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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [275] (317/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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VISIT TO ZANZIBAR.
275
ing of two bullocks and vegetables, with a quantity of fruit, sufficient
for a dessert for the whole crew after they had devoured one of the
bullocks for dinner. He also brought a message to say that His High
ness would receive me whenever most convenient to myself. I
mentioned 10 o'clock, and at that hour went on shore. His Highness,
with his officers, received me at the steps of the veranda in the most
courteous and kind manner, coming up to shake hands, and, pointing
out the way I was to go, followed me to a long room, at the head of
which he placed me on his right. We conversed through his interpreter,
Captain Hassan, of His Highness' Navy, who, though an Arab, was
educated at Bombay, reads and writes English well, and is His High
ness' confidential servant. Captain Hassan is a very pleasant, mi Id,
gentlemanly man, and very partial to the English ; has been much at
Calcutta, Bombay, and various parts of India, and is appointed by His
Highness as Agent to the English ; and it is through him alone that any
thing can be done. After many inquiries after my health, and hopes that
I had not snffered by the voyage, he commenced by saying how pleased
he was 1o see an English ship, and when he heard her fire a gun he
was delighted, as he was sure she must be a man-of-war. He always
considers the English as his best friends, and was happy to see them at
all times, and, whenever in his power, to show them every possible
attention. I told him the friendship was mutual ; that the English
had a great regard for him and his subjects, and we were glad to show
our sincerity whenever we had an opportunity, and that in saying
this I was only speaking the sentiments of my country towards him..
We played at compliments for some time in a very pleasant, good-
humoured manner, when the interpreter said " that His Highness was
more pleased than ever from the beginning to the end, and requested
I would ask for everything I wanted." This was a good opportunity
to change the subject, and I then stated that the ship required to be
supplied with beef, vegetables, wood, and water, &c. His Highness
ordered the boats off immediately, and they brought off a quantity of
water in the course of the afternoon. As this was our first interview,
I could not very well introduce what I wished: we therefore spoke
about the ships of his squadron. I admired the Liverpool, a very fine
ship of seventy-four guns, and told him she was very like the Melville.
He said she was English, and all they said or did was good. I told
him we had on board the Inlogene guns on a new construction, and if
he would do me the honour of visiting the ship, I should be glad to
show them. This he was quite ready to do, and Monday was fixed to
be the day. Having gone through the ceremony of drinking coffee and
sherbet, I took my leave, and went on board. The next day I went to
introduce the officers to His Highness, who was happy to see them.
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
- Physical characteristics
Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- Title
- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:28, 1:48, 50:688, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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