‘Persian Gulph [Gulf]’ [‎257r] (117/258)

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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence, minutes and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, letters from 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. regarding numerous issues attended to by the Resident at Bushire, Captain David Wilson. The following topics are covered:

• An incident in which Aga Hyder Ally [Shirazi, Mirza Haydar ‘Ali, Agha] sought refuge inside 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. at Bushire, claiming that he was not a servant of the local Governor, Sheikh Nassir [Shaikh Nāsir Āl Mazkūr II], but the carrier of a message from the Prince of Fars [Ḥosayn-ʿAlī Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ]
• The Prince of Fars’ request for the Resident at Bushire to help secure the return of the ex-Governor of Bushire, Sheikh Abdool Rassool [Shaikh ‘Abd al-Rasūl Khān], from Muscat; the release of Sheikh Abdool Rassool by Sayyid Seid, [Sayyid Saʿīd bin Sulṭān] the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat and the desire of the former to establish firm friendship with the British Government
• The recent disturbances at Bushire relating to the conduct of Sheikh Haussein, uncle of Sheikh Nassir and brother of Sheikh Abdool Rassool
• Comments from the Resident at Bushire and the Envoy in Persia, Lieutenant-Colonel McDonald, regarding the feasibility of removing 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. or strengthening its defences due to the unsettled state of the country
• A request by the East India Company's President, William Fullerton Elphinstone, to the Superintendent of Marine, Captain Thomas Buchanan, to enquire about a rock which struck the ship of Captain Grice and has been omitted in a survey of the coast between Sharga [Sharjah] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi]
• Discussions between the Resident at Bushire and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bussorah [Basra], Captain Robert Taylor, regarding the consequences of either endorsing or advising against the Imaum of Muscat's proposals to aid the Chaub Arabs against the people of Bussorah
• An incident between Captain Betham of the Honourable Company's Cruizer Clive and Sheikh Nassir, following Captain Betham's attempts to capture a deserter from the Honourable Company's ship Amherst who he believed to be on board a bugalow in Bushire harbour belonging to the Sheikh.

Several extracts of correspondence relate to establishing the best procedures to follow in future with relation to people seeking asylum in Residencies and the discovery of deserters. Many of the extracts make reference to the Company's strong desire not to interfere, or to be seen to be interfering, in disputes between local leaders or to cause foreign powers to feel threatened or alarmed by actions of the Company.

Correspondents: 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. ; William Newnham, Chief Secretary of 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. ; Captain David Wilson, Resident at Bushire; the Secretary to the Supreme Government; the Honourable Company’s Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. at Muscat; William Henry Wathen, Persian Secretary to Government; the General Paymaster; Thomas Buchanan, Superintendent of Marine; Captain Betham of the Honourable Company’s cruiser Clive; Captain Walker of the Honourable Company’s ship Benares; Sayyid Seid, the Imaum of Muscat; the Senior Officer of the Marine in the Persian Gulph [Gulf]; Essai Johannes and Malcolm Arrathoon, persons put in charge of 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. at Bushire in the Resident’s absence; Captain Robert Taylor, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bussorah; the Prince of Fars; Sheikh Nassir; Sheikh Abdool Rassool Khan; Muiza Mahommed Ally, Wuzeer [Mushir al-Mulk, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khafraki, Vizier of Fars].

The item also contains notes of a conversation between Aga Mahomed Kazim, Messenger from the Prince of Fars, and the Resident at Bushire (ff 300 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. – 304 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

The Resident at Bushire is alternatively referred to as the Resident in the Persian Gulph [Gulf].

The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘P.C. 783, Draft 477, 1829/30’, ‘Collection No. 10’ and 'Examiner's Office 1830'.

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1 item (126 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 202, and terminates at f 327, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

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