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Office No 257 of 1851
Cons: No 16 of 1851
From Secret Department
Lieut Colonel Hennell
Resident in the Persian Gulf
To

A. Malet Esquire
Chief Secretary, to the Govt of Bombay
Camp near Bushire

5th August 1851
Sir,
I have much satisfaction in forwarding for the information of
the Right Honorable the Governor in Council, the enclosed copy of a
letter from Commodore Porter, dated the 31st ultimo reporting that.
Ameer Fysul, the Wahabee Chief, has concluded a peace with Mahomed
ben Khuleefa, the Sheik of Bahrein through the good offices of Sheik
Saeed ben Tahnoon of Aboolhable, and after giving up possession of
the forts of Bidda to Sheik Ally bin Khuleefa had returned to
Sahsah.
2. The only favourable condition obtained by the Ameer from the
Bahrein Sheik, has been the promise to pay at some future time, the
sum of 4,000 Crowns on account of the arrears of the “Zukat" or
Tithe.
3.
blockade at^ateef'bv*th °f Bldd*' and the successful forcing of the
it not been for o^r In erfer^ °f E),-Chlef' * think, that, had
Squadron in Bahrein the erence> and the opportune arrival of the
upon that Island! W0Uld have seeded in his views

4.
the Agent at'Bahre ln^dated°th°fsubstance of two letters from
respectively commutate !n ! 2«th July and 2nd Instant,
for peace, Ind their succissf!f r«JnsPr°9reSS °f th* ne90tlatl0nS

5.
termination^s^holerab's rfatno th“S brou9ht to an early
have occurred on board th* ? in Bahrein, and other fatal cases
Squadron In the unh!I?*£5 Euphraties". The sick list also of the
rapidly increasing. Y neighbourhood of Bahrein and Kateef was
6.
a copy of my^eDlv^of f0r the lnformation of Government,
requesting him tiyreLnS ?heay 5 d?tC t0 Co™°rdore Porter,
several stations? VCSSels °f the *****™n to their

Residency, Persian I have the honor to be
Gulf, Camp near (Signed) S. Hennell
Bushire, 5th August 1851 Resident in the Persian Gulf