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influence and of subjection to their rivals now alarmed the Ghafiri
tribes, and the Bani Riyam, Bani Jibir, Jannabah and Bani Bu Ali
prepared to repudiate the authority of the regent, Badar-bin-Saif, Wali
of Sohar, also made ready to resist, with the help of the Na im tribe,
any attempt to coerce him that might be made from headquarters. At
the beginning of October, after a month's residence at Masqat, Salih-
bin-'Ali left for Sharqiyah, ostensibly in order to protect the interests
of the government there. A visit of more than three weeks' duration was
paid to 'Abdul 'Aziz in October by Zaid -bin-Khalifah, the Shaikh of
Abu Dhabi, who promised to support his interests.
At this juncture the arrest was effected at sea, by British naval
agency, of the ex -Sultan Salim -bin-Thuwaini, who since his escapade at
Gwadar in December 1873 had resided at Qishm on a pension of $150
a month from Turki. Having left his Persian retreat for 'Oman,
Salim was captured off the Suwadi islands by H.M.S. " Daphne^
on the 10th or 11th of October ; his excuse for disregarding the
previous warnings of the British Government was that he had come to
arrange for the continuance of the pension that had been paid him
by Turki j but he had with him two Baghlahs and about 40 ^n and
it was believed that he had meant to land at Hail Al J Umair m Batma
and thence to make a dash on Masqat. He was according y remove
to India and kept at Haidarabad in Sind, under conditions similar to
those under which 'Abdul 'Aziz had been detained at Karachi , bu e
died of small-pox in the following year. . , . ,
Colonel Miles, the British representative at Masqa , main am
with the approval of Government, a somewhat distant at itu « in
relations with the regency, and more than one request y
for pecuniary assistance was refused, the Zanzibar •->' S
continued instead to Turki at Gwadar ; TJa'shluld
given that, if in a grave emergency at Masqat ^ ad
prefer a written request for help in the name of his ro er '
should be complied with in the accustomed manner, as if ema ^ g
from Turki himself. It seems probable, from various ^
only the fear of non -recognition by the British Government lestramed
'Abdul 'Am from declaring himself ruler of 'Oman in his own
Towards the end of the yeat returning health andsprntsdecided
Turki to resume the persona! his
manner of his reappearance was peculiar, ' ftt Matrah {rom a
deputy with his intentions, be '""l b8 . n tliell abs ent
native boat on the 13th of December, Abdul
RelationB o£
the regent
with the
British repre
sentative.
Sudden return
oi Turki from
Gwadar and
end of the
regency*
December
1875.