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Imaum, stating that so little reliance was to be placed upon his \
that he had determined to have nothing more to do with him word,
and
therefore would not be answerable for his actions. *
The removal of the British troops from Kishm
appears to have
afforded this restless character
a. d. IS23. much pleasure,
and he is reported to have publicly expressed
his joy at having, as he conceived, the field thus opened for the renewal
of his former system of depredation. At this time, although both old
and blind, he still retained his original violence of disposition, as well
as his inveterate hatred to the Uttoobee Chief, for the purpose of grati­
fying which, and prosecuting his aggressions upon Bahrein, he left
Bushire, and took up his residence in Demaum.
In February 1S24 the Resident at Bushire succeeded in effecting a
reconciliation between the Uttoobees and Shaikh
a. d. 1S24.
Rahmah bin Jaubir, and articles of agreement
were exchanged between them, by which the latter agreed to withdraw
his protection from the Aboosemate Tribe, which had formerly taken
refuge in Demaum from Bahrein. After paying a visit to Mu skat,
Rahinah returned to Demaum, and employed himself in devising plans
for the recovery of a tribute formerly levied on the people of Kateef,
who had lately withheld payment. In spite of his reduced resources
and advanced age, his spirit still continued unsubdued, and about
June 1824 he made an application to the Resident to be permitted to
revenge himself upon the Shaikh of Bushire, who had received orders
from the Shiraz Government to detain the family of his son, and treat
him as a rebel, in consequence of his having made up his quarrel with
the Utloobees. At the interposition of the Resident, however, his
son’s family was permitted to return to Demaum. The pressure of
his pecuniary difficulties appears to have been somewhat relieved about
this time by the successful result of his blockade of Kateef.
In the beginning of 1825 Shaikh Rahmah proceeded to Muskat, and
soon after applied for, and received permission
a. d. 1825. to assist Shaikh Tahnoon in his war with the
Chief of the Joasmees.
About the end of 1825, Rahmah bin Jaubir, on the ground o t e
non-pavment of the tribute he had formerly exacted from the people o
Kateef (as a species of blackmail to save their vessels from being p nn
dered by him), commenced a series of predatory attacks upon t
commerce of that place, paying no attention whatever to the rern0"
strances made to him upon the subject by the British authori y-
consequence, it was at last judged necessary to station two cruis^s
Demaum, in order to protect the peaceable traders in the vicim y
Rahmah’s aggressions, and at the same time it was intimate

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