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WAHABEES.

Date.
Occurrences.

auxiliary of Khalid, and declares Nujd a possession of his
master’s, and avows his intention of improving and extend­
ing his conquests.
a. d. 1839 Syud bin Mootluk, formerly Naib or Deputy of Ameer

Toorkey at Brymee, but removed by his son and successor
Fysul, joins the Egyptian, commander, and is by him des­
patched to Ras-ool-Khyma, to persuade the chiefs oh the
Coast of Oman to acknowledge in reality the authority of
Mahomed Ali Pasha, but ostensibly that of his tool Khalid.
The Joasmee Chief, at his instigation, summons the Beni
Naeem, who had lately got possession of Brymee, to sur-
render it to the Nujdees. They nobly refuse, and apply
to the Beniyas and Soh'ar Chiefs for aid to meet the common
enemy. The latter sends 200 men, under his brother Ghes,
to reinforce the garrison of Brymee.
I check and counteract the increasing influence of the Egyp­
The Resident, with a view to re-assure the Arab Tribes, and
tians, enters a solemn protest against the proceedings and
intrigues of Korshid Pasha, as being in direct opposition
to the assurances given by His Highness Mahomed Ali to
Her Britannic Majesty’s Government, and invites the several
Maritime Chieftains of Oman to certify in writing their
determination to cultivate more sedulously their relations
with the British Government, to abide by ils wishes and
instructions, and to resist to the last extremity all attempts
of Korshid Pasha to subjugate them.
Syud bin Mootluk, after repeated remonstrances, at length
quits Oman, and, emkarking at Shargah, proceeds to Ajeer.
On his way he lands on the island of Kenn, on the Persian
Coast, and forcibly carries off 400 sheep, and other pro-
perty.
The Shaikh of Kateef is informed that any expedition against
Oman or the territories of the Imaum would be opposed
by the British squadron in the Gulf.
Mahomed Effendi, an Egyptian officer of rank, is murdered
by some Arabs in the suburbs of Lahsa.
A Ghooncha arrives at Kateef from Hodeida, in the Red Sea,
Nov. ammunition and military stores, for the use ol the
with
Egyptian forces in Nujd.
arise among the Egyptian Agents
Quarrels and dissensions
1840

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