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Letter No 4 of 1851 from Lieutenant Charles G Constable, Commander of the HC Schooner Constance to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, at Bushire [‎7v] (2/6)

The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 2 Feb 1857. 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 reporting on the outcome of a cruise by the HC Schooner Constance made 'in quest of pirates'. It details the proceedings of the Lieutenant's investigations at Lingah [Bandar-e-Lengeh], the island of Inderabia [Hendorābī, Jazīreh-ye], and the island of Keim [Kish].

The source of the investigation was the bagala Fayzal Kurrim of Bombay; it is noted that the boat was owned by the merchant Aga Hussain Aga bin Hajee, Nashim Narwajee of Bombay. The letter conveys details of its cargo, of its voyage from Bombay, of its encounter with 'pirates', the vessels final breakup on Inderabia, and claims that the wreck was plundered. It further reports that Shaikh Abder Rayzack of Inderabia, and the inhabitants of the island failed to render assistance to the boat, instead preferring to plunder the wreck; the inhabitants of Jezza; Shaikh Hassan of Congoon, and Nackodah Jaffer are also specifically mentioned in relation to the plundering of the wreck.

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Letter No 4 of 1851 from Lieutenant Charles G Constable, Commander of the HC Schooner Constance to Commodore John P Porter, Commander of the Persian Gulf Squadron, at Bushire [‎7v] (2/6), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/126, ff 7-9, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023663642.0x00000f> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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