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144 Tftrt V-Chop. XXXIII.
Icon with him, nml who found it nearly impossible to tnako up tho difforouco existing
betwocn thorn; indeed, bo muoh bo, that Rnhma bin Jauba bad gone down to Mask at to lay
Ilia cxbo before tho Imnum and Abdolla bin Ahmod bnd returned to Bahrein.
0. Ilia Royal Highness, nftor tho signing of tho engagements now transmitted for tho
consideration of Govornmout, sent rac, an a mark of honour and respect, a horso, sword, shawl
jubba; at tho anmo timo sent mo word that an o Hi cor would nttond mo down to Bassadoro
charged with a similar mark of respeot for Colonol Kennott, that tho tribes in tho lowor part
of tho Gulf may know tho ninicnblo footing existing and tho respect Ilia ltoyal Ilighnoss
entertains for tlio British force.
10. Tho Minister, Zikco Khan, and his son, Kair-oollah IChnn, havo also 6ont a horeo
each in a prosent, and provioua to my leaving this I shall mako suilablo returns to whoovor
it may bo neccsFary, and shall Bond Ilis Royal Highness nn appropriate presont on my
roturn to Bushire, not having any nrtiolcshy mo just now that will answer for that purpose.
11. Tho Frinco having gono out to tho Chemisafah on a'hunting oxoursion for somo
time, I deemed it a mark of respect duo to wait on him thorc, and accordingly did so on
the 3Lst ultimo, ncoompnniod by Lioutonaut Hart of tho Fioneors, to pay my respects and
toko my leavo provious to my quitting this city. lie was much gratified at tho attention,
and very politely asked us to stay a few days in his enmp, from which I excused myself no
being anxious to arrange matters for proceeding down to Bassadoro. He informed mo ho
had dircotcd Snduok Khan, bailee, to attend mo on tho way down and until I should arrivo
at Bushiro, but desired I would not lenve Shiraz for eight or ten days, to allow tho weather
to hccomo n little cooler, which would ohcck tho cpidomio cholera, which prevailed iu tbo
routo of tho southern ports.
12. I returned hero from Ilis Royal Ilighncss’s camp yestorday, and purpose leaving
this on my way to Bassadoro about tho 15th instant, and hopo to bo tlu-ro by tho end of tho
month, when I shnll lmvo the honour to forward plan of my routo down, whioh Lientonant
Ilnrt, whoaccoinpnuios me, has undertaken to keep and draw out.
13. I shnll bo most, happy to learn that my complinuco with His Royal Ilighnces’s
wishos in coming up to Shiraz and my conduct during my stay hero may mout tho appro-
hntion of Government, who, I tru6t, will sanation and npprovo of tho presents I must
necessarily mako, and to whioh overy duo nttontion to coonomy shall bo paid.
1*1. Tho horses which I havo received shall bo disposed of on ray arrival at Bassadoro,
*s it would havo a bad appearanco if I was to do so here, nnd tho sword and 6hawl jubba
I shall retain at tho disposal of Govornmout.
288. Tho following lottcr was addressed hy tho Secretary to tho Government
of Bombay, to Captain W. Bruco, Hesidont at Bushire, No. 1491, dated tho
1st Novombor 1822 :—
You havo bcon already apprised by my lettors dated tho 8th August nnd 23rd of
September of tho Governor in Council’s disapprobation of your journoy to Shiraz.
2. I am now directed to aolcnowlodgo tho receipt of your letter datod Septembor 3rd,
and to cominunicato to you tbo observations and instructions which it has suggosted.
3. Tho Governor in Council dirocts mo to oxpross bis surprise that you should havo
eutcrod on a negotiation with tho Frinco at Shiraz which was uovor contemplated bv Gov­
ernment, and for which you wero noithor furnished with instructions nor with powers,
lie observes that tho trenty which has beou tho result of thoso negotiations is not only
unauthorized, but eutircly inconsistent with tho views of Government and with tho obligations
of tho public faith. b
4. Tho treaty grounds your supposed mission on errors of tho British Govornmout
which havo never boon ndmittod, and on which tho Govornor in Council is still unconsoious. *
5. It admits tho claim of tho King of Porsia to Kishm oontvary to all history to the
protections of His Ilighnoss tho Imnum of Maskat, nnd to tho repeated declarations of this
Government. It thoroby admits tho oooupntion of that island without tho King of Persia's
consent to havo beou nu unjust nggroseion, and it agrees to admit a Foreinn forco into
Kishm, and to mako over to tho Poraians tho island which wo rccoivod from tho Iraaura.
0. It acknowledges tho King of Perm's titlo to Bahroiu, of which there is not the
least proof and which tho British Government cannot assort without injuring tho protonsions
of tho Imnum nud tho Attnboos. It promises our aid against ovory powor possessed of
island iu tho Gulf, and oxprcssly against tho Attabcos, to whom wo nro bound by a troatv of
friendship, nnd with whoso conduct wo havo ovory rouson to bo satisfied. 3 * 1
7. It oanools, ns nn onoronohmont on Forsin, tho part of Sir W. ICoir’s treaty bv win 1
tho Attnbeos ore bound tooarry tho flag of friondly Arabs; it places our voluntary bavnwm?

8. Tho olfoot of this treaty would be to compromiso tho dignity of tho British
arnmonfe, and to overturn ovary part of tho polioy whioh it has adoptod in relation Gov-
powor of tho Forsrnn Gulf. u to the