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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [474] (516/733)
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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474
BENIYAS.
piracy on the part of the Beniyas, not only upon Native boats, but
likewise those under British colours.
They openly asserted to their captives that they were determined to
leave off all trade, and commence piracy ; that their dwellings, con
structed of sticks and cadjan mats, could be moved into the interior at
will, and thus placed, with themselves, out of the power of the English.
The extent of their success of course depending upon despatch, their
fleets cruised for a length of time on the Persian Coast, in the general
track of the Gulf trade, committing the most daring depredations,
attended with the greatest cruelty, involving in some cases the murder
of the whole of the crews of the boats that fell into their hands. The
most speedy and ample retribution was therefore imperatively necessary,
to deter the other tribes from following the example, and thus rendering
unsafe the commerce between this Gulf and the Indian seas.
All the available vessels of war were immediately despatched on a
cruise, to-intercept the piratical fleets. One only, however, had the
good fortune to fall in with them, and the following is a detailed ac
count of the action which ensued, in the words of Captain Sawyer,
her commanding officer :—
" At daylight of the 16th, observed three Buggalows, one Buteel, and
three Buggarahs, to the NW., standing SW. Turned the hands out,
and made all possible sail to come up. At 6 a. m . got them broad off
the lee bow, and found we gained upon them. Beat to action, and pre
pared to engage. At 7 o'clock fired the larboard bow gun, and hoisted our
colours. Discovered the headmost
Buggalow
Large trading vessel.
to be completely crowded
with men, and having in tow a large one. She fired a gun, hoisted a red
flag, and dipped it three times, apparently in contempt and defiance.
The whole then closed, and formed, and fired a shot, which fell rather
short. The leading
Buggalow
Large trading vessel.
immediately returned it, and the shot
was seen to take the water about midway. The whole then struck
their colours, and one of the Buggarahs lowered her sail, and pulled
towards us, evidently with the intention of attracting our attention. On
minutely observing her, found she was full of men. There was now
no doubt of this being the piratical fleet belonging to Aboothabee, and
the Arab pilot confidently assured us they were. On closing, he re
cognised the vessels, and declared the leading one contained Shaikh
Saltan bin Shakboot. On finding we were gaining, he cast off the tow,
and they lowered their sails, and closed within pistol-shot, with the
other boats formed on their beam for battle. We immediately stood
between them, having just room to do so without touching, having the
Shaikh's
Buggalow
Large trading vessel.
on the starboard, and the tow on the larboard side.
In passing between them we poured into each a broadside, round and
grape, the guns nearly touching. The crew of the Shaikh's vessel cheered,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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