"معاملات الجمعية الجغرافية في بومباي. من يناير ١٨٦٣ حتى ديسمبر ١٨٦٤. (تحرير السكرتير.) المجلد XVII." [‎١‎٨‎٦] (٥٢٤/٣٥٧)

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Art. VIII.— Report on the Bay and Fort of Shewoo on the Shore of
the Persian Gulf. —By H. VJ. Warner, Esq., Commanding
Residency Schooner “ Georgiana.” Contributed by Government.
[Read before the Society, January 21st, 1864.]
I HAVE the honour to submit a useful and interesting report by Mr.
Warner, Commanding the Residency Schooner “ Georgiana, 55 on the
Bay and Fort of Shewoo on the Persian shore of this Gulf, Latitude
27° 04' 22 /y N. and Longitude 53° 08' 51" E.
2. Mr. Warner sought shelter in this Bay during heavy weather
in his late cruise.
I have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) Lewis Felly, Lieut. Colonel,
Acting Political Resident and
Buskire, 9th November 1863. Consul General, Persian Gulf.
Brief Report on the Bay of Shewoo and its Village.
Shewoo Bay or Bunder Kelat (called so by the natives, owing to the
West promontory having been fortified by the Potuguese, of which
scattered remains of ruins may be seen to this day,) affords shelter to
small vessels during North-westerly gales, but is perfectly exposed to
the prevailing winds from other quarters, and cannot be recommended
as a desirable bay to shelter vessels of a large size, owing to the const
being steep, and vessels having to be in 7 to 8 fathoms to avoid a
heavy swell setting in round the West point.
The bay abounds in fish of all description, and fresh provisions, wood,
and water can be procured at a moderate rate, but vessels requiring
water would have to go with their own boats and casks (as the villagers
have no proper conveyance, their boats being of a very small size), and
only in moderate weather as there is no landing place off the village in
a North-wester, and the one at the West Cape, round a small spit is
difficult to round in heavy weather, owing to a heavy surf rolling past.