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Part II—Ohap. XIV. 41
Ordered that the acting Rosidcnt at Bushire be advised of the prcccdiujr intimation to
Captain Soton, and instructed to represent through the Ambassador (if still at Bushire)
or othorwiso to the Government at Sheoraz in the event of any dissatixfaction still remaining
in thoir minds on this account, that considering how clearly Captain Seton was in his
instructions cautioned against any act that might prove in tho least degree of offonce to the
Persian Government (of which his application to Mr. Bruce respecting particular classes of tho
piratical depredators in the Gulpli is in proof), should he havo been led to afford any assistance
to Soyed Bed or in tho recovery of Gombroon, it must have bccu in the idea and belief that
instead of counteracting he would thereby be promoting the views of the Stale of Persia, in
restoring a place to the Muscat Government which it is understood to have long held in farm
from that of Persia and of which ho must have been made to understand that the piratical
powers in the Gulpli had foroibly taken possesuon contrary to tho intentions of His Majesty
tho King of Persia in tho course of the confusion into which that quarter was involved
immediately after the death of tho lato Seyod Sultan of Muscat or otherwise. It could never
havo ontured into Captain Sotou's mind to adopt any step in tho most remote degree obnoxious
or disngrccablo to tho Persian Government with whom he so well knows that it is so much the
object of Ilis Exocllenoy tho most Noble tho Governor-General to cultivate the most perfect
harmony. _____________
Dated Muakat, 1st August 1806.
From—Captain David Sbton, Resident at Muskat,
To—Mb. William Deuce, Aotiog Residoot, Bushire.
I havo bean favoured with yours of the 8th instant, and duplicate of the 30th ultimo, Secret and Poll,
the original is not yet arrived. Dept Diary
I am oxtremely sorry the Court of Shiraze was allowed to receive the first accounts of
bein" employed against tho Joasmee pirates from our enemies ; and you may assure the PP’
Ambassador that tho English ship did not fire a gun, as K-hadjee Salmoon, who was present,
will inform him; and how much l respected tho subjeots of tho King of Persia, although they
were harbouring notorious pirates who had plundered our vessels.
Bunder Abassce, by a Kirmaun, was granted to the Emams of Muscat, and they paid tribute;
on the death of Seyud Sultan, it was given by the Vali in charge to Mulla Hu9sim Mainie
to redeliver to the successor of Syud Sultan, aud on Seyod going to demand it, they fired
on him. Our vessel was present but did not fire. I lent some of our people to the Arab vessels
and the Khelcdan making this a pretence for giving up his charges surrendered and told
Mulla Hussim, that, should tho English open their fire on him, ho would not have a place
to hide his wife in; uuder this impression he wrote to Shiroze, but finding afterwards we
did not fire, he came on board ship to me. told what he hud done, and warned me to prepare
myself for a complaint from Court. I do not know whether he will write to rectify his
mistake, but your informing Mahomed Nuby the circumstance will be sufficient.
It is to be regretted you did not communicate ray being in that quarter to the Court
of Persia; in every point of view they ought to have known it. I was serving and protecting
their subjects, more than ton of their vessels were conveyed by the Arab tloet, aud by us,
in safety.
You appear ignorant of tho connection between the Joasmee and Mainie, that Shaikh
Gadeef of Lingua and Shinass is the person who plundered the Shannon, and also that the
tribes on the islands and tho main are the same—that tho very Shaikh who took the Trimmert
Sultan ben Sugger, was with forty boats and thousand men at Kishra where respect for
His Majesty of Persia prevented our burning his fleet, and we simply shut him up till he promised
to send back the Trimmer and refrain from piracy in future.

Extract of a letter from Captain Daoii Seton to the Honourable the Governor, dated Muscat, 14th 8ocr«t and Pol).
August 1805. Dept. Diary
No. 171 of 1806,
Enclosed are some papers from Mr. Bruce which I suppose reached by the Margarett, ****' 4343.
and havo to regret my answer did not then accompany them. The Bushire people are
extremely jealous of any settlement being made at Bunder Abass, which induces them to make
a noise whenever Arabs get possession of it.
Shaikh Gadeef of Lingua on the Persian side of the Gulph is a Joassim by birth, uncle
to Sultan ben Sugger of Rassul Khemeh on the Arabian shore and a Wahabee by religion,
and pays tribute to Sohood, the present leader of that rising sect; but living on the coast of
Persia, he calls himself, when it suits his purpose, a Persian subject though he obeys no order
but what pleases him. Mulla Hussain (the Chieftain of tho Isle of Kishm) is father-in-law
and cousin to the same Sultaun, and in tho same predicament with Persia. Their boats cruize
with the Joassims, they receive and shelter and supply their wants in thoir ports, and as the
trade is obliged to go along the Persiau Coast, they can tally out on it, an advantage they
would not otherwise havo.
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