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port II—Chap. XIII. 35
there, a letter to his address is, in this expectation, enclosed, accompanied by a translation
for your own information. Should, howovor, intermediate circumstances have placed the powers
of tho Muscat Government in other hands, you will abstain from delivering the letter to
Salem. In such caso it will become your duty to conduct yourself towards tho ruling party
for tho time being in tho spirit of that part of tho preceding instructions which apply to such
a contingency.
8. Tho suggestion contained in your letter of tho 20th ultimo in favour of this Govern­
ment assistin'/ Imaun of Muscat in chastising the Joasmccs by avoiding the assistance of the
cruisers on the Oulph, as may now bo conveniently done through tho means of tho Mornington
already tliorc, appears very advisablo in as far as it may bo found free of objection in respect
to tho Wahabcc, who, from your report, would appear to have been formerly their protector.
Thoy aro now said to have quarrelled with tho tribo. Provided, therefore, that you shall, on
your arrival at Muscat, havo every reason to believo, that the Wahabee will not take offence at
tho intended coorcion, it may (all other local circumstances continuing, in your view of them on
your arrival, to render tho same urgontly advisablo) be pursued or otherwise. As Mr. Mauesty
has intimated his intention to depute a proper person to Deryah, to demand the restitution of
tho captured vessels and property, you may await tho result of that intervention of which
Mr. Mancsty has been instructed to advise you, with all practicable dispatch.
9. In view to its being thus oventually determined to act against the Joasmees, a letter
under flying seal to tho Commaudcr of tho Hou’blo Company's Cruizcr Mornington is now
enclosed in which he is instructed to comply with all your requisitions and to remain in tho
Gulph, while you may require his prosonco.
10. On tho ground of the suggestion contained in the concluding paragraph of your
letter of the 28th ultimo, tho Superintendent of tho Marine has been instructed to prepare a
small vossel as therein proposed, or if there bo nono such to arm the Queen in the mode
desired j upon which she is, after delivering her packet, to be employed in concert with the
Mornington under your direction in the protection of the British navigation, by suppressing
tho pirates in the Gulph. Tho Queen in, in this view, to have 11 artillery men, under a good
Serjeant, put ou board of her ; and to be victualled till tho end of August, as is also the
Mornington j the supplies necessary for this purpose being as far as there may not bo room
for them on tho Queen sent on board of tho dingy engaged by you.
11. As the Queen must in the first instance proceed up the Gulph to Bushire and Bussora,
with tho Basha of Bagdad’s ship tho packet to Bussora, you should by the 6ame opportunity
write to Mr. Manesty for tho purpose of advising that gentleman of the viows in relation to
the suppression of tho pirates, if still requiring to be hostilelj coerced and desire his advice as
to the effect which any active proceedings against the Joasmees or any others may probably
have on our national interests with the Wahabees or other Power on either coast of the Gulph;
8uchasitmay be perhaps in Mr. Manesty’s power (through his local influence more particularly
in the upper part, cf the Gulph) to avert. You will accordingly request of him and wait to
answer, before our vessels enter on any offensive plan of hostility against the pirates ; unless as
above observed tho urgency of circumstances should for the protection of our trade and navi-
tion call for speedier course.
12. In your proceedings towards the pirates, you are to be particularly cautious to act
with the greatest moderation, to aim at pacification by means of negoeiation, and to avoid
hostilities, at all events, with any classes of the armed boats and vessels belonging to either side
of the Gulph which may have respected the British flag so as that we may not prove the
aggressions in any instance.
13. You are likewise to correspond with, and to act generally in commerce with the
views and advice of Mr. Bruce at Bushire, with a view to keep clear of all disputes with the
Wahabee, or either of the two Governments of Turkey or Persia.
H. It appearing by a letter from Mr. Bruco of the 12th of January that part of the crew
of tho buggla employed by Messrs. Yaul Loane and Houre, in the recovery of the Fly’s
packet were, after having been captured by the pirates—left at Busheab on board of a dow—
supposed to be bound to Muscat, it is in consequence desired that your utmost endeavours in
recovering and relieving those helpless British subjects in the event of your being enabled to
obtain any information respecting them.
16. On this occasion I am directed to enclose to you, as received in a dispatch from
Lieutenant Pasley of the 14th of January last, copy of the translation of a Memorandum
from Munsheo Muhamed Husseio at Shiraz respecting the position at that period of the
Sheikh of Busheab, and other circumstances connected with seizure by him of the ship Hector,
From the information of the Munshee, it would seem that some of the plundered property has
been lodged at Ormuz, a point to ascertainment of whioh is reoommondod to your enquiring. If
this should be found to be still the case, it may perhaps be in your power to effect its recovery
through the good offices of the Muscat Government on whioh Ormuz is dependent.
n <. ®e^0re Bombay, the following objections were pointed out by
uaptain Seton to the establishment of a permanent Residency at Maskat 1805.
aod Poll.
(letter dated 20th March 1805). Dept. Diary No.
(1) The Arabs had already consented to a person residing permanently pp-
among them, but would not allow a flag or a factory.
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