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Turkish Expedition to Nejd [479r] (51/94)
The record is made up of 1 item (47 folios). It was created in 20 May 1871-6 Dec 1871. 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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Telegram dated 10th June 1871.
From Colonel Felly, Bush ire.
To—Political Secretary, Mahableshwur.
boat armed from Kateef, states Turkish troops have occupied that
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Telegram dated 10th June 1871.
From— Colonel Felly, Bushire.
T° Political Secretary, Mahableshwur.
Magpie arrived,
from Bullfinch after
Shall we proceed at once or await the promised report
observing Turkish fleet.
Telegram dated 11th June 1871.
From Political Secretary, Gunneshkhind.
To— Colonel Pelly, Bushire.
His Excellency desires that you carry out Viceroy’s instructions.
Telegram dated 12th June 1871.
From—Political Secretary, Bombay.
To— Colonel Pelly, Bushire.
Foreign Secretary telegraphs: Now that Colonel Pelly has two vessels
at his disposal, Viceroy expects constant intelligence.
Telegram dated 12th June 1871.
From— Colonel Pelly, Bushire.
To—Political Secretary, Mahableshwur.
By last reports all quiet at sea. Leave for Bahrein directly. 3Iagpie is
coaled.
Telegram dated Gwadur, the 13th June 1871.
From—M ajor Boss, Muscat.
To— Colonel Pelly, Bushire.
Muscat 11th.—Beder ben Saif with 1,500 men besieging Sohar. Ibrahim
still holding it. Abdul Azeez proceeds there.
Your telegram of 30th May communicated Commander Magpie on old,
he decided on returning to Basel-Had; expected here to-morrow.
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Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 31 October 1871.
The papers cover: the aims of the Ottoman military expedition against Nejd [Najd]; correspondence with Midhut Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Governor General of Baghdad; British support for Bahrein [Bahrain]; the movements of British warships in the area (HMS Hugh Rose , HMS Magpie , HMS Bullfinch , and HMS Lynx ); reports of the landing and operations of Turkish troops; the operations of Saood [Saud ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd] against the Turkish force, and against his [half-] brother Abdoollah [Abdallah ibn Faisal ibn Turki Āl Sa‘ūd]; reports of the occupation of Guttur [Qatar] by the Turks; operations in Lahsa [Hasa]; correspondence concerning the ownership of the British steamer SS Snipe , which was reported to be conveying Turkish troops to Kateef [Al-Qaṭīf]; the monitoring of the coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during the Turkish expedition; the movements of Turkish ships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and further intelligence concerning Turkish operations.
The main correspondents are Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Herbert, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. ; and Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis Pelly, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The Enclosures are dated 20 May - 20 October 1871.
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There is an Abstract of Contents on folios 455-458, numbered 1-42.
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- Turkish Expedition to Nejd
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- 454r:460v, 462v:479r, 480v:484v, 485v:500v
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