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230 Port VI—Chop. XLVI.
tnrnirds his Afrionn possession, oonBpiraoy and rebellion was boing

?l"n°Jof consequonco, tbo^Jbiofs and their followers who wore bound to aid and
1 “? their own Princo basely dosortcd his cause, and rofusod to fight against
T /idn Azan tolling the Imaura that the right to the Ohief.ainship of
n-Took and iU dopendoncies on the part of Hamood, was quite as good as that
t n^ Tnehnl and that they would not fight against Hamood, who has
°f n.8 H 1805. This affair hurt tho Imaum's prulo. and
groatly'circumsoribod'bis influence and lessened his dignity in Oman.” He
A that His Highness the Imaum in his two oxpedttions against Sohars,
added 'in erosonts to tho Chiefs abovo 300,000 dollars, which they
treacherously aooeptod and deserted him. The countries subject to Ristuk
and Sober are described to bo the best and most fertile in Oman.
421 Matters remained in this unsatisfactory state, until the return of the
t in 1839, when a reconciliation was effected between His
Imaum to M Hamud under the following circumstances, through tho
HlEnaof our »ntin the Persian Gulf On the 16th August, tho
modiatioii r I confidential Agent of tho Chief of 8ohar,
^ ffinbin Ally, apparently with no other object than to express
h^earnest^desire to ho^mded in all his policy entirely by the views of tho
British Government and his determination to oppose the intrigues and encroach.
^umhM^Sa^th^CommMderof8 the Egyptian forces,’ was endeavouring to

rbeof Beyance rn theirresistance to Khurshid Pasha's attempt. In reply to
thisoverture, the Resident reminded the Agent of the intimate terms of amity
existing between ns and His Highness the Imaum, and was informed that the
w his master could afford of his desire to be guided by our wishes
he to abstain from aggressions on the territories of our ally. He added that
whim His?Highness returned from Zanzibar he should be glad to exert his
friendly office*. to remove the hostile feeling at present existing between him
and the Imaum, and establish relations between Soharand Maskaton a friendly
footing.**
421A. Government entirely approved • of the Resident’s proceedings and
authorized him to endeavour to mediate a
• Letter, dated tbe 7tb September 1839.
reconciliation between the parties. The
Resident proceeded to Maskat, and in personal communication concluded
t The Treaty eoneiite of ween article* and an agreement the purport of which is given
atipniate#— in the margin, t The Imaum agreed
perfect and lutxog peace between the „ t() forgive and forget all that had
2nd.—Fm iniorcourw for trade to the rabjeots passed, provided the Sohar Sheikh would
,h. teHte, P1^6 \T?™ “?
of the one party to tbe territory of tbe other party. further interference With hl8 subjects, and
<<4.—Neither party to aid tbe rebellion* cease to excite them to rebellion, and sup-
opoolj or aecntlj P°rt ‘>>6® in their factious conduct
agjfieas againet tbe other parly. towards him.** The Chief of Sohar,
although apparently not quite so willing,
ita other territoriej. aocepted this as the basis of a settlement,
7/*.—Hie Highneae the Imaum to eupport and proceeded with OUr Resident to
•galort enemiee making war^pon him. P°WW Maskat. At a meeting which ensued
Tho Treaty ie dated tbe 23rd December 1839, between the parties On board the St. 0»
and i. bj both partiea.. flap the Chief q£ 8ohar conduoM
himself in a very intemperate manner, and made some very unreason­
able demands. These having been firmly declined by the Imaum, the
meeting broke up, 8yud Hamud promising to give a final answer on the
following day. Tne Resident then produced tho draft of a Treaty suited as he
considered to the interests of either side, which the Imaum requested might be
read aloud. At the termination of each article he placed his hand upon his
breast and said ‘ it is accepted. * When the whole of the clauses had been