"ملخّص يحتوي على معلومات بشأن الاتصال الأول لشركة الهند الشرقية مع الجزيرة العربية التركية، طالما أمكن تتبع ذلك من سجلات حكومة بومباي، بالإضافة إلى أسماء العديد من المقيمين البريطانيين والوكلاء السياسيين الذين عُينوا في بغداد والبصرة في الفترة بين ١٦٤٦ و ١٨٤٦ ميلادي، وبمرافقة معلومات أخرى" [و‎‎٤] (٢٢٦/٩)

[ V ]
Year.
Miscellaneous information regarding Turkish Arabia.
Paragraph of
Summary.
Page.
A. D.
1756
The Resident at Bussorah is insulted by a Turkish
boatman on the Bussorah River. The Mussaleem
refuses any redress to the Resident and endea
vours to incite the whole population of Bussorah
against him. The Resident accordingly repairs
to Bagdad and obatains an interview with the
Pacha, who removes the Mussaleem and issues
orders for the punishment of those who had in
sulted the Resident. The Pacha at the same time
issues a phirman directing that all possible honor
and regard be paid to the interest and credit of
the British nation on pain of death and forfeiture
of estate
84
32
1759
The French Resident at Bussorah proceeds to
Bagdad and obtains a phirman from the Pacha
directing that henceforth he (the French Resident)
" should be first received on all ceremonial visits
and be respected as first of the European Resi
dents." This order is resisted by the Turkish
inhabitants of Bussorah, and the phirman is,
on the representation of the British Resident at
Bussorah, cancelled by the Pacha, who directs
that the English be regarded as the first in his
esteem
88
34
1759
Mr. Shaw, the British Resident at Bussorah, proceeds
in June 1759, at the pressing invitation of the
Pacha, to visit His Highness at Bagdad, where
on his arrival he is treated with marks of favor
and distinction, and the Pacha grants him a
general phirman, confirming all the rights and
privileges previously enjoyed by the English
89
35
1759
Mr. Shaw returns to Bussorah in September 1759
and finds that the favourable notice taken of him
by the Pacha has produced a favourable effect at
Bussorah
91
36
1760
The Pacha, in August 1760, issues an order for the
exaction at Bussorah of a duty of 5 instead of 3
per cent, upon all European goods landed al that
place. On the remonstrance however of the Resi
dent at Bussorah the Pacha relinquishes this
demand
92
36
1763
On the 22nd January 1763 Government direct
the removal of the Gombroon Factory to Bussorah
and appoints Mr. William Andrew Price " Provi
sional Agent in Persia," and direct him to estab
lish his head-quarters at Bussorah ...
99
39
1763
Instructions issued to Mr. Price by the Bombay
Government on his temporary appointment to
the above office ...
99
39