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dcsirablo; third recommendation doponds on circumstances and loft to your judg.
mont how indemnity enforced blockado of'Wahnbco ports roforrod to Vicoroy,
and further instructions will bo givon immediately. Tologrnph wlicro to bo sent
and despa toll stoamer for them wlion Bahfoin aifair concluded.

Dated 14th Novembor 1800.
Telegram from—Colonp.i. L. Pelly,
To—Honali) Thomson, Esq., Tehran.
I have received orders from. India to proceed to Babroin with vessels of Royal
Navy and gunboats, and call on Chief now in possession of island to account
for breach of maritime truce and attack on Chief placed in power by British
Government. I am to beg you to inform tho Persian Govornmont accordingly.

12th Shaban 1280.
Dated
17th November 18G9.
From—Lieot. Colonei L. Pelly, If. B. Jiffs Political Resident, Persian Gulf,
To—The Chief or Chiefs in possession of the Island of Bahrein.
I am instructed by Her Majesty’s Indian Govornmont to call on you to
acoount forthe signal breach of tho maritimo trace recently porpotrated on
tho Island of Bahrein, "and in which aot of piracy tho Chief, Shaik Alco bin
Khalifoh, was killed, tho town of Monameh plundered, and numerous British
subjects, togothcr with thoso of Shaik Alco bin Khalifeh, grievously injured
or ruined.
If any, or all, of you bo desirous of coming on board, safe conduot will
bo afforded you to aud from the ship to the shoro.
As a precautionary mcasuro, I warn you to clear out all women, children,
and other non-combatants from any and all of your forts, whothor in Monameh
or Moharrag, and also from the neighbourhood of thoso forts, whothor that
neighbourhood be in the form of town or suburb ; and it* is noccssnry you
should do all this within 2A hours from tho time of my messongor delivering
this letter at tho gate of your fort in Monamoh.
I trust that your own good sense and knowledge of tho British Govorn- •
ment may forthwith lead you so to act that it may not bo necessary to ^resort
to force.
But should this unhappily not provo tho ease, tho sonior officer of Her
Majesty's vessels now present, and of thoso now on tho way to Bahrein, will
take such moosuros as to him may soom proper to carry into ofToct tho instruc­
tions of tho British Govornmont.
Ponding further communications, I would bog you ’ to notify publioly in
the town that no boat or other craft is to move from its present position;
should it do so, itr will bo at its own risk. In like manner, pending furthor
communications, no ycssoI of whatovor dosoription should attompt to ontor tho
harbour of Bahrein unless at its own risk.

13th Shuban 1283.
Dated
18th November 1800.
From—Lieut. Colonel L. Pelly, II. B, Jiffs Political Resident, Persian Gulf,
To-—Esau din Alee, Quflur.
After compliments,—I havo had tho ploosuro to rCcoivo your .lottcr.
I am now at Bahrein, and shall bo glad’ to sco you boro if you will corno
quickly. You can bring with you as many of tho N acorn tribe as an armeu
escort ns you liko. They will not bo injured.
Tho vessels of war aro with mo.