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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎302] (344/733)

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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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302
11.
JOASMEES..
A. D. 1797-98.
In 1797 the first capture was made by the Joasmees of a British
vessel. The Bassein Snow, under British co
lours, and charged with public despatches, was
taken on the 18th of May, off Ramse, by a fleet of Dows belonging to
Ras-ool -Khyma : she was, however, released by the Shaikh two days after.
12. In October following, the Viper cruiser was attacked by the
Joasmees, whilst at anchor in Bushire Roads.
The Joasmee Dows had arrived about six days
before the Viper, under the command of Shaikh Saleh, Chief of the
Beni Joasmee Arabs, and nephew to the Joasmee Shaikh, who were
at war with the Imaum of Muskat. Their object was to intercept
the Sooree Arabs, who were at Bussora. On the day the Viper arrived,
Shaikh Saleh had an interview with the Resident at Bushire, when, after
the strongest professions of friendship, he stated what his views were,
and begged that we would not protect the Sooree Dows, nor ship any
British property on board ; but if we did, he promised that it should be
held sacred. After these professions. Shaikh Saleh requested a supply
of balls and powder from the Viper, which having been furnished, he
treacherously attacked the cruiser, but was beaten off.
13. The Resident at Bussora remonstrated against both these acts :
they were met on the part of Shaikh Suggur by professions of regard for
the English, contending, in respect to the attack of the Viper, that the
cruiser had fired first on the Dows. He stated that Shaikh Saleh left
Ras-ool-Khyma, separated himself from the tribe, had proceeded to the
Persian shore, and there established himself among the Beni Khalid
Arabs, marrying a woman of that tribe, which was one of a villanous
nature and character; that since the commencement of hostilities
between the Joasmees and people of Oman, Shaikh Saleh had acted
independently of Ras-ool-Khyma, committing depredations according to
his inclination ; that the Joasmees had no disputes with the English,
and considered the people of Oman alone as their enemies.
14. These disputes arose in consequence of the unsettled state of
the Muskat Government on the death of Syud Ahmed, and the usurpa
tions of Syud Sultan. He had involved himself in serious disputes
with the Arabs of the Gulf, which brought on a war with many of
them, who had united against him ; and the Bombay Government
conceived that those acts of aggression experienced by British vessels
had been from Arabs in the interest of the deposed Prince of Oman.
15. At the close of the year 1798, the Imaum of Muskat was
threatening Bussora, on account of some ancient claims he possessed
against the Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. of Bagdad. In order to enable him the more effectu
ally to execute his hostile intentions, Syud Saeed negotiated a peace

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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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