"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" [و‎‎٥‎٥] (٢٢٦/١١١)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA —1646 TO 1846.
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arrived at Bagdad from Constantinople, with orders from the Sublime
Porte—
" to imprison the French Consul, the persons in his service, and the French subjects
residing at Bussorah and to send the French Consul and the several persons in his em
ployment, together with all the papers belonging to the Consul to Constantinople."
These oi*ders were on receipt carried into effect by the Pacha; similar
orders were subsequently issued by the Sublime Porte and carried into effect
in regard to the French Consul, and all French residents at Aleppo.
183. On the 4th August 1798, the following Resolution of the
Bombay Government was communicated to Mr. Manesty:—
" The Bussorah factory expresses being ordered to be consolidated by fixed monthly
allowances for the diS'erent articles of charge hitherto introduced into the accounts of
that Residency, 1 am directed to inform you that the Governor in Council is pleased to
allow you to draw for the purpose as follows, viz :—
Bombay Rs,
" The coffee room expenses, dispense, &c., charges, lamp oil, and
wax candles, mats, &c., seed and dung for garden ... 140
" Allowance on account of iron and charcoal for smiths, teak-wood,
window-glasses for the use of the factory, and repairs of all
kinda to the factory ... ... ... ... 150*
" Allowance to the Surgeon on account of country medicines ... 24
" Allowance in lieu of stable charges ... ... ... 150*
" Allowance on account of provisions to servants and entertain
ments to inhabitants of Bussorah at Maghd, and the con
veyance of necessaries from Bussorah to that place ... 150
"These sums are to remain invariable, independently of any fluctuations that mav
take place in the rates of the relative value between this coin and that of tomans from
the present standard."
184. In a letter to the address of Government, dated the 17th
December 1798, the Resident at Bussorah communicated the following-
intelligence :—
" Kia Basha, with a considerable army under his command, arrived in the vicinity of
Maghil on the 2iul instant, with an intention speedily to proceed on an expedition'!"
against Hassa and Draeeah, the principal towns belonging to the Wahabee Shaik, the
latter ol winch, Biaeeah, is his constant place of residence. Very great preparations
have been made here, under the able management of the Mussaleeui, for the energetic
prosecution of the expedition in question. The Kia is a brave and enterprizing young
man ; the army consisting of about 5,000 Turkish troops is tolerably provided with rude
artillery, and will be increased by near 10,000 Auxiliary Arabs of the different tribes,
subordinate to the Fachalic of Bagdad and Bussorah and the season is well chosen for
traversing the desert through which the Kia must pass to the districts of Hassa. On the
arrival of the Kia, I necessarily paid him a customary visit, on which occasion I received
with the most flattering marks of respect and attention the usual present of a horse and
furnrture, and was unexpectedly vested with a very handsome Felisse, the immediate pre
sent of the Facha, by whose command the Kia received charge of it, on his departure from
Bagdad for the express purpose of delivering it to me, with a verbal complimentary
message of the most satisfactory and friendly nature. During the stay of the Kia
Facha in the vicinity of Bussorah a most amicable intercourse took place between us,
and 1 have the highest pleasure in informing you that the Kia Facha, with an unprece
dented degree of friendship and condescension unsolicited, paid me a public visit on the
11th instant.
* Each of these two items was subsequently increased by Government to Rupees 200.
f Peace was concluded between Kia Pasha and the Wahabee Shaik in May 1799.
and Kia 1 acha left Bussorah on his return to Bagdad with his army on the llth July
iollowing. ^