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Translation of a letter from the Agent at Shargah to Major

Wilson dated 28 Nov 1828.
A. C. With respect to the news of Sued Saed and the people of
Bahrein I beg to aqualnt you that before this the Uttoobees
residing In Shargah under Shaik Sooltan bin Suggur sent a
boat to Bahrein to ascertain how affairs were going on there.
On the 22 Nov this boat returned. The following are the
particulars of Sued Saed's proceedings against Bahrein as gathered
from the sailors and a letter addressed to Shaik Saleh bin Suggur
from the Chief of that place. It appears that on the arrival
of the fleet and forces of H. H. and Shaik Tahnoon off the Khor

of Killa they attempted to enter it, but were unable in conse­
quence of the Uttoobees had blocked it up with stones sometime
previously. The Imam remained there 6 days until the Buniyas
and other Maritime People had removed the stones when he entered
with his boats and fleet and landing a portion of his troops
took possession of the Fort of Suttra on the 4th inst. H. H.
continued there 5 days without being molested in any way by

the Uttoobees. On the 7th he intended to attack Manama. The
right wing was commanded by Sued Saed with the people of
Muscat and the left by Tahnoon with the Buniyas. Before
however the two bodies met a part of the Bahrain Horsemen and
Matchlock men’attacked H. H. troops and the Buniyas and a
number immediately fled towards the shore to embark in their
boats. The Horsemen pursued and aprised them, Shaik Abdoolla
states the loss of Sued Saed to be 350 killed and an unknown

number drowned, for they were principally inland people and
unable to swim. The boats of the Buniyas were onshore and
whoever came near them to embark they took their arms and
struck them over the heads and forced them into the sea.
Sued Saed was wounded in the sole of the foot as he was swimming
off which was done by one of the Buniyas Tribe throwing away

his spear in the water. After swimming a long way God sent
a man of Batina of the Matariah tribe with a plank to his