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Letter no.183 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎330v] (20/28)

The record is made up of 14 folios. It was created in 15 Jun 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 and its enclosures relate to the seizure by Captain Stradling of the Honourable Company's schooner Constance of two slavers sailing under the flag of the Imam of Muscat. Kemball writes that the monsoon season is too far advances to allow the emancipated slaves to be sent to Bombay, and that they will remain at Muscat under the charge of the British Agent there for the present. There are a number of enclosures included with Kemball's letter:

1. Letter no.78 of 1853 (folio 323) from Commodore George Robinson, Commanding Officer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Squadron, to Kemball, dated 13 June 1853, enclosing further letters related to the seizure of two boats carrying slaves:

  • A letter (folios 324-25) to Robinson from Lieutenant Stradling, Commanding Officer of the Honourable Company's Schooner Constance , dated 12 June 1853, giving an account of the interception and searching of two boats under the Imam of Muscat's flag, and the subsequent discovery of thirteen slaves;
  • A further letter (folios 326-37) from Stradling to Robinson, dated 13 June 1853, giving more details of the discovery of slaves;

2. A translation of a statement (folio 328) made by Said ben Humud, nakhoda of the boat Fath ul Mubareck , taken on 14 June 1853, in which the nakhoda is asked to explain why slaves were found on his boat;

3. A translation of a statement (folios 328v-29) made by Ahmed ben Saeed, nakhoda of the boat Saad , taken on 14 June 1853, in which the nakhoda is asked to explain why slaves were found on his boat;

4. The deposition (folio 329) made by Mr Gates, midshipman An experienced sailor, but not a commissioned officer. on board the H.C. Schooner Constance , made on 14 June 1853, who was in charge of the boat sent to board and search the two boats carrying slaves;

5. A statement (folios 329v-31B) of Meerza Juwad, interpreter on board the H.C. Schooner Constance , made on 14 June 1853, who questioned the nakhodas of the two boats found carrying slaves;

6. The translated substance of a letter (folios 332-33) from the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Muscat, to Kemball, dated 21 May 1853, confirming the arrival in Muscat of the H.C. Schooner Constance , and the boats Fath ul Mubareck and Saad . The date of the letter is presumed wrong, as being before, not after, the initial capture of the two slave boats.

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Letter no.183 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay [‎330v] (20/28), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 321-333, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023444618.0x00006e> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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