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From Che Resident in Che Persian Gulf dated the 14th
December / No. 85 /
Sir,

Accounts have been this day received of a decisive
action between Rama been Jaber and a Baherine Baglow, in which
the former after an heroic defence set fire to his Magazine and
involved both vessels in utter destruction. The particulars of
this desperate engagement are variously related but the follow­

ing details being the result of a careful comparison of different
written and verbal statements, may be considered as the most
authentic account of this interesting event which has as yet
reached Bushire.
2 Rahma been Jauber having by his violent and unjust
aggressions united the shaiks of Bahrine and Katiffe into a
close alliance against him, sailed from Daman in a large and well

appointed Baglow, to implore succour from his friends on differ­
ent parts of the Gulf, leaving his eldest son Bashire with a
sufficient garrison to maintain the Fort during his absence.
During his progress in search of assistance Rahma touched at

Kishm and after fruitless attempts to engage the Imaum in his
5 quarrel proceeded to Bushire, where he remained some time and
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endeavoured to prevail upon me to interfere on behalf of his
family, but finding him determined to persist in his exorbitant
demands on Katiffe and averse to making the slightest concess­
ions for the wanton indignities with which he had treated the
subjects of Shaik Abdoola been Ahmed, I declined all further

interference, and in a few days afterwards he sailed for Daman
breathing defiance against his enemies, Altho the harbour was
blockaded by the Bahrine fleet it appears that he succeeded in
visiting his garrison and returning safe on board his Boat,