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Letter no.389 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎256r] (17/18)

The record is made up of 8 folios. It was created in 20 Dec 1853. 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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The letter is an update on affairs at Muscat, confirming that an amicable arrangement has been concluded between the Sultan of Muscat Syed Soweynee [Thuwaini bin Said] and the Wahhabi chief Abdullah ben Fysul [Abdullah bin Faisal]. Kemball also confirms that the tribes of the Batinah coast have also been reconciled with the Sultan of Muscat.

Kemball's letter encloses letter no.163 of 1853 (folio 250) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, addressed to Kemball and dated 20 December 1853. Robinson's letter is a covering letter, which in turn encloses four reports, two of which were sent to Robinson by Lieutenant R. Stradling, Commanding Officer of the Honourable Company's schooner Constance , dated 9 November and 17 November 1853, and two sent to Robinson by Lieutenent D. Dakers, Commanding Officer of the Honourable Company's brig Tigris , both dated 30 November 1853. Stradling's report dated 9 November 1953 (folios 251-52) states that the tribute demanded by the Wahhabi chief from the Imam of Muscat has been paid, and the former's forces have departed for Brymee [al Buraimi]. Stradling's second report, dated 17 November 1853 (folio 253) reports on the discovery of the captured Buglah [boat] at Muscat, with the majority of its crew and passengers having disappeared.

The first report from Lieutenant Dakers, dated 30 November 1853 (folios 253v-54), is a more general report of the Tigris' tour in the Gulf, including a report of one of long guns on board being found to have an extensive crack. Dakers' second report (folios 254v-55) includes intelligence of a boat containing indigo believed to have come from the plundered cargo ship Centaur .

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Letter no.389 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎256r] (17/18), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 248-255, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444617.0x00009b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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