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313. On tlio 17th Septombor 1S7S Colonel Ross forwarded a translation of
a letter from the News-Agent at Bushiro
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reporting tlio proceedings of • the Com­
mander of the Turkish gun-boat IsJcanderia which, as mentioned in paragraph
£00 of the memorandum above quoted, had beon sent by tho Turkish authorities
to Zobarah to caution tho Chief of Bidaa against any movement on Bahrein.
The Commandor of the Islcanderia had made peace between the Chief of Bidaa
and the Wacom tribe, most of whom had gone to Bidaa.
314. On tho 11th January 1879 we wrote to Colonel Ross concurring with
his opinion that the Chief of Zobarah had
Political A, January 1879, No. 2G0.
been sufficiently punished for his misdeeds
by the loss and injury which he and his people had suffered by reason
of the expedition led against them by tho Sheikh of Bidaa and Nasir bin
Mubarick.
316. Colonel Ross’ action in warning the Chief of Bahrein not to interfere
on behalf of Zobarah, and in taking precautionary measures to protect him, was
approved.
316. The Resident was also asked for further information regarding the
future position of the Turkish Government towards Zobarah.
317. In our letter to the Resident of the same date the acknowledgments
of the Government of India were conveyed to the officers and men of tho “ Vul-
ture ” for their sorviocs in October 1878, which resulted, as mentioned in
paragraph 298, in the capture of a number of piratical dhows off Katif. The
services of Commander Tringlc of the “ Vulture ” were subsequently acknow­
ledged by Lord Salisbury in his despatch to the Secretary of the Admiralty
of tho 4th March 1879 (Secret, September 1879, No. 15).
318. The measures adopted by the Resident for tho punishment of the sub­
jects of the Chief of Bahrein who fired upon a vessel oil' Abuthabi, as noted
above, wore approved, and tho Resident was direoted to warn the Chief that he
would not be allowed to evade responsibility on tho plea that his subjects acted
without or against his orders.
319. The Resident was instructed to allow the irregularity committed by
the Chief of Bahrein in receiving the Chief of Zobarah and his son as
guests just after they had beon engaged in piracy to stand over, as tho matter
would be taken up in considering tho question of the Turkish authority, over
Zobarah.
320. With regard to the case alluded to in paragraph above, in which
the Beni Hajir attacked vessels belonging to British Indian subjocts, tho
Resident was asked to ascertain, if possible, who the offenders were, as well
as the locality of the outrage, i.e., whether it was committed in Turkish terri­
torial waters.
321. On the 9th January 1879 a telegram was received from Secretary of
p .... . * r 10,0 M on State, in which ho asked to be furnished
auuary , 0. . i^itli all recent papers regarding piraoy m
the Persian Gulf.
322. Our despatch to Secretary of State, No. 6 of 17th January 1879, gave
subject08^ aCC0Un^ recen^ ca80s of piracy, and of the orders issued on the
323. Two letters from the Political Agent, Turkish Arabia, dated 78th and
20th November 1878, forwarded tho whole
Political A, January 1879, No*. 2G0 and 327.
. of the correspondence which had passed
between him and Colonel Ross, the Turkish authorities and Constantinople on
the subject of piracies. The Political Agent reported that the Turkish author­
ities were doing their best to get troops sent down to Ncjd. His own opinion