Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.11, dated 15 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 45 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [‎81r] (61/100)

Enclosure No. 32.
Telegram, dated 11th January 1875,
From— Sir Lewis Pelly , Baroda,
To—Viceroy, Calcutta.
I should prefer hearing from Your Excellency on receipt of my letter due
at Calcutta to-night.
Enclosure No. 33.
Telegram, dated 12th January 1875.
From—Viceroy, Calcutta,
To— Sir Lewis Pelly , Baroda.
R eport received. I am of opinion that under the circumstances and as a
precautionary measure, military force at Baroda should be at once strengthened,
and I have instructed Bombay Government accordingly.
Enclosure No. 34.
Telegram, dated 13th January 1875.
From— Sir Lewis Pelly , Baroda,
To—Foreign Secretary, Calcutta.
G uns , British Infantry and Native Battalion all arrived during the night.
Enclosure No. 35.
Telegram, dated 12th January 1875.
From— Sir Lewis Pelly , Baroda,
To—Foreign Secretary, Calcutta.
E swunt R ao's Karkoon apprehended at station leaving Baroda. Gave
false name, is identified by Rowjee Nana Sahib's brother. Has applied to Mahee
Kanta Agent for escort pass for the Nana to Rutnagherry. I propose declining.
The Ga^kwar's daughter has requested interview probably with reference to
adoption of her son.
Enclosure No. 36.
Dated Baroda, 7th January 1875.
From— Colonel Sir Lewis Pelly , K.C.S.I., Agent to the Governor-General and
Special Commissioner of Baroda,
To—C. U. Aitchison , Esq., C.S.I., Secy, to the Govt, of India, Foreign Dept.
U nder paragraphs 5 and 6 of the Government of India letter Ncr. 2563P.
of the 25th November 1874, which accompanied your letter of instructions to
me, No. 2564P. of the same date, I was informed that it would be my " first
duty" after receiving charge of my office at Baroda " to bring to a conclusion,"
"or to recommend the measures that he (I) consider to be necessary for the
purpose of" concluding an investigation into " the atrocious attempt to poison
Colonel Phayre," in view to bringing " the authors of the attempt" to " con
dign punishment."
2. Accordingly on the day on which I commenced work, I telegraphed to
the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. requesting that the services of their Commissioner of
Police might be placed at my disposal, and that he might be instructed to make
the necessary arrangements and join me at Baroda.
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