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Letter No. 8 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [‎131v] (12/28)

The record is made up of 15 folios. It was created in 19 Feb 1827. 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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Letter regarding the state of order in Bushire and further outrages against the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. by Shaik Hussein [Ḥusayn Khan] and his armed forces; the difficulties in attempting to communicate the situation to the Prince of Shiraz (Ḥosayn-‘Alī Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ); confirmation of intelligence that the Prince was en-route to Bushire owing to the situation there; and the arrival at Bushire of Noushiwan Mirza who assumed control of the Government and attempted to restore some calm to the Town.

The letter goes on to discuss the arrival of the Prince of Shiraz at Bushire on 10 February; Colonel Stannus's meeting with him outside of Bushire and the promise by the Prince of atonement for the outrages against the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. by those in Bushire, which was later backtracked with the implication that Colonel Stannus's complaint regarding the treatment of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. was unfounded.

The letter also reports on the situation following the occupation of Bushire by Persian troops, which included the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's water supply being taken and complaints regarding the troops being ignored and which resulted in Colonel Stannus removing the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and its staff from Bushire, intitially onto the Benares until the situation there was resolved.

The letter then discuss conversations with Zekee Khan [Muḥammad Zakī Khān] in regards to the decision to withdraw from Bushire, and the Colonel's decision to take the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. staff beyond the limits of Bushire territory and continue to undertake the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's duties from a suitable location there.

The letter concludes by submitting deputations from inhabitants of Bushire supporting Colonel Stannus' saccount of events; and from Lieutenant Colonel Wilson who happened to witness the occurances in Bushire; and including witness statements from other Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. employees and local merchants who had accompanied Colonel Stannus on his visits in order to act as withness to events. Colonel Stannus also reports on the decision to leave the Assistant to the Resident, Samuel Hennell, at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in order to ensure the financial administration for the Mission to Persia continued ; and to provide a facility for communicating with the Prince of Shiraz regarding Colonel Stannus's decision not to return to Bushire until Shaik Hossein is excluded from the Bushire Government.

Enclosures to the letter:

  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to His Royal Highness the Prince of Shiraz, 9 February 1827 [f 131];
  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Zekee Khan, 10 February 1827 [f 132];
  • Translation of a Ruqum Royal grants confirming specific trading privileges from the Shah of Persia. from the Prince of Shiraz to Colonel Stannus, 11 February 1827 [ff 132v-133];
  • Translation of a letter from Mohumed Zekee Khan, Prince Minister of Fars, to Lieutenant Colonel Stannus, 12 February 1827 [ff 133-134];
  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Mahomed Zekee Khan, 16 February 1827
  • Translation of a letter from Mahomed Zaque Khan, Prime Minister of Fars to Lieutenant Colonel Stannus, 16 February 1827
  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to Mahomed Zekee Khan, 17 February 1827
  • Translation of a letter from Zaque Khan to Colonel Stannus in answer to his note of same day, 18 February 1827
  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus to Zekee Khan, 18 February 1827
  • Letter from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus to Mahomed Zakee Khan, 19 February 1827
  • Statement made by Catchatoor Johannes, Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. , 18 February 1827 regarding events in Bushire from 6 February onwards.

The translations are all certified by Samuel Hennell, Assistant to the Resident at Bushire.

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Letter No. 8 from Ephraim Gerrish Stannus, Resident at Bushire to William Newnham, Chief Secretary to Government, Political Department, Bombay [‎131v] (12/28), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/40, ff 125v-139, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023598690.0x000040> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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