Letter from Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the HC cruizer Nautilus at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū], to Captain Charles Sealy aboard the HC cruizer Ternate

IOR/R/15/1/31, f 15-15v

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The record is made up of 1 folio. It was created in 19 Jun 1824. 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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Lieutenant George Herne informs Captain Charles Sealy that one of the boats known to have committed an act of piracy off Rasull Head [Ḥadd, Ra's al, cape] was hauled on shore and deserted by her crew, once they had obtained information that she was to be intercepted by a cruizer. Lieutenant George Herne then reports taking possession of the boat, getting her afloat with some difficulty and towing her away.

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Letter from Lieutenant George Herne, commanding the HC cruizer Nautilus at Bassidore [Bāsaʻīdū], to Captain Charles Sealy aboard the HC cruizer Ternate , British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/31, f 15-15v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024196567.0x000007> [accessed 25 April 2024]

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