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both worn too generous to put him to death. Abdullah then pleadod for
his family and prayed that El-Der’eyyah and liis adhorents should bo spared.
These terms were conceded and a peace concluded. The ill-starred Amir at
once set out on his journey under a strong escort, and on reaching Cairo was
courteously received by Mahomed Ali Pasha, who forwarded him on to
Constantinople with a stron? appeal for his pardon. The Government
of tbo Porto was, however, implacable ; ’Abdullah-bin-Su’ood was paraded
ignominiously through the streots of the capital for three days, after which
he, with his companions in captivity, were publicly beheaded.
*-0. Tho Amir Abdullah whilst inheriting the courage, is reputed to have
lacked the ability and generosity of bis father Saud, and it is probable that
under tho latter tho Wahabis would havo made a more successful resistance
to tho Turkish arms.
21. After tbo surrender of Abdullah, Ibrahim Pasha, by order of his
father, commenced his return march, and the Viceroy insisted on the destruc­
tion of El-Der’eyynh which was accordingly burnt. Pour of the Amir’s
brothers, Ealiad, Sa’nd, Hasan, and Khalid, were carried as prisoners to Cairo.
22. The operations of the Egyptian array extended to El-Hasa and EI-
Katif on the Persian Gulf, and it was intended to place the Government of
El-Hasa in tho hands of the Beni-ELhalid who, as hereditary enemies of the
Wahabis, had joined the invaders.
23. During the progress of Ibrahim’s operations in Nejd the adherents
of the Wahabis at Ras-el-Khaimnh, and that part of the Oman Coast had
engaged in fresh piracies, and in order to put a stop to their depredations, the
Government of India resolved on sending another expedition to chastise them.
The Sultan of Maskat was invited to co-operate in tho undertaking which he
readily consented to do.
24. On the news of the capture of El Der'eyyah reaching India', the
Government conceived the idea of secur-
A D' 18 ing the co-operation of tho Egyptian*
T ashn also, against the pirates of Pas el-lChaimah, and Captain Sadleir, of
Her Majesty’s 47th Pont, was deputed to proceed to tlio camp of Ibrahim
Pasha to convey to him tho congratulation of the Government of India on his
success and proposed combined action and mutual co-operation. It was in
April 1819, long after II raliim Pasha had returned to Medina, when Captain
Sadlier started from Bombay on this remarkable mission. He had instructions
to call at Maskat to confer with tho Sultan on tho subject of the negotiation
with which ho was entrusted, and it appears that Seyyid Sa’eed took a clearer
and more practical view of the question than the Government. His Highness
considered it. very improbable that. Ibrahim Pasha would have power to discuss
so important.a question of policy, hut assuming he had, His Highness
strongly doprecated, the association of Turkish troops in tho proposed expedi­
tion against the Jowasim pirates, urging, for one thing, that the cruelties
committed by those troops ia Nejd would tender it repulsive to himself and
his people to*nct in alliance with thorn against Arabs; further His Highness
held with reason that, tho plan of inviting the Turks to ’Oman would be
fraught with danger to the independence of tho Maskat State.
26. From Maskat, Captain Sadlier oontinued his adventurous journey,
and reaching El-Hasa found that the Egyptian General had returned to
Medina, and that tho whole of the Turkish foruos -were being withdrawn
from the neighbourhood of the Persian Gulf sea-board,. He joined a Turkish
detachment under orders to march westward from El-Hasa, and travelled
in their company. Passing El-Dor’oyyoh, he found-that town in ruins, and
saw not a single iuhabi ant. Shakrah also had.been razed to the ground.
20. The Envoy eventually reached the camp of. Ibrahim; Pasha near
Medina, and. on unfolding the purpose of his jouvney, it turned out that, as
sui:g«sied by the Sultan of Maskat, the General had no authority to enter on
tho negotiation, and could only refer to proposals to his father, the Viceroy
of Kgypt.. The latter ultimately intimated that neither he nor tho Porto
desired* or needed foreign aid in dealing with the Wahabis of Nejd.