'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' [‎51r] (103/226)

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. 1646 TO 1846. 71
Shaik, in consequence of the destruction of the principal part of the fleet belonging
to the latter. Such a rupture took place on the Chaub Shaik giving his directions for
the construction, on the banks of the Bussorah River, of strong batteries with a view
of intercepting the vessels which had, after destroying his gallivats, imported at
Bussorah on their return from thence to sea. On the departure of the vessels in
question from Bussorah, they were accompanied by the Turkish fleet commanded by
the Captain Bash a, and on their arrival off the beforementioned batteries an engage
ment took place between them and the people belonging to the Chaub Shaik stationed
therein, which terminated without any serious advantage on either side, the people
belonging to the Chaub Shaik retiring from the batteries to Dorah by the vessels
belonging to the coffee fleet proceeding to sea, and by the Turkish fleet returning to
Bussorah. The conduct of the Chaub Shaik in erecting batteries on the Bussorah
side of the River, and in demanding from the Pacha restitution, either in money, or
vessels, for the loss which he has lately sustained, has extremely irritated the latter,
and may possibly induce him to act offensively against the former. We have much
satisfaction in informing you that during the late dispute between this Government
and the Chaub Shaik, the Chaub Shaik gave very acceptable proofs of his friendship
towards the English nation in permitting the gallivat hired by the Resident for the
conveyance of Major MacDonald from Bussorah to Muscat to pass his batteries in the
most honorable manner as on other occasions."
166. In March and April 1791 some of the Jews residing- at
Bussorah behaved towards the Resident (Mr. Manesty) in an insulting
manner, in consequence of his having interfered in behalf of a Christian
inhabitant of Bussorah, named llisha, to the extent of endeavourino- to
obtain for him a fair and impartial trial on a charge advanced ao-amst
him of having murdered a Jew, instead of his being condemned on'some
ex parte evidence which had been adduced by the Jews before the
Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. . Threats of personal violence were made to Mr. Manesty by
the Jews, with an intimation that if he further interfered in behalf of the
accused, they would cut down the Hon'ble Company's flag-staff. These
threats, however, were not put into execution. The accused was sum
marily convicted before the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. of the crime imputed to him and
was sentenced to suffer death. The Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. , however, in consequence
of Mr. Manesty having interfered in behalf of the accused, abstained
from conveying the sentence into effect.
167. The Jews subsequently in the presence of the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra.
and other officers of the Turkish Government apologised to Mr. Manesty
for the insults they had offered him, and which apology Mr. Manesty
accepted. Subsequently, however, Mr. Manesty received information that
one of the principal Jews at Bussorah had written a letter to the Minister
of the Pacha at Bagdad, in which he had spoken in slighting terms of
Mr. Manesty. On receiving this information Mr. Manesty called upon
the Mussaleem During the eighteenth century this was the third most powerful official in Ottoman Iraq (after the Pasha and the Kiya). The title was given specifically to the Governor of Basra. to render him justice for the insults he had on the above
occasion received from the Jewish community (for which they had
already apologised and which apology had, as above stated, been accepted
by Mr. Manesty) by expelling the principal Jew of Bussorah, who had
written the letter to the Pacha's Minister, and had also taken a con
spicuous part in the insulis offered to Mr. Manesty from the town, and
by punishing ten other Jews by fine, imprisonment, &c. The Mussa
leem refused to comply with this application, on the ground that atone
ment had already been made to Mr. Manesty by the apology he had
accepted. Mr. Manesty therefore made a similar requisition on the Pacha
of Bagdad.
168. The Pacha after enquiring into Mr. Manesty's complaint
ordered the " principal Jew" to be sent from Bussorah to Bagdad, in order