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oeedings in future; but, though tho person addressed, Shaikh Ahmud-bin-
Saif by nmne, rocoivcd tho representation in a proper spirit and appar­
ently apologised to tho Shaikh of Bahrain for tho mischief already done,
he was unable to control the actions of Shaikh 'Abdullah, who shortly
after 6ct out on another cruiso and captured two moro Bahrain vessels.
Annoyed by theso proceedings, to which tho Restrictive Line prevented
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his making any rejoinder, the Shaikh of Bahrain appealed to tho British
authorities and sent his brother ’Ali to wait upon tho Resident; and tho
result was an injunction, issued by tho central Persian Government at
the instance of tho British Envoy, directing tho Governor-General of
Furs to compel Shaikh 'Abdullah to give up the boats lie had taken and
to prevent him from disturbing the peace of the Gulf. Tho cx-Shaikh,
finding himself unsupported by Persia, gave tho Resident a vorbal pro­
mise to abstain, so. long as he should continue to rcsido in Persia, from
aggressions upon Bahrain; but, as ho rofused to confirm this under­
taking in writing, a British war vosscl was despatched to Naband, and ho
was told to consider himself as having been formally placed under restraint.
Proceed*!
Naband having ceased, undor theso restrictions, to be a suitablo placo ^ c
i of .residence for him, Shaikh ’Abdullah, in October 1845, informed tho shrukb t
Resident of his intention to remove to Qntif. Soon afterwards an unsuc- Qa^*
cc66ful attempt was made by him, in conjunction with tho Wahhabis, to
capture Bahrain, of which the details arc given in a later paragraph on the
relations of the Shaikh of Bahrain with the Wahhabi power. On tho
failure of this coup Shaikh ’Abdullah onco more took refuge at Kuwait. ^ ^
On becoming aware of theso events, tho British representative at ofr't|;# ^
Bushchr wrote to Shaikh Jfibir of Kuwait expressing a hope that ho
would not allow Shaikh ’Abdullah, while living under his protection, to r0Bida*»*
iudulge in depredations upon tho trade of Bahrain ; and tho hint was
! apparently taken, for the cx-Shaikh, during his stay at Kuwait, remained
altogether quiescent. In Juno 1810 Shaikh ’Abdullah received an
invitation from the Governor-General of Ears to return to Bushchr,
where it was promised that ho should be liberally entertained " until . . • •
the season for action had arrived”; but in August tho cx-chicf,
who was now well aware both of tho duplicity of tho Persians and
of their inability to assist him, declined their flattering but insincere
offer.
In September 1816, probably on account of the restraints to w jc Shii'kV*
subjected at Kuwait, Shaikh ’Abdullah removed to Ilasa, vr cio 10 iuriuff »
l at firstjn the neighbourhood of Dammam ; and at tho boginning 0
he was living, without any followers, on Tarut Island. U|r0Vailcd
greater part of his stay in Ilasa, us explained further on, wivi l)l
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