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Date. Occurrences.

lodged by all, or his delegate, the right of judging in all
cases connected with the Maritime Arabs.
a. d. 1834 The annoyance and distress created by the blockade of his
seaports leads the Wahabee to call in the assistance of the
Joasmecs against Bahrein.
The application for the Joasmee naval resources, and the
discussion started by the Wahabee Agent, Abdool Azeez,
in 1833, relinquished in consequence of the violent death of
Toorkey bin Saood by the hand of his nephew, Musharee.
The maritime tribes return to their former relative
positions.
Fysul, the son of Toorkey, puts Musharee and twenty
others to the sword, and succeeds his father as Wahabee
ruler.
1835 The Pasha of Mecca farms Kateef and the surrounding
district to one Abdoolla bin Musharee, for 20,000 or
24,000 reals. This individual proceeds to, but precipi­
tately quits the place, on the approach of troops despatched
by the Wahabee ruler, who asserts his right over, and
determination to keep' it. Ahmed Pasha’s design in this
act supposed to be to engage Fysul in operations towards
the north-east, whilst Mahomed Ali Pasha was prosecuting
his conquests in the south-west quarter of the Arabian
peninsula.
1836 Ameer Fysul summoned by the Egyptian Viceroy to meet
either of his Generals, Ibrahim or Hussain Pasha, and
afford his co-operation against the Asser Tribe, who had
successfully opposed their advance. A large Egyptian force
collected at Medina. Fysul excuses hinself, but sends his
brother with a present.
Ameer Fysul glad to listen to overtures of peace on the part
of the Bahrein Chief.
1837 Khalid, supported by an Egyptian military force, urges his
pretensions to be Wahabee ruler.
Fysul, but now too late, tenders submission to the Egyptians.
March. The pretender captures Gusseem and Deriah, and defeats
Fysul in a pitched battle near Riaz.
Dec. Fysul, besieged in Dillum, surrenders himself, and is sent
a prisoner to Egypt.
The Egyptian General now throws off his disguise as the