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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [132] (174/733)
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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132
Date.
Occurrences.
a. d . 1815 The Joasrnces engage and defeat the Imaum's fleet, and
nearly take the Caroline frigate, of 32 guns (Imaum's).
They eapture also a British vessel from Bombay, put the
greater portion of her crew to death, and exact ransom for
the release of the remainder.
1816 The Joasmees attack the Aurora cruiser, and fire at the ship
Persia, and Cintra schooner. They take three vessels
belonging to Surat, and murder many of their crews : the
loss of property by this capture estimated at ten
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
. Many other captures made of British vessels,
under circumstances of similar atrocity; and finally the
British armed boat Turrarow.
1817 A small squadron of Joasmee boats proceeds to Busheab ; the
crew land, burn, and pillage the villages on the western part
of the island, and carry off all the cattle, killing great num
bers of the inhabitants.
1817-18 They enter the harbour of Aseeloo, and take five large laden
Buggalows, valued at three
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, and murder
their crews. They proceed to Congoon, but, finding the
place prepared to receive them, weigh, and proceed to
Daire, where they land, and destroy a number of date
trees. They are repulsed, however, by the inhabitants,
and compelled to take to their boats. The greatest conster
nation of the Joasmees inspired throughout the Gulf.
1819 iRas-ool-Khyma taken by the British troops, under Sir W. G.
Keir, 9th December. Hussain bin Ramah and Guzeeb bin
Ahmed, the chiefs, surrender at discretion. The other
chiefs on the coast tender unqualified submission to the
British General.
8th Jan. A general Treaty of peace concluded with the maritime chiei-
1820 tains, its object the suppression of piracy, and security to
trade. A separate agreement is entered into with Hussain
bin Ali, the former Wahabee vicegerent, for the surrender
of all his vessels (excepting the fishing-boats), the release
of all Indian captives, and the occupation of the towns of
Ras-ool-Khyma and Moharra by the British troops. A simi
lar agreement also with Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur, for the
surrender of the towers, guns, and vessels of Shargah, Ej-
man, Amulgavine, and their dependencies, stipulating that
British troops should not enter the towns or lay them waste.
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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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