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'History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).' [‎115] (134/622)

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HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY,
115
where they were hospitably entertained by Sheikh Ahmed,* until
the change of the monsoon enabled Colonel Murray, in March,
1800, to return to Bombay. In 1802 a treaty of commerce was
concluded between Ahmed and Captain Sir Home Popham, after
the unsuccessful attempt of the latter to enter into a similar
engagement with the Imaum of Sanaa. Whilst the whole
peninsula of Arabia was convulsed by the Wahabee war,
the little State of Aden, by the wisdom of its ruler and the
bravery of its inhabitants, offered a sturdy resistance to the
progress of this sect of religious reformers. A remarkable in
stance of the friendly feeling of this chief towards the British
occurred in 1804. A large Surat vessel was lying at anchor in
the harbour, when the Joasmi fleet entered. The Sultan
sent his soldiers on board to defend her from the Wahabee
pirates, and compelled them to put to sea without having re
ceived any supplies, although they offered him half the plunder
they had already received to be permitted to remain.
Sultan Ahmed, the Abdali chief, expired in 1827, after a
reign of nearly thirty-six years, and was succeeded by his
nephew, commonly called Mahsin bin Foudthel, whose name in
full, as' given by Commander Haines, was A1 Hasan ibn Fudhl'
Abdul-Karim, Ahmed was one of the bravest and most politic
of the chiefs of Yemen ; he encouraged commerce, invited mer
chants from India and Egypt to settle in his territories, had
a well-organized body of troops at his disposal, and Aden,
under his government, bade fair to regain a portion of its lost
importance.f His successor was a man of quite a different
stamp, being treacherous and unscrupulous in the acquisition of
wealth, and described by Commander Haines as " indolent and
almost imbecile." He resided at Lahej, a town having a popu
lation of about 5,000 souls, situated some eighteen miles north
west of Aden.
In 1829 some coal was sent to Aden, and landed on Seerah
. * This chief succeeded to power in 1792, on the death of his brother. He was
yisited in 1809 by Salt, the traveller, and by Commander Haines in 1820 He
is described as a very handsome old man of a benign and intelligent expression
ot countenance, and much beloved by his people. Mr. Salt says (p. 117) that bv
^judicious conduct he had raised his ofEce to a respectable position in Yemen
and by his constant solicitude for lha people, became fully entitled to the appella-
a ? 11 , , , er , hls country," which was commonly bestowed upon him
Ahmed belonged to the Abdali tribe, the chief of which, in 1728, threw off his
allegiance to the Imaum of Sanaa, and declared himself independent He con
certed measures with his neighbour, the Chief of the Yafahi tribe, to obtain posses-
an( H wa ® stl P lll 5 ted tl:iat the y should enjoy the revenues alternately.
tbe S.fltn n/? ^ f! 0bject ' bnt before six months
the Sultan of Lahej, as the Abdali chief called himself, after the neighbouring-
town, expelled his colleague. From this period the commercial prosperitv of
A de " 8u 5 ered a rapul decadence ; it was blockaded in 1753, and carried by storm
m 1771 by the chief of the Azaiba tribe, who only retained it for two days. (See
Captain Playfair's " History of Arabia Felix.")
t " Wellsted," vol. i., p. 110.
i 2

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History of the Indian Navy. (1613-1863).

Author: Charles Rathbone Low.

Publication Details: London: Richard Bentley and Son, New Burlington Street.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-vi); octavo.

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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter.

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