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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎348] (390/733)

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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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348
JOASMEES.
into execution. He at once resolved to oppose the erection of the
fortifications with all the means in his power, and the better to enable
him to cope with his powerful enemy, he entered into a close alliance
with the chiefs of the two ports (Ejman and Amulgavine) whose subjec
tion was eventually contemplated.
The Joasmee was equally determined and obstinate,—the fort should
be built, and no one should prevent it. He opened negotiations with
the Chief of Aboothabee, and, strange to say, notwithstanding the
feud so long existing between the Joasmee and Beniyas Tribes, he
contrived to persuade Shaikh Syud bin Tahnoon to forsake the side of
Shaikh Muktoom of Debaye, and come over to that of himself. Prepa
rations were set on foot for active operations, and hostilities were on
the eve of commencing,—nay, a trifling case of aggression had already
occurred, in the seizure* of two Ejman boats by the people of Ramse
and Himreeah,—when the opportune arrival of Her Majesty's and
the Honorable Company's vessels of war oil: the port of Shargah
induced the belligerents to refrain for a while, and attend to the voice of
a mediator.
Commodore Sir H. Blackwood, R. N., desired the chiefs to await the
result of a reference that should be made to the Resident, on the subject
of the fortifications in course of erection. His proposition was readily
agreed to, and Shaikh Sultan gave a solemn assurance to the British
Commodore, that until the Resident's reply had been received not
a hand should be laid to the building. This was well | but, unfor
tunately, it was not in the nature of the Joasmee to adhere to
a promise. He proceeded, in direct violation of the pledge he had
given, to erect and complete the structure at Khan. Hostilities
were renewed, and conflicts were daily occurring between the
forces of the hostile chiefs, when Captain Kemball, who had been
deputed to strive and bring matters to a peaceable settlement, arrived
in March 1846 off the Arabian Coast. That officer did all in his power
to effect a reconciliation between the contending chiefs. He remon
strated with Shaikh Sultan bin Suggur for breaking his promise ; he
pointed out, that although the British Government had it not in their
mind to interfere with the inland affairs of the Arabs, yet they viewed
with extreme displeasure his present line of behaviour, both as being
opposed to the general peace and tranquillity of the tribes in the Gulf,
and as showing a " spirit of ill-will and defiance.'
Shaikh Sultan, after urging, in defence of his conduct, a host of
excuses, as lame in their nature as they were false in reality, began to
assure the Resident how much he was grieved to think that any act he
* Seized from the shore, and not by boats at sea.

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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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