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that Sheykh Saleh has announced his intention of again leading an ex-
pedition against Muskat this summer.
10. At the present time the distribution of power in the various
towns and districts of 'OmAn is as follows:—
The greater part of 'Oman from Dhofar to Khosab with
Muskat as capital. Seyyid Toorkee bin Said nix
Svi.TAN.
Sohar. Sf.yyid Mohammed bin Toonkkb.
Burka. Sbyyid Feysal bin Toorkee.
Semed. Seyyid Abdool Azkez din Said, independent.
Rostak and El Ilazam. Seyyid Ibrahim bin Kais, indepen.
dent.
The following towns and forts are governed by Walees appointed bj
Seyyid Toorkee:—
Scor. Gwadur. Seeb.
Seraail. Khasab. Mesnaah.
Nezwa. Zikki. Mutt rah.
Nakhl. Sowcyk. Dbofar.
Kuriyat. Shinas.
The remaining towns and forts are in
the hands of the tribes occupying tbe
Slave Trade.
respective districts.
No importations of African slaves by sea are known to have taken
place during the year 1878-79 into 'Oman. In August two Indians, a
woman and a boy, who had been brought from Ilydrubad in the Deccan,
were released from slavery at Rostak by the Sultan. The woman died
on the way to Muskat, but the boy was recovered and sent to Bombay.,
In Dee-ember three more Indian children, two boys and a girl, were
released from slavery and sent to Bombay. They had been brought
from llydrabad in the Deccan by a party of Hadramies who had offered
them for sale at Soor.
On the 9tb March 1879 the ship Marian 3foore, bound from Calcutta
with rice, was wrecked about 5 miles S. E.
Marine.
of Muskat. The crew were all saved and
subsequently arrived at Muskat. Part of tbe cargo was received in
damaged condition. The circumstances were enquired into by a Naval
Court at Muskat
(Sd.) S. B. MILES, Lieut.-Colonel,
H. B. MJt Political Agent and Coneul,
Mudot.