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56 Part II—Chap. XVII.

I have the honour to enclose the duplicate of my address to Government, under date 8th
instant, tho original of which will be delivered by the vakeel which llassan bin Rehma
intends deputing to the Presidency.
Poll. Dept.
Diary No. 410 of Tran flat ion of a letter from Abdella then Soud *hc IF ahabee Chief to IFm. Bruce, Esq.,
1816, pp. 126*126. Resident at Bushire. Received 2nd October 1814.
Your communication Iibb been roceived regardin',' tho proceedings of tho Joa»6cmees
towards your pooplo. You aro well acquainted that I have never authorised either tho
Joassemeea or any other tribes to molest or interrupt any of your people. Your letter reached
mo at tho time that Harsan bin Rehma tho Ameer of Joassemee was in attcudanc*, tho purport
of which was made kuo^n to him. He replied that to his knowlcdgo no property of tho
English had been taken by him. I have now directed him to writo to you that whatever
property can bo proved against him ho is to deliver up to you. And I am better than those
who morely fulfil treaties, as is said by God, ,f O truo believer, perform your contracts, ye are
allowed to eat tho brute cattle other than what ye aro commaucUd to abstain from," passage
of the Koran.
Hassan bin Rehma now deputes a mnn to you ; you will hear what he says that they have
i not taken any English property. Their enemies chargo them with thing that they however
committed. Let me know who are your subjects and their distinguishing mark, as
! • Meaning all who poiseie tho Wahabeo the vessels of true* Mahomedan are constantly
belief. cruizing at sea.

Translation of a letter from Hassan bin Rehma, Ameer of the Joassemee, to Wm. Bruce, Bsq.t
Poll. Dept.
Diary No. 419 of Resident at Bushire, dated 25th August 1814. Received 22nd October 1814.
1816, pp. 126-136.
I have had pleasure to receive your letter by your messenger and understood its content
and wished to have returned an answer by him accompanied by a man from myself, but on
my arrival to Guttar in a Taliaa 1 w.is drove back by a strong breeze to Oman. After which
I went to meet Abdella bin Soud and there saw your letter to him regarding mo ; you are
well acquainted that anything that may be proved acquaint as we will restore, without
your replying to Abdella bin Soud or any one else. You mention that our vessels go towards
Sind which is very right, but we have scarce brought anything from that quarter merely a
little coarse, red rice, small quantity of wheat, a little cotton and some iron ; but other tribes
also visit this quarter, the Joa6semes who are subject to Seyad Saide of Muscat and others who
take property and then charge with having done it j you know very well that we have a great
many enemies who strive to foment matters between—that we may be on bad terms and this
because they aro old enemies of ours, but it must be well known to you that we have no wi*h
for you or your subjects being losers. The treaty between us is very full and firm and which
newish to cement ftill stronger, any that y-u can prove against us—by the grace of God
shall be fulfilled and returned to you; but do not give ear to bad people such as those of
Muscat regarding us. Your messenger came to pur country, ask him if he saw any property
belonging to your people, boats or anything else. I have now deputed Hassan been Gaith to
you, whatever he says consider as from me, and if you wish to renew the engagement between
us he is fully authorised by me to do so, and I have hopes that you will not be too severe in
scrutinizing the past, and request you will point out the extent of your possessions towards
Sciud and those who are your subjects to me. I have always understood that your people go
about in ships and not in dungees, etc , these beloag to Sciud, Dewelle and Crotchee, nor do
we wish to molest your people or break our engagements. You will now be honoured by a
letter from Abdella ben Soud. My wish is that we should be on the best of t«-rms and not
that you should be displeased with us : what is in our heart* is the best towards you and our
wishes are to be able to visit India and carry on mercantile concerns and have to request
you will favour me with passes so as to enable our vessels to go there. When your messenger
reached me I intended to have paid you a visit in a Eatille, but God directed otherwise and
1 now write this at Lassa, on my way back to llasel Khima and shall wait your answer with
my man at Oman. Let me know your wishes which shall be uttended to.
Coluamah or Agreement between IF. M. Bruce, Esq., Resident at Bushire, on the part
of the British Government, and Hassan iben Mahomed iben Gaise Joassemee on the part
of Ameer Hassan iben Rehma, the Chief of the Joassemee at Basel Khima, entered into this
day at Bushire.
That strict friendship from henceforth shall exist between the British Government and
the Joassemees of Rasel Khima and all transactions that have heretofore passed be buried
in oblivion on the following conditions
Article 1st. That the Joassemee shall respect the British flag and offer no molestation
or interruption to vessels of whatever description they may be either ships, dows, boats, etc.,
navigating under British pass and colours, but on the contrary aid and assist them m e
proseout.o^°£ the ^ ^ Easei Khima an<1 aU others under the Government of the
Joajssemees shall be open to British subjects who shall have fr«*e permission to visit tnem a