'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎877] (1032/1782)

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ceedings in future; but, though the person addressed, Shaikh Ahmad-hin-
Saif by name, received the representation in a proper spirit and appar
ently apologised to the Shaikh of Bahrain for the mischief already done,
he was unable to control the actions of Shaikh ^Abdullah, who shortly
after set out on another cruise and captured two more Bahrain vessels.
Annoyed by these proceedings, to which the Restrictive Line prevented
his making any rejoinder, the Shaikh of Bahrain appealed to the British
authorities and sent his brother 'AH to wait upon the Resident; and the
result was an injunction, issued by the central Persian Government at
the instance of the British Envoy, directing the Governor-General of
Fars to compel Shaikh 'Abdullah to give up the boats he had taken and
to prevent him from disturbing the peace of the Gulf. The ex-Shaikh,
finding himself unsupported by Persia, gave the Resident a verbal pro
mise to abstain, so long as he should continue to reside in Persia, from
aggressions upon Bahrain; but, as he refused to confirm this under
taking in writing, a British war vessel was despatched to Naband, and he
was told to consider himself as having been formally placed under restraint.
Naband having ceased, under these restrictions, to be a suitable place
of residence for him, Shaikh 'Abdullah, in October 1845, informed the
Resident of his intention to remove to Qatif. Soon afterwards an unsuc
cessful attempt was made by him, in conjunction with the Wahhabis, to
capture Bahrain, of which the details are given in a later paragraph on the
relations of the Shaikh of Bahrain with the Wahhabi power. On the
failure of this coup Shaikh 'Abdullah once more took refuge at Kuwait,
On becoming aware of these events, the British representative at
Bushehr wrote to Shaikh Jabir of Kuwait expressing a hope that he
would not allow Shaikh ■'Abdullah, while living under his protection, to
indulge in depredations upon the trade of Bahrain ; and the hint was
apparently taken, for the ex-Shaikh, during his stay at Kuwait, remained
altogether quiescent. In June 1846 Shaikh 'Abdullah received an
invitation from the Governor-General of Fars to return to Bushehr,
where it was promised that he should be liberally entertained " until ....
the season for action had arrived"; but in August the ex-chief,
who was now well aware both of the duplicity of the Persians and
of their inability to assist him, declined their flattering but insincere
offer.
In September 1846, probably on account of the restraints to which he was
subjected at Kuwait, Shaikh 'Abdullah removed to Hasa, where he settled
at first,in the neighbourhood of Dammam; and at the beginning of 1847
he was living, without any followers, on Tarut Island. During the
greater part of his stay in Hasa, as explained further on, war prevailed
Proceedings
of the ex*
Shaikh at
Qatif, 1845.
Proceedings
of the
ex-Shaikh
during »
residence
at Kuwait,
1845-46.
Proceedings
of the ex-
Shaikh
daring a
residence
in Hasa,
1846-47.