"٣٣ ملف ٦٦٥ عداوات بين الشيخ زايد والشيخ جاسم" [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٣] (٨٤٥/٦٤٠)

No. 89, dited the 5tli March 1889.
From—The Residency Agent, Bahrain,
To—The Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
Alter Cornplim ents —Arrivals from Guttar sny tliat a wall has been builtfrom
the fort in which the Turkish soldiers are quartered, all round El-Bida : also some
towers. The people are in continual alarm about Sheikh Zaeed : sometimes they
say that he has arrived close to the place, and sometimes that he is still distant.
Jasim Bin Thani has left El-Bida with 80 horses and 150 camels ; some say that
he intends to go to El-Odeid, and others that he is going to Al Sala.
The Nakhoda of Alii Bin Rashid's boat arrived here to-day, and told me
that Jasim had buried 2,000 guns at the two above named places, to take them
when he required them, and that he has now taken them. Jasim has forbidden
the Al Na'aim to come to Bahrain ; Abu Gharib came here, and the.chief gave
him a boat, in which to bring his possessions ; but when he went back to Guttar,
he was not allowed to come, and the boat was sent back.
No. 62, dated Bushire, the 16th March 1889.
From— C olonel E. C. Ross, c.s .i., Political Resident iu the Persian Gulf,
T 0 The Secretary to the Government of India Foreign Department, Calcutta.
I have the honor to forward a translation of the marginally noted letter
received from the Residency Agent, Arab
No. 29, dated sth March 1889. coast, containing intelligence of the affairs on
the Pirate coast.
No. 29, dated the Sth March 1889.
From—The Presidency Agent, Shargah.
To—The Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
After Compliments.— r n\e Chief of Abu Dhabi has arrived at Sameh, and has
collected men there. The Chief of Uebay leaves Debay on the 13th March to
join the Chief of Abu Dhabi, and it is their intention to march on Guttar on the
18th idem.
The two men, whom the above 2 chiefs sent to Syed Eeysal at Muscat, have
returned with rupees 2,( 00 each ; and Syed Feysal has promised to send 600
bags of rice and munitions of war by boat to Debay.
The Chief of the Beni Ghafar from Shargah to Rasel-Khymah have re
fused to assist the Chiefs of Abu Dhabi and Debay against Jasim Bin Thani.
The Chief of Debay has written to the Chiefs of Shargah and Ajman that the
alliance made with*them in January is no longer binding ; and he has written
to me that he will never assist the Chiefs of Sharagh and Ajman against Sahm
Bin Sultan. The reason of this U that the Chief of Shargah has refused to help
the Chief of Debay against Jasim. The Chief of Shargah is collecting 10 dol
lars from each of his subjects, which he intends giving to his uncle Salmi Bin
Sultan, in accordance with the arrangement brought about by the Chief of
Debay, that he should pay Salim Bin Sultan 400 dollars yearly.
No, 70, dated Bushire, the 30th March 1889.
From—C olonel E. C. K oss, c.s.i .. Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department.
I have the honor to enclose translation of a letter from the Residency
Agent at Bahrain, reporting some inform-
No. 43, dated 13th March 1889. commuI1 i ca ted to him about Shaikh
Jasim Bin Muhammed Thani.
2. An agent of Jasim's is now in Bushire on his way to the Wali of Bus-
rah, for whom he has a letter.
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