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AND MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY POR THE YEAR 1877-78. 8
nicnts to the British Government to submit to a certain control as
regards their maritime proceedings; otherwise they own allegiance to
none. The rulers of these little States are commonly described as the
"Tracial Chiefs” and arc— •
1.—Hameyd-bin-Abdallah, Jowasimce, Chief of Ras-el-Khei-
rna V.
2. —Ah med-bin-Abdallah, Al-bu-Ali, of Umm-el-Kawain.
3. —Itashid-bin-IIamcyd, Al-bu-Ali, of Ejman.
—Salim-bin-Sultan, Jowasimee, of Shargah.
5. —Hashar-bin-Maktoom, Al-bu-Falasah, of Dabai.
6. —Zaeed-bin-Klialecfali, Beui-Yas, of Abu-Zhabi.
7. These Chiefs continue to evince their sincere desire and readi­
ness to adhere to their engagements, aud no disturbances have occurred
on the seas.
8. Inland, however, where British influence canuot be authorita­
tively exerted to restrain their warlike propensities, these are freely
indulged, as the following record of the past year's petty warfare
will show.
.1 [ay 1S77.—One hundred camel-riders and fifty horsemen of the
El-Monasir and Beni-Hajir raid on a village named Zaeod, plunder it and
kill three men. The Moiiasir plunder another village.
•July.—Beni-Amir tribe attack Dabai, are repulsed with loss of forty
killed and eight captured, Dabai losing two killed and ten wounded.
Align'd.—The Beni-Katab, seventy strong, attack the Beni-Yas, kill
four men and capture twenty beasts.
September.— Beui-Katab attack a village near Abu-Zhabi, and kill
four men. Beni-Yas of Dabai attack and plunder a Bcni-Katab village.
October.—Four hundred of the Awamir and Daroowa, and Beni-
Katab attack and plunder a Dubai village. Beni-Yas of Abu-Zbabi
attack and loot a Beni-Katab village, carrying off 100 camels and 3,U00
bead of cattle. Beni-Katab attack Dibha (under Shargab) kill seven
men, and seize twenty camels.
November.—Dabai people plunder a Beni-Katab village.
December.—Beni-Yas of Dabai attack the people of Ghufla and
seize camels of the Beni-Katab. Beni-Katab retaliate and lose two men
killed.
February 1878.—Eighty men of the Beni-Katab raiding towards
Dabai, kill 6even Beloocbees of eight met.
9. In February all parties having become weary of strife, a general
peace was arranged, which still continues.
10. In the Report for the preceding year reference was made to the
trouble caused by the detached settlement of a body of the Beni-Yas
tribe at the inlet of Odcyd. The scceders from Abu-Zhabi renounced
allegiauce to the head of their tribe, and defied his authority. The