Letter No. 40 of 1850 from Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government Bombay, to Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf [‎6v] (4/8)

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And I do further consent, that whenever the Crufters o?the British Government •
any ot the vessels aloresaid'h»ve violated this Eno’?.-^-
ment, by the exportation of Slaves from the Coast of Africa or elsewhere, upon any
1 “ pretext whatsoever, they (the Government Cruizers) shall .seize and -confiscate the
‘ “ same.” ~ ^ ^
4 And whereas, on the said thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and
4 forty-seven, an Engagement was also concluded between Major S. Hennell, the liesidant
4 in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of GrSat
Biitain and Iieland, and Muktoom Bin Buttye, Shaik of Debaye, wherebv it was ao’feed
4 as follows : —
^ Mu k too ip Bin Buttye, Shaik of Debaye, with the view to strengthen the
bonds ol friendship existing between me and the British Government, do hereby
engage to piohibit the exportation of Slaves from the coasts of Africa and elsewhere
44 on board of my vessels, and those belonging to my subjects or dependents, such pro-
4 44 hibition to take effect from the 1st day of Mohurrum 1264, a. h. for 10th Decern-
4 44 her 1847, a. d.)
4 “ And I do further consent, that whenever the Cruizers of the British Government
4 - * 4 fall in with any of my vessels, or those belonging to my subjects or dependents, sus-
4 44 pected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, they may detain and search them ;
and in case of their finding that any of the vessels aforesaid have violated this En-
4 gagement, by the exportation of Slaves from the coasts of Africa or elsewhere, upon
4 44 any pretext whatsoever, they (the Government Cruizers) shall seize and'confiscate the
4 44 same.”
4 And whereas, on the first day of May, in the said year one thousand eight hundred
k an d forty-seven, an Engagement w'as also concluded between the said Major S. Hennell,
k on behalf of" Her Majesty, and Abdool Azrez Bin Rashid, Shaik: of Ejman, whereby
4 it was agreed as follows:—
44 I Abdool, Azrez Bin Rashid, Shaik of Ejman, with the view to strengthen the
bonds ot friendship existing between me and the British Government, do hereby
4 44 engage to prohibit the exportation of Slaves from the coasts of Africa and elsewhere
* on board of my vessels, and those belonging to my subjects or dependents, sucli pro-
4 44 hibition to take effect from the 1st day of Mohurrum 1264, a. h. (or 10th December
4 44 1847, a. d.)
44 And I do further consent, that whenever the Cl-uizers of the British Government
fall in with any of_ my vessels, or those belonging to my subjects or dependents,
■* suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, they may detain and search them ^
and in caseof their finding that any of the vessel^ aforesaid have violated this Engage
ment, by the exportation of Slaves fiom the coasts of Africa or elsewhere, upon any
pretext whatsoever, they (the Government Cruizers) shall seize and confiscate the
4 44 same.”
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And whereas, on the said first day of May, an Engagement was concluded by the
4 said Major S. Hennell, on behalf of Her Majesty, and Shaik Abdulla Bin Rashid,
4 Shaik of Araulgatfine, whereby it was agreed as follows:—
^ 1, Abd dlar Bin Rashid, Shaikh of Amulgavine, wTth a view to strengthen the
bonds of friendship existing between me and the British Government, do hereby en-
gage to prohibit the exportation of Slaves from the ^coasts of Africa and elsewhere on
4 ‘ 4 board ot my vessels, and those belonging to my subjects or dependents, such prohi-
bitien to take effect from the first day of Mohurrum 1264. a. d. (or 10th December
4 44 1847, a. p.) •• • .
- “ And 1 do further consent, that whenever the Cruizers of the British Government
v ' fall in with any of my vessels, or those belonging to my subjects or dependents, sus^"
pected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, they may* detain and search them ; and
" in case of their finding that any of the vessels aforesaid have violated this Engage
ment, by the exportation of Slaves from the coasts of Africa or elsewhere,-upon any
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