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                                    fvi). Statement of slaves captured, runaway slaves liberated, etc.,
                                                       188^1905.
                                83. In the statement given below are shown the results of our anti-slave
                             operations from 1874—the slavers seized, the runaway slaves liberated and slaves
                             captured

                                   Slave vessels captured.     Fuoitivi SLAVIS.
                      Year.                                                       Slave* recovered.
                                         No. of slaves   Action taken.  Taking refuge.  How dealt with.
                              Dy which ship.
                                           found.
                     1883 84 ...  Nil                      None reported
                     1884-85 ...  I dhow by the Philoniil   *54  The dhow with  4 at Jask sta­ Taken on board the  at slaves recovered by ti®
                             off Uas-el-Had in    the slaves was   tion.  Dragoon and   Dr,non on the Pirate ccass.
                             18S4 (October).      condemned at       landed at Kara­ Attempt was made to carry c3
                                                  Maikat.            chi.        three Africans from 8at» -
                                                                                 dore, but ihrou   exertions
                                                                                 of agent at tingah the
                                                                                 Maghoo Chief obtained their
                                                                                 release.
                           I dhow by the Philomtl   5«  The dhow was   4at Maskat...  Manumitted  recovered at Maskat.
                            on its way to         burnt and the
                            Aden near Masira      case disposed
                            Islands in October    of at Aden.
                            1884
                    1885-86...  1 dhow bv the Cifirty   73
                            in September 1885.    Condemned in                  Slave Mabrook rescued from a
                                                   the Vice-                     native boat off Sur; an attempt
                           1 fishing boat by the  3 slaves disem­  Admiralty     was made by a Persian to
                       Ml                          Court                         enslave him at Bushire. bit
                            Kaugtr  in Septcm-  barked from   at
                            ber 1885.    a slaver.  j  Maskat with               he having sought British pro­
                                                                                 tection was recovered.
                                                   the slaves.
                                                                                (External A, July ioS6t Nos.
                                                                                 198-303.)
                    1886-87 ...  I dhow by the Wood­  30  Ditto     5 manumitted at
                            lark in June tobO.                       Maskat with Sul­
                           1 dhow by the Rcindttr                    tan's consent.
                            in May 1886.
                    1887.88 ...  I dhow by the King­  4 landed before   Released by the   37 at Maskat  28 liberated.
                            fisher in May 1887.  seixure at   Consular Court   9 dismissed not
                                                                     being entitled to
                                         Kurryat.  at Maskat.
                                                                     freedom under the
                                                                     treaty of 1873.
                                                           None reported.
                    1888- 89...  Nil       Nil     Ditto
                    1889- 50 ...  Nil              Nil     51 at Maskat  35 liberated   3 at Um-el-Kowein and liber­
                                                                     16 dismissed.  ated.
                                                                                15 in Bahrein,  taken to Oi-
                                                                                 shire and liberated.
                                                                                 Steam Navigation Co.**
                    1690-9! ...  I dhow by the Cossack   Not stated ... The dhow was   33 at Maskat  All liberated  35 brought in British Ird a
                            near Ras-Gamcilah     destroyed on                   steamer Kisfna from Karachi
                            in May 1887.          the crew having                to Maskat in charge ci
                           (External A, September   fired.                       some Arabs and liberated.
                            1890, Nos. 85-88.)                                  (External A. December iSy-s
                                                                                 Nos. 390-308.)
                                                                    54 liberated and the   ••••••
                    1891-93 ...  Nil                       71 at Maskat
                                                                     rest dismissed.
                                                                    50 liberated and the  3 liberated on the Arab cexst
                    1891-93 .«  Nil                        64 at Maskat  rest dismissed.  and sent to Bombay, *
                                                                                 case* of importing *■*»**
                                                                                 into Persia reported, la
                                                                                 most case* the slates
                                                                                 traced and liberated.
                                                            A few slaves   In case of recent   A free African fold into »’*►
                      *893-94   Nil                         applied for   importations, ma­
                                                            manumission   numissions, gran-
                                                            at liushire.  led.   imprisoned and his craft cc-
                                                                                 fiscated by the SuUaiv
                                                            36 at Maskat  AH releated.
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