Letter no.174 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Indian Squadron Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 77-79
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The record is made up of 3 folios. It was created in 22 Oct 1851. 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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Covering letter to an enclosure (ff 78-79), relating to the proceedings of the Imam of Muscat on the Batinah coast. The enclosure is a copy of a letter from Lieutenant Tronson, Commanding the Brigantine Tigris , to Commodore J. P. Porter, Indian Squadron Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 20 September 1851. Tronson writes that he has met with the Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah [Mullā Husayn], who states that the Imam of Muscat is presently on board a fleet of ships positioned off the coast, is preparing an attack on the coastal towns of Shinas and Roostack, and that the sheikh of Sohar has rejected the Imam's demands to hand over the two towns. Tronson continues that the various sheikhs of the region have taken sides and committed men to the dispute. Tronson also reports on his subsequent interview with the sheikh of Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], relating to a dispute relating to a nacoodah [nākhudā].
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- IOR/R/15/1/128, ff 77-79
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- Letter no.174 of 1851 from Commodore John Patterson Porter, Indian Squadron Persian Gulf, to Lt-Col Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf
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- 77r:79v
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