'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎394] (436/733)

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down (from the top of his house) the persons demanded, who had hardly
reached the ground when they were cut to pieces.
\bdoolla bin Ahmed, well knowing the timid and imbecile character
of the late Agent, appears to have confined himself to threats and
remonstrances to obtain the fulfilment of his object. When called
upon he offered the following explanation :—that at the commencement
of the outbreak he had sent for the Agent, and given him the option of
either coming with all his family and dependents, and taking up
his temporary residence at Muharag, or proceeding onboard the British
vessel which happened at the time to be at anchor in the harbour;
alleging that his mercenary Bedouins, being perfectly uncontrollable,
he had reason to apprehend that some injury might result to himself or
his house That the Agent would not consent to this arrangement, but
returned to Munama, and received under his protection a great
quantity of property belonging to the inhabitants, which, on the place
fallino- into his hands, he had found great difficulty in restraining his
Bedouins from plundering; but that finding that the dependents of
Humood bin Omeree, of the Amayir Tribe, of whom he was the head,
—who were particularly obnoxious to him, by reason of their having
killed his relative,—had taken refuge in the Agent's house, he sent to
explain this circumstance, and requested their surrender, which was no
sooner granted than the persons in question were cut to pieces.
The Shaikh's proceedings could not be pronounced entire y ree roni
blame, he having himself in propria persona demanded the surrender o
the victims, threatening the Agent, his family, and friends with instant
death in case of refusal. As his own presence, however, appeared to
have been with a view as well to seenre his great ob J ect 0 P° SS ] SS1 ^f
himself of his enemy as to prevent any outrage on the Bntish Agen ,
and all other acco Js corroborated his earnest desire J-the A gen
from harm, both before and after capturing the town J
courtesy which that individual requited by receiving under his pro
lion a blood enemy of the chief, and yet
the civil broils, no further notice was ,a ien o{ ^ ; h G overnnl ent
deprived him of all claims to the sympathy of the Bntis ^
in the troubles which afterwards befel him ; but ' he paI , f
Agent in the affair, as having been, too, induced f'""" J ' fi ; turo
good reason for supposing, by the prospect of pecuniary ^
for the protection he afforded to persons and properly, subjected
immediate dismissal. opvpre
^ After the pillage of Manama (an impolitic measure, however seve
a punishment the rebellious conduct of its inhabitants ajipeare
for, as rendering him highly unpopular, and totally alie n atl «
from his interests), Shaikh Abdoolla proceeded with us