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constantly the honor of corresponding with his Majesty, and expects imme-
diately to bo around «r.th an audience. Prdm every thing which has yet
appeared the highest hopes are entertained of the success of his mission. He
has been reee.ved by Mohammad Ali IChan, the Beiglerbcg, in a still unex­
ampled and unexpected. The nobles and Chiefs of the City came out three
Kos to welcome lum, and the Beiglerbcg himself received him without the
walls and conducted lum .n with every circumstance of respect May this
farther instance of the influence of your happy auspicious be only the o^en of
successes yet to come, and may it be participated until the end of time to the
interests, over winch you preside.
•As to the arrival of the Imam of Muscat m. ™
Behrain, the Beiglerbeg had sent his brother in commandof a "body^of
troops to Bushire, are now come to a bait without the City. Shaik Nasser
Khan, however, lias taken upon himself the office of mediator, and proceeded
to Behrain where he has received from the inhabitants an acquiescence in the
payment of the Dewany Revenue, which supersedes the necessity of the expe­
dition altogether. Syed Sultan it would appear, is a little enraged to find
himself thus left in the lurch, and to make amends for his disappointment
has taken possession of the Castle of Kharuk, from which he has since wo’
ceeded to Behrain Shaik Nasser has pot returned, but writes that the
Uttoobees aie willing to accede to every proposition of the Beiglerbeg • whose
brother is now writing for farther intelligence from Behrain, to decide upon
wliat line of conduct, the events of the hour may make it necessary to pursue.
I have little farther to add but my professions of sincere attachment to those
whom I servo aud ray assurances that whatever occurrences may be worthy of
transmission, I shall have the honour of forwarding to you with all possible
dispatch. Bushire, 22nd July 1799.
P. j$.—I have ordered a boat to Bussora to return with your oommands
if there be any, to the address of the Nuwab my master.

CCLXXI.
From Samuel Manesty to the Governor and Council at Bombay.
Hon’ble Sir,
In my former address, I have had the honour to expatiate on the subject
of the Bacha’s suspicions of Seiad Sultan, and in a particular one, I ventured
• The Imaum in 1799, proceeded, in compliance with the application of the Beiglerbeg of Fare, with four
ships, and sixty Buggalows and armed gallivate, to attack the Uttoobeee, and(reduce Bahreio. The Ottoobees
had only three ships, which were on a trading voyage in the Indian seas, which wero all taken by the Imaam
on their return.
The Uttoobees wrote on this occasion to Shaikh Nassir of Bushire, stating that the island of Bahrein was
originally under the Turkish Government, the Kings of the Sofi race having for some time brought it under
0ontroi, but that it was seventy years since they had been in possession of it ; that they were now desirous of
becoming subjeot to the King of Persis, to whom they would pay tribute. Shaikh Nassir availed himself of
this invitation, and privately proceeded to Bahrein, and received the tribute for 1798.
The Imaum, oa hearing of the intelligence, expressed his displeasure at the Shaikh's conduct. He seized
the opportunity of Shaikh Nassir's absence from Bushiro to spread a report in Katrack that he had fled from the
Island, and Shaikh Ghanum, Shaikh Nassir's cousin, bad been appointed Governor, recommending them to send
all tbs Bushire people baok from Karruck, as Shaikh Ghanum would consider them as rebels and confine their
women, and to entrant the charge of the fort to him. The Karrackces, in consequence, gavo up the fort to the
Imaum, who immediately wrote to the Beglerbeg of Fars, that aa there woio very few people at Karrack, he
had taken possession’of it, to pievent the Uttoobees occupying It, and offered to give five years' revenue
in advance if the Ialand wero given up to him. The result of this application is not known, hut Syud Sultan
having amicably adjusted matters with the Uttoobees and the Shaikh of Bushire, returned to Muskat, ao event
•which restored tranquillity to the Gulf.