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on all occasions, without pomp or ostentation.
It is noticed by the Arabs, as an instance of

the warmth of his affections, that he daily
visits his mother, who is still alive, and pays,

in all matters, implicit obedience to her wishes.
In his intercourse with Europeans, he has

ever displayed the warmest attention and

kindness; probably, if any native prince can
with truth be called a friend to the English,
it is the Imim of Maskat; and even'on our

side, the political connexion with him ap­

pears to have in it more sincerity than is ge­
nerally supposed to exist.
The government of this prince is princi­

pally marked by the absence of all oppres­

sive imposts, all arbitrary punishments, by
his affording marked attention to the mer­
chants of any nation who come to reside at

Maskat, and by the general toleration which

is extended to all persuasions: while, on the
other hand, his probity, the impartiality and
leniency of his punishments, together with

the strict regard he pays to the general wel­

fare of his subjects, have rendered him as
much respected and admired by the town
Arabs, as his liberality and personal courage