire, O ld F ort.
The old fort of Rushire is now in ruins, and was built by the Portu
guese. It is about four and a half miles from Bushire. You may
approach the shore here to within half a mile, in three and a half
fathoms.
R as H alilla.
Ras Halilla is in lat. 28° 50' 30" N., long. 50° 54 r E., and forms the
northern point of Halilla Bay. The village of Halilla, which has a
square fort, is about two-thirds of a mile from the point. Halilla Bay is
situated between this and Khore Kwoire, and affords good shelter in
north-westers. The best anchorage is with Halilla Point S. 79° E.
true, and Ras Halilla N. 31° 21/ true, in three or three and a half
fathoms at low-water, soft muddy bottom. Good water is procurable
here from a well near the date grove. Between Ras Halilla and Khore
Kwoire there is a small island near the shore, with two fathoms inside
it, where boats not requiring more than five feet water lay sheltered.
The authority of the Shaikh of Bushire ends here, and the Tangassier
District commences,
H alilla P eak,
Halilla Peak is a remarkable mountain, the north part forming a
peak, in lat, 28° 40 ? 10" N., long, 51° 38'' 40" E., and is a well known
landmark,
K hore K woire,
Khore Kwoire is a small creek, dry at the entrance at low-water, in
lat. 28° 47' 25 // N., long, 51° 4. f E.; variation in 1827, 3° 47 / ' W.
* Dated 5th October 1835.
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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