Political No. 142 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Regarding the ‘Piratical Proceedings’ of ‘a Party of Arabs’ at Hillaneeah, One of the Kooira Mooria Islands [‎62r] (13/44)

Piratical proceedings of a party of Arabs at the Kooria Mooria Islands.
In the Mandvie Adavvlut, before Moulvie Abdool Kadtjr.
I, Fukiraee Sabehjan, wife of Fukeer Hajee Fukeer Mahomed, aged about
20 years, inhabitant of the Punjab, Zillah Fawul Pindee, state in the Adawlut
that I and my husband were at Aden. I lived there with my husband for five
months, and Ve sailed in the vessel of Nacoda Noor Mahomed bound lor
Mandvie en route to Kurrachee. We arrived at Kooria Mooria after about 1|-
xnonths. The sailors were going in a boat to take water with tank and pots
on the shore, and my husband accompanied them to bring some fish. The
water pots which were in the boat remained there and the sailors came back to
the vessel swimming. My husband, who had remained on shore, was seized by
the robbers He was neither beaten nor deprived of his clothes. Two Nacodas
of the other vessel and the Nacoda of our vessel were seized on their going on
shore and were deprived of their clothes. The Nacoda Noor Mahomed having
no cloth, was given a coat by my husband. He came in it on the vessel and
there save it to me. The vessel sailed for Kutch and the Veeramull returned to
Aden to complain. Thus my husband and two sailors were detained, for the
robbers bad asked for money from the sailors of our as well as other vessel, and
the Nacoda of our vessel returned on board on a pretext. Aftei the vessel
sailed she was pursued by five boats, and they continued the pursuit for a day
and nio'ht, but they could not overtake us and so they returned. I state the cu-
cumstances that happened. The Nacoda or any other person had no foul
nlav with my husband. He is only seized by the robbers, and I beg the Umbai
will be kind^enough to make enquiries for him. I have at present put up with
sailor Ghurava Yar Mahomed Noor Mahomed, and he charitably gives me sub
sistence I have thus lived here on charity and my husband is entrapped theie.
I live here alone, and how shall I be able to go to my native country without
mv husband 1 will be very much thankful to the Government and the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
if^hey do something whereby my husband may come here, these aie my
prayers. Dated 11th Mahasood Sumbut 1930.
In the Mandvie Adawlut, before Moulvie Abdool Kadur.
T Ghtibanee Tabmamijh Noon Mahomed, inhabitant of Salaga, aged 30
l ’,, i n the Adawlut that I sailed in the vessel Mahadeo Pussa.
& V we were coming torn Aden to Mandvie. We had with us two
Recently we were ^ and one Puthan . We came to Maculla having
'.‘M 6 !. ’ A fieri and thence to near Kooria Mooria. There being no w ater m
sailed fro ?A d X 0 Xsix men of our vessel with a tank, &c„ together with some
the vessel ^ abou . ^ Fakeel . Hajee Fukeer Mahomed, wumt on shore
men of the Veeiamull ^s ^ ^ standin ^ there forbade us to take water.
1 ‘ 1 a . ' t . meantime a number of men descending the hill and firing then
Seeing m tiie meantime ^ b e o*an to so to onr vessel by swim-
guns we were afraid and we < Na y c ’ oda that ° if he wanted to go, they would
nhng in the Nacoda of our vessel and that of the other vessel, together
shoot him. Ihen me i\doou mi shore We went on board our vessel
with two men of that vesse jJ 4 of the haA 'our. In a short time a Nacoda
and cutting the cable took ^ d N Mahomed told us to give the
and a sailor came in a boat ihe iNacoaa f other vesse l
robbers some dohars to which we consented Xhe men ^ for Aden and
said they would go o ‘‘ v '! i„ )a t s Jitli the robbers pursued us, and we kept
we sailed for Kutch. live boats rtake us Thus it has occurred.
apace for a day and night, but could t two Nacodas ( 0 f the other
The Fukeer was seized and detamea in
vessel). Dated 11th Mahasood, Sumbut 1930.
No. 65-253, dated Aden, 8th April 1874.
From—Political Resident, Aden,
rr 0 Secretary to the Government of Bom ay. ^ f
i i Hip receint of your letter ISo. 17o4< oi
I have the honor to acknow e o relating to an outrage committed
the BOth March 1874, with accompaniments, g ^