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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAYY. oOo
and we believe, little-known ftict, that by Article 9 of the
Treaty, the slave trade was abolished in the Persian Gulf.
This was due to the interposition of Captain T. Perronet
Thompson.
A separate treaty was concluded the same day with IIuss(;in
Bin Rahmah, the Joasmi chief of Ras-ul-Khymah, stipulating
the release of all Indian prisoners, the occupation of the towns
of Ras-ul-Khymah and Mahara, and the surrender of all his
vessels, with the exception of the boats employed in the pearl-
fisheries off the Bahrein baid^s. A similar treaty was likewise
entered into with Sultan Bin Suggur of Shargah and the other
Sheikhs, for the "surrender of the towns, guns, and vessels which
are in Shargah, Ejman, Amulgavine, and their dependencies,"
with the exception of the fishing boats, stipulating, however,
that " the General will not allow the troops to enter the towns
to lay them waste." Separate treaties were also entered into
with the Beni Yas Sheikhs of Uebaye and Abu Thubi. the
latter a powerful chief named Shakhboot, and the chiefs of
Bahrein, Sheikhs Soleiman Bin Ahmed and Abdoola Bin
Ahmed.
In February the fleet, consisting of seven men-of-war and
fourteen transports, proceeded across the Gulf to the island of
Kenn to water, and here the Expeditionary force was broken
up. Early in March the first division of transports, with
detachujents of artillery and II.]\I.'s 47th and t)5th Regiments,
arrived at Bombay under convoy of the Hon. Company's cruiser
' Turnate,' and, ten days later, the remaining live transports
arrived under convoy of the Hon. Company's cruiser ' Mercury.'
thereiu; and if any shall attack them, the British Government shall take notice
of it.
" Art. 11. These conditions aforesaid shall be common to all tribes and persons
who shall hereafter adhere thereto, in the same manner as to those who adhere
to them at the time present.
" Issued at Ras-ul-Kliymah in triplicate at mid-dav on Saturday, the 8th of
January, LS20, and sif^ned by the coiilracting parties at the place and times under
written. Signed at Kas-uI-Kliyiuali, at tlie time of issue, by
" W. Gkant Keir, Major-General.
"HussAN Bin Kaiimah, Siieikh of Ilatt and Faleia, for-
merly of Khymali.
"Razib Bin Ahmed, Sheikh of Joizerat-ul-Humrah."
The treaty was also signed on tiie 11th of January by Shakboot, Sheikh of Abu
Thubi : and on tlie 15th of January by Hussein Bin All, Sheikli of Z;iyah. Also
by the uncle of tlie Slieikh of Dcbaye, a minor, on the 28th of January ; and by
Slieiklis SuhMuiaii Bin Alnned, and Abdoolla Bin Alimed of the house of Khalifa,
Sheikhs of Bahrein ; and on the 15th of .Marcli, by Kashid Bin llumeed, chief
of Ejman, and Abdoolla Bin llashid. Chief of Amulgavine.
The only piratical cliicf of consequence wlio refusetl to sign the General Trt>nty
was liahmah Bin Jaubir, Chief of Klior Hassan, near Balirein, wlio pleaded
that he was suborihnate to tlie Persian Government ; which plea was admitted on
the Governor of Bushire becoming resnonsible for bis conduct. This was tho
same veteran desperado, who, in is2(j, charactoi-istically ended Ins life
by setting fire to the magazine of his ship ami blowing up himself and
crew.