Page 15 - PERSIAN 2 1879_1883_Neat

RESIDENCY AND MUSKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR 1879-80. 3

PART I.

GENERAL REPORT FOR 1879-80.
The classification of tlic various territories to be noticed is arranged
as follows:—
1. The 'Oradn or Muskat State.
2. Pirate Coast
3. El-Bahrain.
4. Nejd, El-IIasd, and El-Katr.
5. Southern Persia.
C. Bassidore.
1.—9Oman.
The Officiating Political Agent’s report forms Part IV. It is to be
noted that for convenience of political administration the Government of
India decided that the political jurisdiction of the Agent at Muskat
should exteud to Rus% Sajir or Sair so as to iuclude the district of
Bhofar.
2.—Pirate Coast.
The trucial ports or townships on this coast continue under the
government of the same Chiefs, namely :—
1. Ras-el-Khaiinah, under Hamevd-bin-’Abdullah, Jow&irnee.
2. Umrn-el-Kawain, under Abmed-bin-’Abdullah, Al-bu-’Ali.
3. ’Ajman, under Rash id-bin-Hamcy d, Al-bu-’Ali.
4. Shargah, under Salim-bin-Sultun, Jowasiraec.
5. Dabay, under Ilashar-bin-Maktoom, Al-bu-Falasab.
6. Abu-Zhabbee, under Za’eed-bin-Khaleefali, Bcni-Y^S.
During the year tranquillity was maintained on the sea along this
?oast, and the various Chiefs have continued to observe the general truce
which was reported last year on the land. A collision was feared about
November between the people of Shargah on the one side and those of Ras-
cl-Khaimah, 'Ajmdn and (Jmm-el-Kawain on the other. Disturbances
had occurred amoDgst the Noeym tribe near Bereymee, and the Shargah
and ’Ajra&n Shaikhs espoused opposite causes, and afforded active sup­
port to their respective friends. The three Shaikhs of 'Ajmdn, Ras-el-
Khaimah and Umm-el-Kawain on this occasion formed an offensive and
defensive alliance, but no actual hostilities were reported. The Shaikh
°f 'Ajradn proceeded himself to Bereymee. On this the Chief of Sbar-
£ah concluded a fresh treaty of alliance with the Chief of Abu-Zhabbee.
The faction of the Noeym favored by ’Ajman appears to have had the
best of the dispute and the 'Ajman Shaikh returned home on 6th De­
cember.