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MUSKAT. 127

Date. Occurrences.

of the disturbed state of affairs, prepare to attack Rastag,
and other inland places in the Imaum’s territory. Sultan
bin Suggur seizes Khore Fukaun, Khulla, and Dibbah,
ports on the Batinah Coast. The British Government, !
determined upon upholding the Imaum’s Government, and
preserving the integrity of his dominious, despatch a naval
force to Musk at, to support the local Government, and 1
check the designs of their enemies, and the Resident ad­
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dresses letters of remonstrance to the several invading
chiefs.
a. d. 1832 The Imaum returns to restore order. The British Govern­
ment declines to interfere to compel the Joasmee Chief to
give up the towns of which he had taken possession dur­
ing his absence.
1833 The Imaum, with the cognisance of the British authorities,
enters into closer connection with the Wahabees; agrees to
pay 5,000 German crowns as Zukat. A further engage­
ment is formed, fixing the limits of the territories of each
according as they then existed, and binding the parties
reciprocally to assist in putting down any rebellions which
might arise in their respective dominions. The execution
of the last act the Imaum declared to the British Govern­
ment should depend upon its views and wishes.
A cruel piracy, committed on a Kutch Nowry off Zanzibar,
is traced by His Highness to some Beni Hajir of Soor.
He seizes and places the offenders at the disposal of the
Resident, as also an individual who had been one of the
chief actors in the piracy on a Dutch brig in 1829, who had
hitherto evaded detection. The latter is sent to Bombay,
but escapes punishment, from the absence of evidence to
convict him.
1834-35 A. further exertion of British influence becomes necessary, to
check the designs of aggrandisement on the part of
Humood bin Azan, who had taken possession of Rastag,
and threatened other places. He is informed, that by
committing further aggressions against the territories of the
Imaum he would incur the penalty of being considered an
enemy of the British Government. This has not the full
effect. He attacks Soweik, and partially gains possession
of the town, but is shortly driven out, with some loss. The

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