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CHAPTER IV.

REPORT ADOPT ARAB TRIBES, 1855.

(a) War between Sultan bin Suggur and the Shihiyin tribe—attack of
llimrialt and the Chief of Shargali’s defeat.
(b) Waliabi encroachments in Oman and British policy.
(c) Instructions to the naval squadron to prevent transport of muni­
tions and troops by sea.
The Joasmi Chief not to carry on maritime operations against his
rebellious subjects without the Resident's sanction.
(d) Sultan bin Suggur in dotage.

35. The following report h also to be read :— Foreign
No. 2-A., dated Uushire Roads, the 6th June 1855. Department
Conan.,
From—Captain A. B. KembaLL, Resident in the Persian Gulf, 21st Sept.
1866, No. 6.
To—H. L. Anderson, Esq., Secretary to the Government of Bombay, on board of
H. C. Sloop Clive.
“ I have the honour to report, for the information of Government, that, in
Visit. Abooth.bce and D.baie and amra. at prosecution of my tour of the Arabian
Himreesh which place is boseiged by sheikh rorts, I quitted Balireiu on the morning
Sultan bin Soggnr. of the 26th ultimo, and calling at Aboo-
thabec and Debaie, to receive the visits of Sheikhs Saeed bin Tahnoon and
• Himreeah ia situated between Ejmauu and ^aced bin ButyO, made the best of my
Amalgavine. way to Himreeah,* where my presence
had become desirable to rectify the complications arising out of the attaok of
that place by Sheikh Sultan bin Suggur
“ It will be remombered that, in my annual report from the coast last year,
I mentioned the wish that had been expressed to me by the Joasmee Chief to
Cin.o of qu.rrel b„tw..n sheikh Sultan and be permitted to coerce the Sliooeybeen
the Shooeybeeo tribe who retirod laat yoar from tribe, who having incurred a blood feud
Shar-ah to Hrmreeah. with the tribe of Howeleb at Shargah, had
retired in a body to Bimreeah, whence they refused to obey his summons to
return to their homes. Though not completely dissuaded from his purpose
Sheikh Sultan notwithstanding pro.ui.e then ty my representations, Sheikh Sultan in-
giTen not to undertake operations by aea for their timated his willingness to await the isSUO
coeroion pending a reference to Government.
of a reference, I told him I should make
to Government on the subject, before undertaking any operations by sea and
from his silence and that of the British Agent at Sarjah between the date of
our interview and a period immediately antecedent to my departure from
Bushire, I had hoped, that its postponement, as is not unusual in such cases,
might have led to some composition of tho differences between himself and his
rebellious dependents.
“ It appeared, however, that Syed Ahmed el Soodeyrce, tho Wahabee Lieu­
tenant in Oman, into whose hands tho Joasmee Chief had confided the adjust-
t sheikh Sultan bin SuSB«r ha. for .0™ “eat°f tho quarrel during bis pre-oecupa.
month* resided at Singula iu virtual chxrgo of tho tlOn t at OingalO and WUO (teemed the
Gorernuient of that place of which hi* relative occasion favourable to cffoct an establish-
tituiar Chief!ll€o£wli b‘n Saood’ * mmor’ “ tho mcn^ 011 the const, took every opportunity
under the cloak of mediation to widen the
breach and having failed in a stratagem to loente a small garrison of his own
I* prevailed upou by the Wahabee Lieutenant men in the fort of Himreeah, prevailed
to attack Himreeah. upon sheikh Sultan on his return to
Sharjah to have recourse at once to coercive measures and promised every