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boarded. Colonel Pclly had an interview with
Hnjee Abd Alee, her chief passenger, who intimated
that lie was the bearer of a dress of honour and of
a letter from the Prince Governor of Pars to
Mahomed bin Abdullah, who had recently usurped
the Government of Bahrein; and of letters to the
same person from Mirza Mchdce Khan, an ctnployd
of the Persian Foreign Office. Me said that he
himself was in no way accredited by the Persian
Government; that Mchdce Khan had orders from
the Prince of Pars to go as Envoy to Bahrein: but
had deputed him to go in his stead.
“Two days after the interview Ilajcc Abd Alec
asked.leave to make over his letters to Colonel
Pclly, who refused to accept them until he received
instructions from the Indian Government, lie
accordingly referred the matter to the Government
of Bombay, who directed him by telegraph to take
possession of the letters. Colonel Pclly then look
the letters, and Mahomed bin Abdoollah surren
dering shortly afterwards, he delivered them to that
Chief, at their first interview, in the same condition
as they had been made over to himself. The latter
perused the letters and then gave them lo Colonel
Pclly. The delivery of the letters to Mahomed
bin Abdoolah was formally announced to Hajee
Abd Alee, and he was informed that, as the
blockade was raised, he was at liberty to depart.
“ The Persian Government, in making their com
plaint against Colonel Pclly, ignored the following
facts:—
“ 1st. That the vessel boarded by Colonel Polly
was attempting to break a blockade of which notice
had been duly given at Tehran.
‘“2nd. That the messenger, when questioned,
denied being in any way an Envoy accredited by
the Shah.
“3rd.- That the letters were delivered by Colonel
Pclly to the person to whom they were addressed
in exactly, the same condition as they were made
over to that officer.”
Lord Clarendon, however, wrote the following
Minute on the docket of Mr. Thomson’s dispatch,
*< X cannot understand the rights of *his matter."
On the 27th June a further batch of printed India Office, Juno 22, 1870.
papers, relating to Colonel Polly’s proceedings ut
Bahrein, was received from the India Office; upon