‘Vol: 1 - Relative to the disgraceful treatment experienced by Lieut Dominicetti of the Marine from the Dola of Mocha and others, and to the plunder of the Company’s Factory at that place in 1817 – also Proceedings of the Expedition which was in consequence dispatched against the Town of Mocha.’ [‎89r] (169/484)

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This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations, cited in, or enclosed with, political 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. [Mumbai]. It is the first in a series of two items on Lieutenant Dominicetti and Mocha (the other is IOR/F/4/690/18909). The principal correspondents are: 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. ; Lieutenant Bartholomew Dominicetti, commander of the Prince of Wales ; Henry Meriton, Superintendent of the Bombay Marine The navy of the East India Company. ; Muhammed Ali Khan, owner of the Derria Beggy .

The item concerns:

• The death of Ramsay, the British Resident at Mocha on 16 July 1817
• The ill-treatment of Dominicetti and other British subjects resident at the Factory An East India Company trading post. by the Dola of Mocha, [Amir Fatih Muhammad]
• The plunder of the British Factory An East India Company trading post.
• Extortion of money by the Dola of Mocha from British ships and the Honourable Company’s Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
• The refusal of the Imaum of Senna [Mahdi ‘Abdullāh al-Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. , Imam of Yemen] to give up deserters from Company ships who had converted to Islam
• A discussion of whether Dominicetti’s actions concerning the Derria Beggy were justified, and a consideration of her ownership
• A discussion of the measures the British were prepared to take in response to the above
• The British decision to blockade Yemen, and then bombard Mocha, if the Imaum’s response to their demands was unsatisfactory.

The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 38, P.C. [Previous Communication] 61, [Season 18]23/24’ and ‘Examin[er’s Office] Nove[mber]’.

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1 item (242 folios)

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

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English in Latin script

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