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from 'Oman and to threaten an invasion of the country in case of non
compliance. Colonel Felly on becoming aware of these facts sent a
letter to the Wahhabi Amir, with whom his visit to Eiyadh had made
him personally acquainted, offering his own services as a mediator, and
he also invited 'Azzan-bin-Qais to a conference at Masqat ; but the letter
remained unanswered, and the invitation was politely declined.
Wahhabi de- In August ] S ()5 the usual Wahhabi mission arrived at Masqat and
creased^ trT- demande(1 fom ' time s the customary annual tribute ; the Sultan, by the
bute, 1865. advice of Colonel Disbrowe, the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , paid the ordinary
amount, and sent a message to the Amir that, as regards the remainder,
he awaited the result of Colonel Felly's offer of mediation,
on^flr^ises! I n the same month the Jannabah of Sur, who were discontented with
the Sultan's rule, sought Wahhabi assistance from Baraimi ; and the
Wahhabi agent, nothing loth, sent his brother and a Wahhabi contingent
who plundered Suq Sur, assisted by some of the disaffected tribes of
Ja'alan, especially the Jannabah and Bani Bu 'Ali. A garrison occupying
a fort on behalf of the Sultan of 'Oman held out for two days; but they
were unable to prevent the entrance of the enemy into the quarter, and
eventually they themselves surrendered. Nearly all the damage inflicted
fell upon Hindu traders and shopkeepers of the place, who were British
Indian subjects • the extent of their losses was estimated at $27,700, and
one of their number was killed and another wounded. They were pre
vented from disposing in the ordinary way of the corpse of their com
panion; and, before being allowed to leave for Masqat, they were
stripped of almost all their clothing.
gitmfby the . The Sultan ' after a feeble demonstration by sea in the direction of
British Gov- Sur, purchased peace of the Wahhabis by one payment of $10 000 and
ttTuuVn aI10ther 0f Rs - 6 ' 000 ' but British authorities in India, conscious that
^ and Self " mterest re( l uired th em to abandon their usual attitude of
1865-66. neutrality, now incited him to resistance and prepared to aid him with
munitions and ships of wai in re-establishing his authority at places where
it had been overthrown by the Wahhabis. On the advice of Colonel
e y, I huwaim was shortly afterwards supplied with two guns and a
arge quantity of powder and other ammunition for an assault upon
araimi, which was clearly recognised to be the key of the Wahhabi
position in 'Oman, and the Sultan began to collect his tribes for the
expedition -measures to which the Wahhabis replied by an attack on
baham, where some Banyans, British Indian subjects, were driven into
the sea one of them being drowned. The British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
also addressed notifications to the Shaikhs of Trucial 'Oman, reminding
those who were partisans of the Wahhabis that their ports were within