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recover them proved unsuccessful. In the end, however, Hajee Yacoob, from being
incessantly on their track, succeeded in
discovering* them, and caused the Joasmee
of March 8, 1859, to Mr. Secretary Anderson. authorities t0 deliver them into his hands.
The activity displayed by Hajee Yacoob in slave matters, as well as
in other duties confided to him, having attracted special notice, formed the
vide No 16 ]«nuar 1859. subject, we may here observe of a corrcs-
From Mr. Secretary Andcrion to Political pondence with Her Majesty's Government
Resident and Political Resident1, reply No. 67 of 0f Bombay, and led to the presentation of
Match ’1 59' a gold watch to him as a mark of the Gov­
ernment approbation of his services.
7. The above constitute the bulk of the seizures and surrenders.
There remain cases of capture by the vessels of Her Majesty’s Indian
Naval Squadron. Before, however, entering on the details of these, we
purpose placing on record a few observations submitted by Commodore Jenkins
in respect to the human beings whose liberation we have just particularized, and
disposing of a case rather delicate in its character that occurred at Bahrein
Island.
8. Commodore Jenkins, whilst forwarding a report on the subject of slaves
in the depot at Bassidore, remarked on the diversity of age of these unfortunates,
the range exhibiting extreme tenderness of years among the youngest, and
when we consider they were slaves destined for the market, a highly advanced
stage of life among the oldest.
9. He tells us “ the slaves were of all ages, the youngest being about four
No. 1 0 of November 5 1 s58. and the oldest about sixty.” He further
From3Commodore 'jen'kin. *C.B. to Captain informs US that with the exception of One
F«ii* Jone*. forwarded by letter to Mr. Secretary female slave, whose history we are about
A„d.„o. .. k. ... c. November ,8, .1* ^ ^ wque8tej t(/be scm t0 Bom.
bay, and as several of both sexes were very young, he would wish.the special atten­
tion of Government to be called to their education.”
In another portion of the same despatch he writes—“ it appears the Arabs
trading from the Persian Gulf to Berbera and Zanzibar have during the last two
years been more active and vicious in forcibly stealing African children and
women than at any period and their conduct calls fer the serious consideration of
our Government.

• • • One of the female slaves made a most heart-rend­
ing appeal to me on my visiting the depot, soliciting that in mercy we would
send her again to the port of Berbera, which is her country, and from which
place she had been forcibly stolen seven monhts ago by a Joasmee, and con­
veyed to Ras-el-Khyma.
She stated her husband and yourTg child were with her at Berbera ; that the
Arabs over-powered her suddenly and placed her in a boat, and made her their
slave ; that she has heard much of the great power of the British Government and
of our possessing Aden and therefore prays to be restored to her own people who
will all appreciate the act, and as l feel that this poor exile’s appeal will be so
easily complied with, and may prove very beneficial to our influence on her return
to her native land, I beg to recommend it to your consideration and that of the
Government, and that she should be sent from Bombay to Aden in the mail
steamer , and from Aden to Berbera in a vessel of war.
io. Thus wrote Commodore Jenkins. It is unnecessary to load the page
with details. It will be sufficient to say that “ the Senior Magistrate of Police
, in Bombay was instructed to send the

forward her on to Berbera with all due precautions