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of the Arabs to head them and givo a sanction to their operations. Masoon
Cairn of Gonowa also joinod them about tho 22nd from Schyras. The 26th
the 3 last mentioned Gallivats sailed to meet Shaik Nassir and returned with
him. Tho 31st accompanied by Shaik Sagur of Alharam with his two Gallivats
and Shaik Nassor of Barein with his own and the two Bushirc Gallivats
making together a fleet of 9 Gallivats and 5 or 6 Dows. One of the Jmaun’s
ships came with the Shaik as far as Alharam when she sailed for Zobarra.
But 2 Dows laden with Bushiro property having separated from the fleet off
Gombroon for want of water were takpn near Kishme by the Gallivats belong­
ing to Shaik Abdallah of Ormuso.
Shaik Nassur engaged the Caun of Vcrdistan to assist him with 1,000 men,
who joined the allies the beginning of this month and the 7th Shaiks Nassir
Sagur and Nasoor repaired to them when the Whole forces being upwards of
4,000 men with 5 or 6 large cannon laid close siege to Bagur Caun in his
principal Fort.
On receiving news that near 200 men in 7 boats wero came from Taury
(between Congoon and Alharam) to the assistance of Bagur Caun and were landed
at his Fort near the sea the 12th, three Gallivats sailed thither to intercept
their return and stop the landing of further reinforcements. It is certain that
Bagur Caun depended much upon succour from the Chaub whom he solicited
soon as he got possession of Bushire and altho* the Chaub was then engaged
in a*war with the neighbours wherein he had greatly suffered he testified his
readiness to aid him by sending him a Trankey with 50 men for that purpose
which having touched at Delume near the dose of July and learning that the
Caun had quitted his conquest they returned to Doorack.
Some days ago Bagur Caun having come out of his Fort and consulted with
Masoon Caun, Meer Ally and others the 24 upon the promise of those Chiefs
for the seourity of his person, he visited Shaik Nassir promising to return the day
after and throw himself upon his mercy by surrendering up his Forts people and
effects to him which failing to perform caused a suspicion that he was seeking
an opportunity to escape or at last but trifling with him as he used to seize these
occasions for conveying provisions into the Fort which the Shaik connived at.
The 26th however he came again to Meer Ally and sent the Shaik a very false
account of the effects taken from Bushire at which time some of the Genowa
people who had a demand of blood upon him persuaded the Shaik to let them
cut him off which they effected while he was sitting with Meer Ally and with
him fell 15 of his people besides .25 being made prisoners who were saved by
the Shaik they having accompanied Bagur Caun thither and were his Chiefs
and some of the best men he had.
The day after bis small Fort with another under his Government at Haram
were given up to Shaik Nassir and yesterday Reis Hamet surrendered himself
and the large Fort to the Shaik ; which I have the pleasure to acquaint Your
Honour, etc., puts an end to the troubles in this neighbourhood.
Upon the whole this disaster having befallen Bushire may be attributed
to the unfortunate concurrent causes of Shaik Nassir*s absence and Carem
Caun*s death with its consequences for could the latter have been foreseen the
8haik would not have quitted Bushire and Bagur Caun was doubly guilty in
taking it since he had promised to proteot it agreeable to the Shaik’s reoom-
mendation just at his departure and tho moment this event reached Schyras
Choppare were dispatched to every part between Congoon and Gomboon to
assist the allies against that Rebel they might have had any forces from Sohyra8
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