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From—E. II.^FMKOTVai#, Acting Under Secy, to Govt., Political Dopt., Bomba/,
To—Tho Secretary to tho'Government of India, Foroign Department.
In continuation of my. letter No. 12 of tho 8th instant, I-qm directed to.
n . .... . , • forward, for submission to tho Govbrnment-
; , of India, tho onclosed copy of n Jettqr,;
with* accompaniments, dated tho 15th ultimo,■ No. 210, fro»n tho Political]
Rosidont.in tho Persian Gulf, conncctod with tho rocent operations at Bahrein.

No.. 210, dated 15th Dccombor 1800.: .
Froin-jLiEuy.-CoL. Lewis Pei.lyj O. fl# i., II. B. M/e Political Resident,
* Poreian Gul£
To—The Seorotary to'Govornmcnfc, Political Department, 'Bouibay. '
. Referring to para. 12 of my lottor as por mnrgin, I Jmvo now' the 'honor tp
cncloso copios, together .with translatod
No. 107, d»t*d Olh December 1800.
, . . .. . purports of tho loiters thorein referred to',
' *'SSXiKh.“'oMS Srn.,i,i«. “ I'nvinp l>c«n adilresaed by tho romans
. M'ihomfrt Kimn,' .auto. Melulco Ivhnn and’ others,-* to too Pirate
• Kb™, duto. Chief Mahomqd ben Abdullah, confirming
hikn in Jiis Government of Bahrein.
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• .i.J:*-2. It will be in tho recollection of His Excclloncy tho Governor- in Council
that,when on tho point of starting on the rccont Bahrein Expedition, I was. in-
fitVuotqd by telogram to ascertain carefully, but quietly, what might have been tho
position of tho Persian Governmont in reference to tho Bahrein piracy.
3. Shortly aftor our arrival at Bahrein, i. <?., on tho lObli of November, an
armed craft flying Arab colors approached tho Bahrein harbour, th6n under block-
.ado’, and kept up a fire of cannon. She was visited by Her Majesty's ships, aiid
proved to havoion board one Hnjco Abd Alee, who stated that lie carried a letter and
a dross of honor from tho Governor General of Pars for Mahomod bon Abdullah,
also assurances .of nrmod aid from the Persian ports. Further, that ono Mirza
Mchdeo Khan, who had formerly been sent to Bahrein as Eitvoy, had now ordera
to embark for Bahroin, but had requested tho Chief of Dashtec to send a Deputy
in lieu pf'himself. Hajeo Abd Alco odded that ho bad no authority from tli«i
'Persian Government.
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;4*. At a subsequent interview, Hnjoa Abd Alco requested permission to
.band over his letter to mo; but tho Senior Nava) Oflicor and I replied that wo
.conld not move further in the matter without instructions froip our Government.
5.; .1 tclegramed accordingly- and was inatruoted by His Excellency t?
take possession of tho letters,, ainco tho Envoy was without instructions from
* tho‘Persian Governments ’ "
0. . Menntimp,. our. own operations. against, Mphpraod bon Abdullah' had
reached a point wliiph induced mo to coneid.or'that it might soon bo possiblo
to rcccivo from Mahomed bon Abdullah himself the' contents of the lottefa,
and that it would bo simpler, thoreforo, in lion of taking pepnauont possession
of them,, to inform Ilajco Abd Alco that ho could not bo permitted to rqn tho
blpckado and ooramunicato with tho Pirato Chiof; but that tho Sonior Naval
OlTicor and I would rcocivo transmitting ohargo of tho lettora, and hand them
to Mahomed bon Abdullah. Wo declined to rcooivo chargo of the. dross of lionet.
7, It so chanced, that our next interview with Mahomod ben Abdullah wa9
. on tho occasion of his surrendering himself, whon wo handed to him tho letters i
in tho . same .condition in which wo had rocoivcd thorn. .Ho broho .tho. seal!?,
perused tlio lottera, and afterwards made thorn over to wo,,. •' ’*

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