"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" [و‎‎٥‎٦] (٢٢٦/١١٣)

WITH TURKISH ARABIA 1646 TO 1846.
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Seead Sultan, of which I had long foreseen the issue, has^ been amicably settled, the
Muscat Fleet has repaired to Bussorah, and the usual friendly intercourse has taken
place between the Turkish Government and the subjects of the Imam. 11ms, Honor
able Sir, without taking one single measure or exposing the nation, or the Hon ble Com
pany to the smallest political ditHculty, I have in the Pacha s estimation rendered him
a most essential service, and given him the most unequivocal proof of my being autho
rized by you, and personally inclined to promote his interests on all occasions.
185. On the 5th January 1799, His Britannic Majesty's Minister
Plenipotentiary at Constantinople concluded a ireaty of defensive alli
ance with the Sublime Porte, having in view the co-operation of British
with Turkish troops against the French Army under Buonaparte in
Egypt.
186. In a letter, dated the 30th January 1799, the Resident at
Bussorah stated he had reason to think that it might become extremely
necessary that he should pay a visit to the Pacha of Bagdad, which
Mr. Mauesty stated, from an ardent wish to communicate with him per
sonally, His Excellency had been long desirous to receive. Mr. Manesty
therefore solicited permission to proceed to Bagdad in the event of its
appearing to his judgment politically necessary and likely to be productive
of beneficial effects : In reply Mr. Manesty was informed on the 26th
February 1799, that Government was desirous on account of the expense
it would entail that he should dispense with his proposed visit to Bag
dad, and that they could only authorize his doing so,—
" provided the exigency be of such a nature as could not be equally well answered
through the agency of Mr. Jones,"
the Resident at Bagdad. In consequence of this intimation Mr. Manesty
abandoned his proposed visit to the Pacha.
187. During the years 1798 and 1799, Government complied with
several applications from the Pacha to be provided from Bombay on his
defraying the cost, with mortars, shells, muskets, gunpowder, and other
munitions of war. The Pacha also requested to bn furnished for service
with his army with an experienced gunner and an—
" able bombardier of the Mahomedan persuasion, who had been trained in the Military
service of the Hon'ble Company in India."
With reference to this application Government, in August 1799, sent to
Bussorah, and thence on to Bagdad, a conductor* and two European
Gunner for the purpose of serving in the Pacha's army.
188. On the 15th October 1799, Mr. Manesty received an intima
tion from the Right Honorable the Earl of Mornington, Governor-Gene
ral of India, that Tippoo Sahib had sent an embassy to the Sublime
Porte vid Bussorah, with presents for the Sultan and letters, re
presenting—
" that the British Government tyrannically and cruelly oppressed Mahomedans in
India,"
» This person's name was Raymond. He subsequently occasioned Government consider
able trouble in consequence of his having deserted and taken service under the t rench, as
serting that his real name was " Siddard," and that he was of French extraction. He
was afterwards appointed by the French Government their Consul at Bussorah ; successive
Pachas refused for upwards of 20 years to surrender this person to the British (lovormuent.
In 1826, however, he was finally surrendered and brought to Bombay, when, in consideration
of the time which had elapsed, he was pardoned.