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Dowosha, and left tho dates, and many other effects upon the spot, which may
be made away with resolved to despatch tho 8wallow to prevent it, at the
6ametimo desired tlio Mussaluem would give me an order cn the present sub­
ject for delivering up our just rights and also some of his pcoplo compoll them
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thereto, ho gavo mo for answer that as the Bashaw was not so near, ho had
very little power as Governor and prudence would diroot him to leavo the
authority of ordering to his superiors and as tho Government of tho city was
now in tho hands of Hodgoo Esuf, if I could agree with him, whatever should
be ro9olvcd upon, he, the Mussaleem would carry into execution. In con­
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sequence of whioh X sont for HodgeeEsuf; and having represented the affair
to him and tho necessity there was for coming to an immediate determination
he instantly ordered ono hundred soldiers to bo got in readiness which with
an order to tho inhabitants of Dowasah to deliver the dates were sent
away in company of the Swallow, Captain Nesbill having orders not to suffer
any dates whatever to he carried from Dowasah untill Mr. Shaw’s demand was
first satisfied.

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Translation of a letter from Mi Bashaw, to Andrew Price, received the 18th October 1863.

Tbe Puha aaka for The receipt of the two letters you wrote me not long since gave mo the
aa*iatanoe of highest satisfaction, the contents of which I understood. In answer then to
Eogliah ahipt .
again at tho Saab, the first—I see clearly from Mr. Shaw s pretensions on Dowasah that you are
well acquainted with the hostilities Sheikh Sulaiman the Chaab has committed,
and from the exact relation which I have received from my Mnssaleem, by
which it appears that Shaikh Sulaiman acts in every respect with the highest
insolence. I think it fitting to bring him to reason. I am gratefully sensible
of the assistance, you (on account of Mr. Shaw’s pretensions afforded my sub­
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jects in delivering Sheikh Ali, in consequence of which favour) the motive of
whioh I am sensible, was the sincererety of your friendship for me. I have
vested the said Sheikh Ali with a coat of honour. This affair has increased and
stung the regard I had for you, may God preserve your health and continue
our friendship.
You have by your manner of acting confined the friendship that has ever
subsisted between the Sultan and the British nation, on which account, I on
my own part shall not miss any opportunity of convincing you of my hearty
friendship. I hope however in consequence of the accounts sent me by my
Mussaleem of Sheikh Sulaiman’s hostilities, that you will continue to assist
with your Bhips without any excuse, as it will not only bo highly agreeable to
me, hut likewise to tho Grand Signior, to whom I shall not fail to notice it.
I had intentions before the arrival of Shaikh Ali to march towards Hovisa
but have now (depending on the assistance of your ships) taken the road for
Basrah, and my desire is, as the well being of my Government depends upon
it, that while I march with my army by land, you will send your ships to
block up the mouth of the river, and you have full power to take, burn and
destroy whatever you may meet with belonging to the Chaab, in short make
yourselves masters of the Gallivats, as they will no doubt endeavour to escape
to sea, and this my letter shall be a sufficient warrant for anything that may
happon. Tho demolishing the Chaab will be a ghry to your nation, and