Wellesley Papers Nos. 23 and 24

IOR/H/479

Wellesley Papers Nos. 23 and 24

1802-1805

(1) pp. 1-34, Lord William Cavendish Bentinck (Governor of Madras) to Marquis Wellesley 10th Jan. to 2nd May 1805, Despatch of troops to Travancore and other military arrangements in the Madras Presidency (Originals). (2) Jonathan Duncan. pp. 37-42, 77-100, 109-26, 133-49, 153-5, 165-82, 193, 201-7, 217-22, 253-4, 281-6, 297-305, 321-2, 333-50, 361-2, 369, 377, 389, 401-18, 425, 445, 461-78, 485-6, 551-5, to Marquis Wellesley 17th Jan. 1803 to 17th June 1805, Transfer of Malabar to the Madras Presidency, Restoration of Dutch Settlements under the Treaty of Amiens, Agreement with the Gaikwar, Intrigues of Imam of Muskat with the French, Possessions of Sindhia on the Coast, Piracy of the Malwans of Kolhapur and Sawantwaree, Piracy in the Persian Gulf, Thanks of both Houses of Parliament for his services; pp. 325-7, 381-4, 393-9, 18th Oct. 1803 to 28th June 1804; p. 367, to Major-Gen. Arthur Wellesley 24th June 1804; pp. 421, 430-1, to Col. John Murray 3rd July 1804; pp. 45-55, Duncan's Minute on the transfer of Malabar to the Madras Presidency 24th June 1800, with identical letters to the Zamorin and Raja of Cochin. (3) pp. 61-73, Petition of Tayabjee Mahomud (Merchant of Surat) to Duncan 2nd Feb. 1802, Seizure by the Customs of French Guns brought from Comoro Island for sale at Muskat. (4) pp. 101-8, Col. John Murray to Duncan, Constantinople, 7th March 1802, Turkish refusal, under English influence, to ratify Treaty with Bonaparte. (5) p. 129, General Orders by Bombay Government 1st Aug. 1803 appointing Major-Gen. Wellesley to command the troops on the West Coast of India, in the territories of the Peshwa and the Nizam and in all Maratha States, subject only to orders of Gens. Lake and Stuart (not included in Gurwood's Despatches). (6) p. 149, Samuel Manisty (Resident at Bussora) to Duncan 12th June 1803. (7) pp. 149, 151-2, John Barker (at Aleppo) to Manisty 22nd June 1803; p. 150, William Barker (at Smyrna) to his son John Barker 2nd June 1803, Hostilities between the Mamelukes and Turks in Egypt. (8) James Augustus Grant (Secretary to the Bombay Government). p. 157, to Capt. Edward Lowes (H.C. Cruiser Teignmouth) 5th Aug. 1803, Delivery of Despatches in Bengal and Madras and to Admiral Rainier; pp. 273-9, to Edward Galley (Acting Lieutenant-Governor of Surat Castle) 22nd Aug. 1803 to detain Dutch ships and take the paroles of the Dutch at the Factory not to correspond with the enemies of the British; pp. 289-90, to John Lumsden (Chief Secretary to Supreme Government in Calcutta) 24th Aug. 1803, with Proceedings of the Bombay Council relative to military precautions in Gujarat. (9) pp. 185-90, 309-10, Luke Ashburner (''a respectable inhabitant of Bombay'') to Duncan 12th and 14th Aug. 1803, Intrigues of the Imam of Muskat with the French at Mauritius. (10) pp. 197-200, David Inglis to J. A. Grant 19th Aug. 1803, Description of Olpar Pargana (about 740 words), Maratha claims to wrecks. (11) pp. 209-14, A. Walker (Resident at Baroda) to J. A. Grant 13th Aug. 1803, Broach and other possessions of Daulat Rao Sindhia in the West. (12) pp. 225-33, E. Missett (British Resident in Egypt) to Duncan 3rd July 1803, Declaration of War by Britain against France, Holland, the Italian Republics and the Kingdom of Etruria on 14th June. (13) pp. 239-49, J. Pringle (Resident at Mocha) to Duncan 7th July 1803, with letter from Missett of 2nd July. (14) Court of Directors to Duncan. pp. 257-67, 17th May 1803, to detain Dutch ships and seize their Settlements, with, pp. 267-9, Royal Proclamation of the failure of negotiations with France and withdrawal of the English Ambassador; p. 493, 21st Dec. 1804, To assist Swedish ships. (15) pp. 313-7, Intercepted Dutch letters 16th April 1802 to 13th June 1803. (16) pp. 329-31, Admiral Rainier to Duncan 15th Nov. 1803. (17) pp. 353-7, Agreement between Fremjee Purshotum and Governor Duncan for the purchase of Sugar. (18) pp. 365-6, Major-Gen. Arthur Wellesley to Duncan 18th June 1804, Col. [John] Murray's movements in Malwa, Subsidiary Force at Poona. (Printed in Gurwood's Despatches, Vol. II, p. 1230.) (19) pp. 373-5, Aka Mahomed Hosaine (Merchant at Ispahan) to Mehdy Ali Khan 8th May 1804, Rupture between Persia and Russia. (20) pp. 437-43, Capt. David Seton's Memorandum 1804, on the force necessary to reduce Sheikh Rekmeh in the Island of Busheab in the Persian Gulf, the Ocka (? Okhamandal in Gujarat) pirates and those of Dewarca (? Dwarka in Gujarat). (The whole subject of Persian Gulf piracy is dealt with in No. 24 of the Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government, New Series.) (21) pp. 449-55, Capt. J. G. Vashen (H.M.S. Fox) to Duncan, Mocha Road 13th July 1804, Shereef of Mecca asks British assistance against the Warbees (i.e. Wahabis), with letter to the Shereef. (22) pp. 457-8, Lord Valentia to Duncan 12th June 1804, Complaints and charges against Capt. Keys of the Antelope Cruiser. (23) pp. 481-2, 501-4, 527-30, Harford Jones (Resident at Bagdad) to Duncan 14th Feb. to 24th March 1805. (24) Peter Tooke (Company's Agent at Constantinople). pp. 482-3, 513-5, 530-3, to Duncan 4th Jan. to 30th March 1805; pp. 517-21, to John Barker 7th Feb. 1805, Reprimand for disloyalty; p. 541, to E. H. Bellasis 31st March 1805. (25) pp. 489-90, Lord Camden to Duncan 14th Dec. 1804, with Copy of his Instructions to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to detain all Spanish ships. (26) p. 497, Alexander Straton to Duncan, Beryukdere 19th Feb. 1805; pp. 505-6, Complaint against Ali Pasha of Bagdad, 30th Jan. 1805, for interfering with the Despatches to Harford Jones; pp. 509-11, Grand Vizir's Despatch to Ali Pasha (in French). (27) p. 523, Persian copy of information from Hajee Norouze. (28) E. H. Bellasis (Resident at Bussora). pp. 535-7, to Duncan 1st April 1805; pp. 543-6, to Secret Committee of the Court of Directors 21st March 1805. (29) 537-8, Samuel Briggs (British Pro-Consul at Alexandria) to Signor Antonio Vaudigiano (British Agent at Cyprus) 8th Feb. 1805. (30) pp. 539-41, F. Summerers to Capt. Stephenson (Temporary Resident at Bussora), Bucharest, 9th Jan. 1805 (in French).

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