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112nd.—That I should pny lo llio Resident llio lum of tvrouty-fivo thousand dollar* by
inatslmanl* specified hulow, 0,0U0 dollar* to bo paid at ouco in cash on this llio 28lh Jcinadi.
ooUamil 1286, lOlb Scplambor 1K08, 8,000 dollar* lo bu paid in iho monlb of Mohurrum
1286, mid 8,000 dollars lo be paid in tbo monlb of Ilnjub 1280.
"Vrd.—That I abould uot prevent tbo pooplo wbo bavo been roiuovod from GulUr lo
return to tboir house* if llioy abould so wish.
” 4M.—That I should make over lo Abd-ow Itobmau, British Agent, tbo inaobowa iboal)
given tno by Ali Uiu Khulifeli on bor return from Uusrcb.
Written on the
** Signed and sealed by
(Sd.) Zayio jwn Kiui.irau."
Agreed lo in our prcscuco by Zoyid bin Kbalifcb, Chief of iho Aboolbabco, on tbo 10lh
Scplembcr J8C8.
(Sd.) Lawis Pxult, Lieul.-Col.,
II. D. M.'t JPoltl. Uadi., Fenian Gut/,
(Sd.) Jl. A. Biiottm, Caj)i.,
Condg, 11. M*t SMp " Vigilant."
P. S.—Tbo mnres plundered and sold by ibis Chief wore sent on board to tbo Resident,
and the Chief's guns woro publicly suncudcrud and rclurucd (o him on dopusit, pending good
conduct.
(Sd.) L. Pklly.
20. Tlio Chief furllier sent on board to mo tbo two Arnb mares which
lie had reccivcd.from the Bahrein Shaikh as portion of the Guitar plunder.
Theso marcs are now at Bussadorc iu charge of the l?irst Assistant Kesident.
Their owner, tho Shaikh of Wukra, has beeu invited to send a duly authorized
Agout to rccoivo charge of them. I warned tho owner, however, that if for
tho future ho or any other Chief should take the luw into his own bauds
instead of referring lo tho Xlesident, aud should thus lose his marcs, I
would, indeed, compel tho plunderer to give them up, but that, iustcad of re­
storing them, I would cuuso them to bo publicly shot.
27. As regards the guns (threo in number) of tbo Aboothabcc Shaikh, it
6ccmcd proper that he should surrender them, but at tho samo time thcro was
risk if he wero depriyod of them, that his fort- might be insulted by tho
Bedouins, and that injury would result to tho trade of tho port. I arranged,
thcroforc, in concert with Captain Brown, that tho guns should bo surrendered
und then returned to tho Chief on deposit pouding good conduct, thus taking
a guaraulce for tho future.
28. Accordingly, tho Socond Assistant llesidcnt and tho Gunner of
Viyilont proceeded on shoro with tho Chief, and tho guus wero publicly
surrendered and returned. Appended is a copy of.Captaiu Smith's Iteport aud
a Tabular Statement showing thu description and number of the pieces.
20. I could perccivo at tbo conclusion of our proceedings that tho
Aboothabcc Chief was humblod, aud I hope and thiuk ho will pauso before ho
again disturbs tho peace.
30. Tho Chief complained, however, that it was a practico among the
pearl divers to roccivc ua advauoc from the Chiefs or merchants of ouo port#
and then at the conclusion pf tho season to lovant with their gains to some
other port. He reasonably requested that, if he refrainod from forcibly recall­
ing tho lcvanter, arraugoracnis should bo rnado for tho just settlement of
cluims so arising. Accordingly, I addressed a Circular letter to tho several
Chiefs on this subject, providing for the surrender of persons 60 evading their
lawful debts.
31. With Aboolhabco our proceedings under the GoYqruiucul loll®r
concluded, and I Yculuro to trust that Govorument may judge thoy have been