"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" [ظ‎‎٦‎٠] (٢٢٦/١٢٢)

90 PRECIS OF INFORMATION REGARDING CONNECTION OF E. I. COMPY.
British flag in this country, in cases of difficulty arising, should be referred to him,
and that the departure of sill vessels should take place only under his cognizance; and
that no public servants under his orders should be molested under the pretext of
tribute, or certain regulations entitled Kharatz, neither of others named Avariz, nor
of such as is levied by ships called Cassab Akeessi, or other arbitrary impositions
called Tekialie Orfye; that no one shall exact the Kharatz nor other dues lor male
and female slaves in his service, and that no person shall interfere nor obstruct the
domestic on affairs of the said Consul, but, on the contraiy, they shall be free from all
impositions according to the prevailing customs; neither shall they be subject to
customs or excise duties; that the Consul being established by the British Ministers is
not subject to imprisonment; that his house cannot be closed or searched, or have any
body of troops lodged therein ; that assistants and slaves belonging to him shall be free
and exempt from Kharatz* and Avariz,* Cassab* Akeessi* and from all Tekialie*
Orfye* ; that any complaint made by any person against him shall be referred to
me,t and cannot be disposed of by any other means; that should the said Consul
find it necessary to travel into any part of the country either by land or by sea, and
that at any stations or ports he may arrive at, no one shall molest him or his servants,
or cattle, or baggage, guides, or anything connected with him; that any Captain of
country vessels on being paid shall be compelled to carry his provisions according to
the prevailing regulations, and that no one shall seek pretext for disputes against him;
and that in dangerous parts of the country he is allowed to wear a white turban,
sabre, bow, or other warlike instrument.
" That all Judges and Commandants or others shall not molest him, but shall
assist and protect him, and shall prevent any one from throwing obstacles in his way,
and always behave towards him in conformity with the capitulations, and that no one
shall presume to oppose, but, on the contrary, give every credence to this decree given
under my most respectable and noble seal.
" Given under my hand this 7th day of the moon of Rejib 1217, that is to say,
2nd November 1802, at our city of Constantinople."
199. On the 4th April 1803 the residence at Bussorah of a Captain
White, who commanded a trading vessel called the Recovery, belong
ing to Mr. Manesty, the Resident, was attacked by the populace, and
plundered of its contents, on the plea that a Greek Christian female,
native of Cairo, who was living under the protection of Captain White,
either was a Mussulmannee, or wished to embrace the Mahomedan faith,
but was prevented by him from doing so. During this outrage the female
was carried off by the populace, and several of Captain White's, servants
were severely beaten. Mr. Manesty having, without success, applied to
the Mussaleem (or Governor) of Bussorah, whom he charged with having
instigated these proceedings, for redress struck the British flag on the
forenoon of the following day, bricked up by the door of the British
factory, and prohibited, until reparation should have been afforded, any
intercourse between the British vessels then laying off Bussorah and
the inhabitants of that city. Mr. Manesty at the same time addressed
a letter to the Pacha of Bagdad, informing His Highness that unless
he immediately issued peremptory orders for the restoration of the above
female to Captain White, also removed the Mussaleem and Catiff of
Bussorah, and indemnified Captain White the full value of his property
which had been destroyed on the occasion of the above outrage, and
punished by transportation, imprisonment, &c., the ringleader, he (Mr.
Manesty) would forthwith withdraw from Bussorah and proceed to
Calcutta "in order to demand justice from His Excellency the Most
Noble the Governor-General in Council." The Pacha on receiving this
* These are Turkish words,
t The Sultau.