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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎163] (205/733)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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BENIYAS.
163
Date.
Occurrences.
destroyed), secede from Aboothabee, and establish them
selves at Adeed.
133G Jassim bin Jubbur Rug.agee, of that tribe, and two others,
boheel bin Ateesh and Ali Howly, each acting independ-
ently, and commanding each a small boat containing from
twelve to eighteen men, commence a systematic course of
plunder. A naval force visits the ports of Biddah, Wukra
and Adeed, whose chiefs bind themselves to do their
utmost to seize the boats of the pirates, and are held
responsible for their future acts. The latter is further
required to afford security in money and property for the
lulnlment of the engagement (which is subsequently
restored) Three of Jassim bin Jubbur'sgang are seized
by the Chief of Aboothabee, and are detained in confine^
ment four months, during which period one dies. Their
boat is publicly burnt on the beach, in presence of the
Resident.
Shaikh Khaleefa solicits permission to espouse the cause of
his guest, Esai bin Tarif, against Bahrein, but is refused
until the special sanction of Government can be obtained'
on the grounds of the late serious misdemeanors of his
tribe.
Esai bin Tarif and his dependents leave Aboothabee, and
join the expedition of the Imaum against Mombassa
where they render good service.
Shaikh Khaleefa attacks the Gubeezat seceders at Adeed
surprises them, kills fifty, and completely destroys the
place. His subsequent lenient and moderate conduct
induces those who had fled and taken refuge at Debave
and elsewhere, to return and settle under his authority at
Aboothabee. J
The whole of the Boo Eyneen tribe, numbering about three
hundred families, inhabiting Wukra, vacate and destroy
that place, and take up their residence at Aboothabee
Hhaleefa proceeds with a force to Debaye, while the inhabit-
ants are absent in their vocation on the pearl banks, and
obtains possession of the sea tower. The Debaye people,
return, and, with the assistance of the Shargah people
dislodge the Beniyas garrison, and destroy the tower'
Hostilities take place at sea in consequence. All the
May 1837
1838
May

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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).

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1 volume (364 folios)
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The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.

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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.

The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.

Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.

The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.

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