'Précis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853' [‎43r] (85/344)

Part III—Chap. XIX.
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CHAPTER XIX.
PMJXDER OF THE HECTOR AND BY SHEIKH OF
JVAHHELII AND THE MEASVHES TAKEN FOU OBTAIN
ING REPARATION, 1803-1807.
148 Our records from 1803 to 1807 are burdened with considerable
correspondence about the plunder of the British ships the Hector and the
Alert by the Sheikh of Nakhelu and his people, anil espeoiallythefoJer!
Ihe case of the Hector is typical of the enormous difficulties the British
Government has had to contend with in obtaining redress from the Persian
authorities for the most atrocious breaches of international laws. No apolo^v
is therefore needed for a somewhat lengthy prdois of the correspondence.
149. tn May 1803, the vessel (the Sector) which had been laden with q t at ,,,
the Company s goods to the number of 850 bales passed into the Gulf on her ^pt'Ka" Ho. us
voyage to Basrah and Bushire and when off of the port of Naklieln whioh of 1803, pp - 4462 "
a part on the main land of the Persian Coast, she in aground Wh !reuJon 4465 -
tne Captam having fired guns, as a signal for small boats to come off to ass°st
h .s getting into deep water the Sheikh of the port of the Nakhelu. Sheikh
eima, a subject of the King of Persia, came to the place with a laree
number of boats and boarded the ship and putting the ship's Captain and the
crew out of their vessel, he made himself master thereof. The ship's crew and
commander succeeded in reaching Maskat where they were kindlv treated
and were despatched in the first vessel. y treated
had left" Bufhireloi^J^mlfnv ' he Company's packets called the Alert which Secret and p„.i.
a le t Jiusnire tor Bombay was driven by bad weather upon the Inland of ^ Di8r yNo.i47
Eusheab near Nakhelu. Shortly after she had struck, about five hundred S523 1803 ' PP ' ^
of the islanders came down and plundered her of tne treasure which she had on
freight belonging 1o Bushire and Bussorah. The Captain in vain remon trated
wilh them upon this conduct, adding that as the English and Persian On^rT
ments were upon terms of such intimate friendship, he should make no rLS"
ance that they were therefore at liberty to do whatever they pleased. On h«
bird day Sheikh Kehma came in person and took away all that yet remained
eavmg them only two bags ot their own rice as provision for SO or 40 neonle
SiSop." ■" •loejft a Burop, p, ct S
minister'Cheraff Ali^Khari^n^fi 8 Were I l la ^ e ^ nc e of Shiraz and his Secret and Poll.
b..o,, It appears he dlAo.W.,. 1
Dated Bushire, the 20th November 1803.
From—J. H. L ovbtt , Esq.,
To-N. B. E dmonstonb , Esq., Secretary to the Government at Port William.
GoviorGet^rpV^rkS » r Th' i nth £ ■ H i s the
contents of which coDlirm in a great degree the suern" inn"! t • ,a ^ ree doodeen, the
Shykh xXusser's unwillingness to proceed on the expedition to Nukheloo!^! 6 eiltertaincd of
appoin'tment, ei had ^ pHncipally^mhview^is^e^ricTtion^f ^ ^ in aCCepti ^ the
which he was detained at Shiraz. Having effeSdrt;/r confinement in
obstacles in the way of this proceeding. ' SeemS ,10W de61rous of ""rowing
task/'jSdreTO^Thrh^refeffeTthe Sw^Sh'^^ CCmpel . him 40 undertake the
any longer here. I wait anxiously for the rcplv of rt?' 1 wl m K r' D ^ tbe sub J ect
unsatisfactory the prosecution of the aifair must be entirely 'Spenld fortte ^
feeling doSZtirAavc the oI^Jg^ of T rSOnal intCr ™ w
e vea lDe orders of Government upon the points submitted in
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