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RESIDENCY AND MUSKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR 1879-80. 45
ignominiously through the streets of the capital for three days, after
which he, with his companions in captivity, were publicly beheaded.
The Amir Abdullah whilst inheriting the courage, is reputed to have
lacked the ability and generosity of his father Su'ood, and it is probable
that under the latter the Wahtibees would have made a inure successful
resistance to the Turkish arms.
After the surrender of 'Abdullah, Ibrahim Pasha, by order of his
father, commenced his return march, and the Viceroy insisted on the
[From this point Mengio's history destruction of El-Dcr'cyyah which was
ceases to bo available for reference.] accordingly burnt. Four of the Amir's
brothers, Fahad, Sa'ad, Hasan, and Khalid, were carried as prisoners to
Cairo.
The operations of the Egyptian army extended to El-Hasd and El-
Kateef on the Persian Gulf, and it was
[Government Selection. Sadleir.]
intended to place the Government of
El-IIastL in the hands of the Beni-Kbdlid who, as hereditary enemies of
the Wahabces, had joined the invaders.
During the progress of Ibrahim's operations in Ncjd the adherents
of the Wababees at lias-el-Khaimah, aud that part of the 'Oradn Coast
had engaged iu fresh piracies, and in order to put a stop to their depreda­
tions, the Government of India resolved on sending another expedition
to chastise them. The Sultan of Muskat was invited to co-operate in
the undertaking which he readily con­
[Government Selection.]
sented to do.
On the news of the capture of El-Der'cyyah reaching India, the
lgig Government conceived the idea of se­
curing the co-operation of the Egyptian
Fasba also, against the pirates of Ras-el-Khaimab, and Captain Sadleir,
of Her Majesty's 47th Foot, was’ deputed to proceed to the camp of Ibrahim
Pasha to convey to him the congratulations of the Government of India
on his success and proposed combined action and mutual co-operation.. It
was in April 1819, long after Ibrahim Pasha had returned to Medina,
when Captain Sadlcir started from Bombay on this remarkable mission.’
He had instructions to call at Muskat.to confer with the Sultan on the
subject of the negotiation with which he was entrusted, and it appears
that Seyyid Sa'eed took a clearer and more practical view of the question
than the Government. His Highuess considered it very improbable
that Ibrahim Pasha would have power to discuss so important a question
of policy, but assuming he had, His Highness strongly deprecated, the
association of Turkish troops in the
[Sadlcir’i JoarnaL] proposed expedition against the Jowdsim.
pirates, urging, for one thing, that the cruelties committed bv those
troops in Nejd would render it repulsive to himself and his people to act
in alliance with them against Arabs; further His Highness held with
reason that the plan of inviting the Turks to 'Oman would he fraught
with danger to the independence of the Muskafc State.
From Muskat, Captain Sadleir continued his adventuron. joarney,.
and reaching El-Hasd found that the Egyptian General kid returned ^
Medina, and that the whole of the Turkish force, were being withdrawn