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Appondix 1.
Doled lOlli August 1«S0H.
Krom—Lwut.-Col. Lrwii Pki.i.y, Ilor UriUimio Mnjcaly’a Polll. Head l., Persian Gulf,
To— C. Uonns, Ksq., Seorolary lo Government, 13oinbay.
I liaye Ibis day sent llio following lolegrara to Her Majesty's Minister
at Tehran
"I have orders from India to look to tho Arab coast with men of war.
I learn to-day that tho Arabs are arming to opposo us, aud that they aro
reudy to fall on the Persian const if they find us too strong. Meantime my
work is delayed at Bushiro und my influence lowered by tho reckless annoy­
ances and difficulties thrown in uiy way by local Persian authorities. I niu
at length compelled, with every official deference, but explicitly, to inform you
that if, at all ovents for tho emergency, I do not receive unquestioned support
from Persian authority, I cannot bo responsible for whatever may happen on
tho Persian const. I scud a copy of this to tho Viceroy.”

Appondix 13 2.
Dnlcd J«i>uOi.ooU«ui
"liid 8«]iUubir'>M *
Krom—Likut.-Col. Lr.ujs Pklly, tier Britannic Majesty's Polll. Rcadt., Persian Gulf.
To—Maiioxsd uin KiiAi.ireii, Shaikh of fiuhruin, and in hia obsoouo lo All bi.h
Kualimh.
It will be in your recollection that during many years past my prede­
cessors aud self have bad-reiterated occasion to complain of your proceedings,
and hnvo lo our utmost endeavoured to induce you to observe tho peace, and
Her Majesty’s Government of India have always been most desirous that no
recourse to forco should bo had until nil other moasurcs had obviously aud
totally' failed: it is with great regret that tho Viceroy of India finds you
increasingly determined, and on a lurge scale, to disturb tho maritime peace of
tho Qulf iu violation of the writton engogemonts into whioh you havo entered.
It is now nearly a year ago that you plottod a piratioul attack upon
Guttar, and eventually inducing tho Shaikh of Aboothaboo to become your
accomplice, you proceeded with au armed forco and plundered nod devastated
the Guttar (owns, carrying off with you tho principal Chief of Guitar. A
retaliatory attack being raudo, you fought at sea, and then again' despatched
your brother to attack tho Guttur Coast.
My Government then instructed mo to address you a loiter and certain
demands, which you have not complied with. On sending an Agent to Bushire,
you gave him no instructions to afford reparation.
From your conduct, and from what I havo accidentally learned of your
tone of languugc, I am led to 6Upposo that you havo mistaken tho moderation
and forbearanco of tho British Government for an abscnco of force, aud ou
inability to fulfil its functions ns arbitrator of tho maritime truce.
Tho British Indian Government havo at length most reluctantly found
themselves compelled to resolve thut your conduct culls for exemplary punish­
ment; accordingly, I am requested to require from you the immediate payment
of tho bundrod thousand dollars, tho surrender of your, war bugla aQd
butocls, and, further, that you meet mo on board and arrange guarantees far
your future good behaviour.
It-is my painful duty to add that, if you refuse or hesitato to comply with
these domands, they will be onforcod.
In yiow to affording you an extreme opportunity for compliance, I n®'*
request my friend, Captain Brown, Counnanding-i»-Chicf Her Majosty's ship5