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Statement of Jabim dim Thani made privately to Aoa Muhammad Haium, 17th January 1887.
XXo has suffered losa in looking aftor tbo safoly of tho country. Ho alono
bears tho exponso, and no ono holps biiu. Ho has given himsolf and his pro-
orty up for tho 8ccurity of tbo country and tho tranquillity of its people. He
Jponcla about 10,000 dollars overy year for this purpose, and every ono knows
tliis. On this account, as well as owing to bia baviug tho rank of an officer,
bo is proventod from engaging in earning bia livelihood and applying himself
to cominorco. Ho baa no allowanco except (the profits of) trade, and neither
baa bo dato plantations nor customs. What lio now spends aro tho profits
which bo mado in former times by trade, "When what bo has baa boon spent
lio will roturn to trado which was tbo vocation of bis father and grandfather.
Ho has usod ovory endeavour to scok cscapo from this post with a view to look
aftor bis intorosts and gain bis livelihood; but as ho did not got this dolivcrancc,
andboing in Bida’a wboro according to custom presonts liavo to bo given to ovory
one, as well as bo lon£ as bo continued to bo an official of tbo Turkish Govern­
ment, which rondored it unbofittiug his engaging in trade and swallowed up
oil ho had, ho choso to flco from tho centre of Katr to a part devoid of Arabs
and uninhabited, with a view to aottlo thoro with twenty families of his rela­
tions. Thon ho would be out of all responsibility and troublo which fall on
him at Katr, but not at tho place where he is going to settle. There ho can
bo responsible for any proceedings due to him. His object was to seek his own
safety against tho doings of other men and livo peaceably, aud ho has elected
to aottlo at SomoyscmaYi where ho has built houses. This place is a day distant
from Til Bida'a. Wero it not for aforesaid cireumstauccs ho would not leave
his nativo country, for one’s natiyo country is dear to one. When ho has
Bottled at Somoysemah ho will hold himself responsible for any irregularities
occurring within tho limits of Semeysemah. Ho further added that if some
men and officers on tho part of tho Turks vacated El Bida'a, ho would return
to his country which is El Bida’a, as usual. He would return and bo responsible
for all occurrences within his limits as before, on condition that tho Mutcsscrif
of El Ilasa did not interfere with him. His object and prayer was that the
Resident would continuo to regard him with favour as before.
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Dated II. M/s Ship Sphinx at Bushiro, 18111 January 1887.
From—Commander W. L. Morrison,
To—Colonel E. C. Rosa, C.S.I., II. B. M/a Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
Incompliance with your request of tho 30th ultimo, I have tho honor
to inform you Her Majcsty’6 ship under my command left Bushiro at 3-40 r.M.
on tho 3rd instant with Muhammad Rahim, Nativo Agcul at Bushiro, on board,
and arrived at Bahrain tho following forenoon. Hajee Ahmed, tho Native Agont
at Bahrain, immediately came on board, and aftor communicating with Muham­
mad Rahim thoy wont oshoro together to visit tho Shaikh. As they had not
finishod thoir business, I romained at Bahrain tho whole of tho 5th and left
at 10-45 a.m. on tho 6th, arriving off Ras-bu-Amrau at 3-42 r.M. tho same
ovoning. Tho two Agouts landed aud communicated with Bu-Sharuf aud El
Rowaia.
I left the anchorago at daylight and arrived off Eoweyrat at 10-30 a.m.. tho
fiamo day; but as it was blowing hard from tho south-east with rather a heavy
sea, landing was impracticable, I remained thcro all that day aud night, but
tho Agent* not thinking it expediont to land on accouut of tho weather still
boing bad, bo as not to lose timo I left at 0-20 a.m. on tho 8th intonding to
lay to off Khor Slmkik, but thcro still boing a good sea on and the wind having
shifted to tho northward, we could not get nearer than G miles off tho land.
Tho Agent* thon roquested mo to go on to El Bida’a, so I proceeded aud arrived
°ff tho harbour that oveuiug. As it was too late to entor I anchored outsido
and wont in on Sunday morning tho 9th.
. Remained at El Bida’a until 11-5 A.M. on tho 14th, whou I left on boing
R|0?0^ Agont* they would not romniu lougor and uuchorod off IChor
mi1* that afternoon about G miles from tho shoro. A heavy soa was
MU running from tho south-east. After communicating I left at daylight
704 f. u.