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on the right brigade (consisting of 400 of II. M.’s 65th regiment, and
300 of the 1st battalion 7th regiment N. I., under the command of
Lieutenant Colonel Warren), took possession of the whole fortified
position the same evening. The sepoys on this occasion suffered
severely, but the enemy lost upwards of 500 killed and wounded, while
nearly all the remainder, together with their two chiefs, were taken
prisoners. After blowing up the works and defences, the forces
returned to Soor, and re-embarked for India, taking a number of
prisoners with them. On this occasion His Highness the Imaum cut
down the date groves, and turned the watercourses of BuladBeni Boo
Ali.
A discussion having arisen in 1822 between His Highness and the
Uttoobees relative to the non-payment of their
A. D. 1822.
tribute, a reference was made to the British
Government on the subject, and Mr. Bruce was ordered to mediate an
adjustment between the two powers ; but some delay taking place in
carrying this arrangement into effect, it was resolved not to interfere
further than by the Government addressing a letter to both parties,
advising them strongly to settle their differences amicably, without going
to war. It was likewise intimated to His Highness, that he must
restrain Rahmah bin Jaubir and Shaikh Tahnoon from committing unjust
depredations upon the property of others, and that unless he did so,
they would be punished as disturbers of the general peace.
In 1S23, the Court of Directors sent out instructions to the Bom­
bay Government, to use its influence with His
a. d. 1823.
Highness the Imaum to procure the restoration
of the remnants of the Beni Boo Ali Tribe to their native seats. This
was done, and, after some hesitation and correspondence, His Highness
permitted their return to their old residence. The next year Mahomed
bin Ali having represented to the Resident in the Persian Gulf the
distressed situation to which his tribe was reduced by the total destruc­
tion of their houses and watercourses, the sum of 2,500 German
crowns was advanced by the Government to enable them to make the
necessary repairs.
About the end of 1824, a correspondence took place between His
Highness the Imaum and the Bombay Govern­
a. d. 1824.
ment, respecting the conduct of Captain Owen,
of the royal navy, in having taken possession of Mombassa, on the
African Coast, in the name of the King of Great Britain. On a strong
remonstrance being preferred by His Highness against this proceeding,
upon the grounds of his claim to the sovereignty of that island, Captain
Owen’s proceedings were disavowed by the Indian authorities, and a
reference, transmitting a memorial from the Imaum, was made to His