'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF ADEN FOR 1892-93' [‎11r] (17/97)

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71. For the first time an
sanctioned.
Aide-de-Camp to the Political
Resident
was
1889-90.
72. In August 1889, the Mamasan Esa attacked Bulhnr >,,, • u. ,
massacred 67 people besides wounding many others. ai ni ^ lt and
In consequence of this a small field force consisting of troops as permaro-i,,
( started from Aden in January 1890 and
marched through the Mamasan Esa coun
try. It was found impossible to bring the
Esa to an action or indeed to catch them
They twice inflicted some loss upon the
force m night attacks but themselves
suffered severely, not so much by loss of
men as by loss of flocks and herds, & c
Naval
Aden Troop
17th Bombay Infantry
Sappers and Miners
Total
With two Gardner Guns.
Officer.
Native Officer
and Rank
and File.
1
8
1
65
2
174
1
73
5
320
imposed.
friendly.
The force returned to Zaila and Aden 11
habruary and the sub-tribes came in am
a.., the. ,h, m™, *s, r„r£ aars
Of tbp rn September 1889, the Sultan of Lahe was informed of the decision
of the Government of India to the effect that the Subaihi agreement could n
longer be considered as effective and valid. 0 c:,uld 1:10
74. In December 1889 and January 1890, Mr. G. 0 Dunn P P ,
puted to advise the Fadthli Sultan regarding the construction of a’bund across
Bana River and irrigation generally, and subsequently he visited the Akrabi
country The results were ml owing to both want of funds and the disinclina
tion of the Chiefs and Arabs to depart from their antiquated systems.
75 In November 1889 the Jobbaira (Subaihi) raided the Haushabi terri-
^OOO^nd 5 OOO^'Tb^rr r g J n | Turkis ' 1 sub j ects and at between
11*. 4,000 and 5 000. J he Ilaushabi Sultan was lent 25 rifles and some ammuni
tion to recover the property. He took from the Jobbaira a considerable number
animals which were sold in Aden and the proceeds handed over to the people
who had suffered at the hands of the Jobbaira. P P
lpe . -P®™ 111 passing overland to Shaikh Saeed was carried off bv
the Barhemi in December 1889, but was recovered very quickly. Again in
February 1890, the Barhemi Shaikh Hussan Mussafi carried oft the Maiir The
Native Assistant Resident was sent out, collected a number of Arabs, pursued
the robbers and captured a number of their camels and other animals. ’The mail
was brought in daring March by some friendly Shaikhs.
.77. In December 18S9 the Italian Protectorate over Aussa and its terri
tories and dependencies was declared.
1890-91.
_ 73. In April 1890, the First AssistanPResident, Lieut.-Colonel E. V. Stace,
visited the Abdali, Alawi, Amiri and Haushabi Districts, going as far as Dthali
and thence, by the Mashwara Pass, to Misaimir, the Haushabi capital.
79. General Jopp was appointed Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. on the 23rd March
1390 and arrived in Aden on the 14th May.
80. In December 1890, on the return from Aden to his own country of
the Mansuri Chief, who had been a Government guest, an attempt was made
by the Abdali to capture him ; he was given an escort which conducted him in
safety to his own country.
81. The French flag was hoisted on the u Brothers ” opposite Perim in
July 1890.
82. In January 1891. the Barhemi and Atiffi Subaihi tribes voluntarilv
fixed rates which they would exact for salvage of wrecks, escort, transit dues, &c\,
Irom passers through their country ; this was satisfactory, as before they invari
ably carried off everything.
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