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CHAPTER EIGHTH.
(VII) Piracies in 1891-92.

456. Tho year 1891 was fruitful of
Eilcrnol A, March 1802, No*. 101-207.
piracies oil tho Katif Waters, of which a
list is subjoined:—

List of piracies committed in the Turkish waters of the Persian O ulf from
June to August.

*0. Period of occorreoco. Particular* of occurrence. Rekabxb.

1 18th Juno 1891 About H men supposed to belong to Tho Turkish troops
the Beni Ilnjir tribe boarded a shooi were to have gone
lying in tho port of Seyhat. They in pursuit of the
killed one of the crow and threw the robbers ; but it is
rest into the sea. not reported whether
any attempt was made
at the time to oapture
the latter.
2 Ditto • •• The 6ame men then captured a boat The Turkish guu-boat
belonging to Basri, killed one of the Sa/tir appears how­
crow and took everything that could over, to have been
be found; 6omc lucerne grass, date despatched later on,
etioks, and even the sails. but tho robbers could
not bo found.
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8 July 1891 • •• A shooi of Katif was boarded near Turkish troops were
Ojnir by 18 men of tho lleui Ilajir sent in pursuit, but
tribe. One of the crew was wound­ the robbers could not
ed ; and the pirates carried away bo found.
Rs. 223 in cash some dollars, gear
belonging to the 6booi, its canoe
and sails also two slaves forming
part of the crew, and a cousin of the
Nakhoda whom they took for a
slave.

I i 20th August 1891 ... Some 16 Bedouins of tho Beni Ilajir The Turkish aro said
tribe attacked a Persian shooi of to have taken no
Tahiriyeh, containing a cargo of action in the matter.
wheat, sheep hides, charcoal and
fire-wood intended for Bahrein.
Most of tho goods wero landed at
Selwa by Ibc robbere, who also
carried away property consisting of
gold, pearls, copper utensils, clothes,
sails, etc., amounting in value to
Its. 2,4-95. Ono of the lascara of
tho shooi was also taken away by
tie pirates, but he is said to lmvu
escaped eventually.

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