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'Precis Containing Information in regard to the First Connection of the Hon'ble East India Company with Turkish Arabia, as far as the Same Can Be Traced from the Records of the Bombay Government, together with the Names of the Several British Residents and Political Agents Who Have Been Stationed at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussorah [Basra] between A.D. 1646 and 1846, accompanied by Other Information' [49v] (100/226)
The record is made up of 1 volume (111 folios). It was created in 1874. 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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68 PRECIS OF INFORMATION REGARDING CONNECTION OF E. I. COMPY.
but the English in particular will receive every reasonable indulgence that it is in
his power to grant them. The late troubles too having clearly shown the consequence
of Bussorah, and that Bagdad cannot well be supported without it, we think that the
Pacha will show greater attention to Bussorah than has been given to it by the former
Pachas for many years past. On the whole, from the known prudence and spirit of
Soliman Pacha, as well as from the great opinion which is entertained of him by the
people in general, not only of Bagdad and Bussorah, but of the several adjacent pro
vinces, we flatter ourselves with seeing these countries in a very few years in a more
flourishing condition than before the late troubles. The communication with Bagdad,
which has for a long time past been stopt by the Ghesaal Arabs already begins to open,
and not only they, but the rest of the Arabs, profess the greatest respect for, and obedi
ence to, Soliman Pacha."
157. In a letter dated the 15th August 1780 the Resident at
Bussorah communicated the following intelligence—
" I have the pleasure to inform Your Honor in Council that the Pacha has lately
gained a complete victory over the rebels who have so long been troublesome to the
Bagdad Government; that Mahomet Katteel's son, who commanded them, was killed in
the engagement which lasted several hours ; and that Mahomet Beg, whom he endea
voured to support as Pacha of Bagdad, has either met with the same fate or been
obliged to fly.
" This event, it is hoped, will firmly establish the Pacha in the Government of
Bagdad, and induce the Ghesaal Arabs, who have so long interrupted the communica
tion with that place, to make his submission without obliging the Pacha to undertake
an expedition against him as he proposes doing, as soon as the water falls sufficiently
to permit him to follow the Sheikh into the marsh in which he has taken refuge."
158. In consequence of the death, on the 17th June 1780, of
Mr. Abraham, Government appointed Mr. Samuel Manesty (then in
Bombay) Assistant to the Resident at Bussorah. Mr. Manesty arrived at
Bussorah in the month of March following, but the precise date is not
stated.
159. During the years 1782 and 1783 Government complied with
requests preferred by the Pacha of sending him from Bombay 1,300
stand of arms, and a supply of gunpowder and cannon shot, for which
on their arrival he paid the cost price, and the expense of their convey
ance to Bussorah. Government also, at the request, in the first instance,
of the Pacha, and subsequently of the Ottoman Porte, caused about this
time six armed gallivats to be built in Bombay, and forwarded to
Bussorah. Government was reimbursed for all expenses incurred on this
account.
160. In a letter dated the 10th July 1783 the Resident at
Bussorah solicited permission permanently to locate a
Native Agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
at
Bagdad on a salary of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
1,100 per annum for the purpose of
transacting business with the Pacha on account of the Hon'ble Com
pany, whose duty it would also be to forward intelligence and packets to
Bussorah. This arrangement was sanctioned by Government on the 30th
November 1783, with authority, as Coja Marcar, whom the Resident
proposed to nominate to this appointmSfrtT^aiT' performed the duties of
an Agent for the Company at Bagdad from July 1781, without remu
neration, to pay him arrears of salary at the above rate (
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
1,100
per annum) for that period.
161. In a letter dated the 10th October 1784 Mr. LaTouche stated
that he had received a communication from the Hon'ble the Court of
Directors giving him permission, in reply to an application he had made
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The volume is Precis Containing Information in regard to the First Connection of the Hon'ble East India Company with Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , as far as the Same Can Be Traced from the Records of the Bombay Government, together with the Names of the Several British Residents and Political Agents Who Have Been Stationed at Bagdad [Baghdad] and Bussorah [Basra] between A.D. 1646 and 1846, accompanied by Other Information (Calcutta: Foreign Department Press, 1874).
The volume includes a five paragraph introduction stating that the record had been compiled following a request to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. from the Government of India (folio 15). The information is a mixture of précis and direct quotation, with comments. The sources are correspondence; minutes; extracts from proceedings; treaties; lists; the diary of the Bombay Government; the diaries of Surat and Gombroon [Bandar Abbas]; reports; committee reports; dispatches to the Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. ; statements from the Military Auditor-General; and firmans.
The record includes selected information on appointments; personnel; treaties; trade; relations with the Ottoman authorities; diplomatic contacts; political developments; climate and health; administration; and naval and martime affairs.
Five appendices at the rear of the volume (folios 85-109) give transcripts of treaties between England/the United Kingdom and the Government of the Ottoman Empire (the Sublime Porte), signed 1661-1809; and a 'Memorandum on the present condition of the Pachalic [Pachalik] of Bagdad and the means it possesses of renovation and improvement' dated 12 November 1834.
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There is an index on ff 2-15. The index gives the following information in parallel columns: year; miscellaneous information regarding Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. (ff 2-11); appointments etc. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. commencing with the year 1728 (ff 12-14); Euphrates expedition and flotilla (f 15); paragraph of summary; and page. Entries in the index refer to the numbered paragraphs that compose the main body of the text (headed 'Summary').
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio bearing text and terminates at 109, on the last folio bearing text. The numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. There is also an original printed pagination, numbered i-xxviii (index); [1]-137 (main body of text); [i]-xlix (appendices).
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