'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎378] (420/733)

UTTOOBEES.
The reports et tlie Iraaum's preparations for the attack of Bahrein
havin^ now become very prevalent, the chief of that place applied all
his energies to meet the impending storm, and spared no exertions to
place himself in the best posture of defence Ins resources would
•ulmit The small and middling sized vessels were ranged round
Mnharag, the large Buggalows collected together in the Khore of
Fasht the forts repaired, and large reinforcements of Arabs, both horse
and foot, brought in from all quarters. The chief source of the Uttoo-
bee Shaikh's alarm was the circumstance of Shaikh Tahnoon joining
the Imaum against him ; and he endeavoured, both by large presents
and earnest entreaties, to induce that chief to remain neutral,-appa.
rently without effect, although subsequent events afford every reason o
believe that it was treachery on the part of tie emyas 1C ia
■caused the failure of His Highness' enterprise. After being consider
ably scattered by a violent gale on the 27th October, His Highness
fleet entered Bahrein harbour on the 31st, and cast anchor off Sutra,
outside the Khore of Killa. Khaleefa bin Sultman, the nephew of the
Bahrein Shaikh, immediately proceeded with a body of troops, and
look post opposite to His Highness' vessels, and subsequently a second
party under the command of the governor's son, was sent to support
flm After remaining there .three days without any active operations
he received orders to take up a position near Horah" to the east of
Munama. During the first four days after their arrival the Imanms
people were employed in opening the passage of the Khore of killa
which had been blocked up by means of sunken boats filled with
stones This being effected, two small vessels and eleven Buggalows
entered but before anything more,decisive was attempted an effort
was made by the Chief of Makulla, Shuheer, to induce Abdoolla bin
Ahmed to agree to such arrangements as would ^
blood. Whether .h. was with ^-ow c^ ^ ^
On r^fof the Sth Novcmber, a part of
"r 1 the ^rive SU aUetpt n tas 0 made Se by some of His Highness' vessels
day an abortne aucuij r Triiio Affairs; remained
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in statu quo until the . , j di withou t any
that the Beniyas, under of iraprudent , if
orders. Alarmed at p Hi hness collected all the troops
not treacherous proceeding, - & ^nmmnicd by his Nubian
available in such an emergency, and, witncss the
slaves, hastened to the shore, but arrived o i y com mand
total defeat of his partisans by the Uttoobce forces
of Shaikh Abdoolla bin Ahmed, who had marched