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Date. Occurrences.

comes in person to Bushire with this object. The colleagues >1
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had made overtures with a view to secure the aid of
the Shaikhs of Aboothabee and Amulgavine. The British
authority declines on this account, and for obvious reasons,
to give his sanction.
a. d. 1843 Proffers of military aid are unauthorisedly made to the
Oct. ex-chief by an individual of Bushire, one Shaikh Sulman,
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on the part of the Persian Government, which the former
affects to believe. The ex-chief leaves Bushire, and pro­
ceeds to Nabend, on the Persian Coast. !i
Esai bin Tarif and his dependents abandon Kenn, and settle
at Biddah, a dependency of Bahrein.
Dec. The ex-chief revisits Bushire, with the avowed object of
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having an interview with the Resident, but declines the
latter’s invitation to meet him on board a vessel of war.
His real object appears to be to endeavour to procure the
aid, so unauthorisedly promised by Shaikh Sulman.
He earnestly urges his claims by letter to the Resident, to the
interference and assistance of the British Government in
his behalf, which are not admitted.
A Bahrein boat, seized near Aseeloo by the dependents of the
ex-chief, is, after much correspondence, restored in July
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1844.
Jan.1844 The ex-chief, still in Bushire Roads, again urges his claims
I to assistance, and is peremptorily refused.
The long promised land forces under the Wahabee ruler
arrive, and lay siege to Damaum, which is under blockade
by the fleet of the coalesced chieftains.
Two boats, despatched by the chief and people of Koweit,
I with supplies for Damaum, are captured at Khore Balbul,
by some vessels detached from the blockading fleet.
Although the seizure is perfectly legal and just, Mahomed
bin Khaleefa is subsequently induced to restore the boats,
rather than incur the risk of a war with the powerful
Shaikh of Koweit. The ex-chief lands, is received with
honours, and takes up his residence on shore, his hopes of
military aid from the Persian Government increased ; but
after waiting three months without any signs of intention
to join his cause being shown, determines upon taking his
departure. He visits the Resident.