‘Persian Gulf. Loss of the Bugla “Fathel Khyer” freighted with 200 Tons of Coal for the Muskat Depot.’ [‎860r] (11/24)

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The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter 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. to the East India Company Court of Directors The London-based directors of the East India Company who dealt with the daily conduct of the Company's affairs. , 29 August 1854. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2586/154786, alongside details of further enclosures. The item is the fifth in a series of nine items on events in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 1853-54.

The item relates to reports from Khojeh Hiskale [Khawājah Ḥizqīl bin Yūsuf], British Agent at Muscat, to Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , regarding the plunder of a vessel, the Futh-el Khyer [ Fatḥ al-Khayr ], belonging to Ahmed bin Mahomed Ali el Bundeyree [Aḥmad bin Muḥammad ‘Alī al-Bundayrī]. The vessel was carrying cargo belonging to the British, ran aground off Soweih Beni boo Ali [As Siwayh, in Banī Bū ‘Alī territory] on the Jaalan [Ja‘alan, also rendered in text as Jaalun] coast, and was plundered by local inhabitants. Khojeh Hiskale's reports provide details of the incident and subsequent events.

Kemball forwards the reports to 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. , alongside a copy of his letter to Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], Governor of Muscat. He comments on:

• A similar occurrence involving the Centaur in 1852 and his concern that, left unchecked, these kinds of occurrences will keep happening
• Whether the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat has control or influence over the inhabitants of the Jaalan coast
• Measures 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. should take, including the despatch of Indian Navy vessels to the region.

A resolution 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. is included in the item, alongside their subsequent letters to: Kemball; Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and Company Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imaum of Muscat; Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy; and the Military Board, Bombay.

The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '20 1855', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 58 of 1854', 'Vol: 4' and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '4' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '5'.

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1 item (12 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the item. The item also contains a table of contents (f 856), noting ‘No’, ‘From’, ‘To’, ‘Subject’, ‘Date and No. of Docu[men]t’ and ‘Date and No. of Consul[tation]’.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 855, and terminates at f 866, 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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