Letter no.282 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay

IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 193-199

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The record is made up of 9 folios. It was created in 20 Sep 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 relates to an act of piracy committed to a boat belonging to the town of Ra's al-Khaymah off the coast of Africa in spring 1852, and continuing British efforts to seek restitution over the act.

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1. Letter no.281 of 1853 (folios 193-94B) from Kemball to Major Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and the Honourable Company's Agent in the dominions of His Highness the Imam of Muscat, dated 20 September 1853. Kemball reports on his correspondence with Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr, in which he has demanded 190 dollars reparation for the act of piracy. Kemball states that Sheikh Sultan objected to the reparation, stating that though the boat belonged to an inhabitant of Ra's al-Khaymah, its crew were subjects of the Imam of Muscat. In consequence, Kemball requests from Hamerton that further enquires by made at Muscat;

2. A letter (folios 194B-96A) from Sheikh Sultan ben Suggur [Sultan bin Saqr], to Kemball, dated 31 August 1853. Sheikh Sultan states that the crew of the boat involved in the act of piracy were all people of the Batinah, and hence subjects of Syed Saeed ben Sultan [Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman];

3. Letter no.13 of 1853 (folios 196B-99) from Hamerton to Kemball, dated 27 June 1853. Hamerton reports on enquires made about the fate of the boat involved in the act of piracy, and his instructions left with the British Agent at Muscat, Khojeh Hiskael, while he was in Zanzibar. Hamerton also expresses regret at the delay in reporting his findings.

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Letter no.282 of 1853 from Captain Arnold Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary of the Government, Bombay, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/138, ff 193-199, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024051555.0x000037> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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