'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎500] (542/733)

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BOO FELASA.
reparation which he persisted in refusing to afford, until coercion was
employed. He however compelled the return of twenty of the
Gubeysat Tribe who had accompanied Bin Asker. The Debaye Bug-
garah, in which these were sent, landed them on the coast near Aboo-
thabee, without provisions, and stripped of their arms. As they were
proceeding towards Aboothabce, they observed a Debaye Buggarah
fishing near the shore, and going on board, seized her in retaliation
and prosecuted their journey by sea. Their chief, however, on their
arrival at Aboothabee, deprived them of their capture, and sent it to
the British Agent at Shargah, with a request that it might be delivered
over to the Chief of Debaye, who however in the first instance refused
to receive it, his object being really to have it in his power to ur^e
some cause of complaint to the Resident against the Beniyas.
a j 11 1 ' etaliation for a fora y u P on the cattle of Debaye made by the
Aboothabee men, under the personal command of their chief, some
men of the former, joined by about twenty Bedouins, commenced
to search the Beniyas creeks, but finding nothing, a portion of
the.r number embarked in a small Buggarah, and discovering one
e ongmg to Aboothabee, at a place called Inzeerah Sadiat, with three
slaves m her belonging to the chief of the former place, engaged
in cutting wood, seized the slaves, and whatever propertv was in the
Buggarah ; then, breaking herup, returned to their homes. This betnga
decidedly prrat.eal act, and a breach of the Maritime Truee, Shaikh
and T aS responsible for the amount of the value of the boat
and property, estimated at 200 dollars.
repeated e\asion of these accumulated just demands upon
a. d. 1841. him, his port was visited by the squadron, which
n- t it ., . ' lat ' completed the object of its mission to
ni J; exaot1 ^ satisfaction from the chief of that place for the
called nn COri t miHe I ''' V R "S ra e ce ' s gang; and he was peremptorily
valuables 011 ^ 0 I 7 SUm 0f ~ c ' 0 " ars ) or their equivalent in goods,
masts saih "T - urr<;IK,er two Buggarahs, with their
some litth* d ! b ™ U S ht over ft"™ Aboothabee by Bin Asker. After
two sh h y ' ! ? Up . in frivolous and unavailing excuses, and on
to aflord compliance'! JntCrVal flred ove1 ' his t0WI b he w as induced
ere^'fLf^lT 0 ' 11 ,. 0b,ained permissio " ^ ">e Joasmee Chief to
to afford a ser, ' a i SPOt between Sh argah and Debaye, with a view
guard, had ^y ^t^' 6 ' Wh0 ' IeaVing a Sma11
fever whioh <«tni +• n 5 m consequence of the severe
arising which b 7 ^ PleVail there ' the dreadf " 1 " 0 " ali, y
their huts on the spot select'eTf^thcT" 1 tO . 0r0SS ,he creek ' and rais8
iectea lor the tower in question. He was how-