Political No. 142 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of Papers Regarding the ‘Piratical Proceedings’ of ‘a Party of Arabs’ at Hillaneeah, One of the Kooira Mooria Islands [‎73v] (42/44)

Piratical proceedings of a party of Arabs at the Kooria Mooria Islands.
against subjects of His Highness the Hao of Kutch by some Shoree fishermen
at Hellaneeya, one of the groups of the Kooria Mooria Islands.
i, 2 * A re P ort of th e case reached me from Maculla in January last, and as
Kear-Admiral Gumming was sailing to Muscat I addressed His Excellency in
a letter IS o. 142 of the 23rd February asking him to call at Hellaneeya, copy of
this communication is annexed.
3. I further requested the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat to move in the
matter, as the robbers or pirates were represenetd to be Shorees, who belong to
a distinct on the coast north of Ilas-el-Hudd. Copy of my letter to Maior
ililes, Iso. 143 of the 23rd February, with its annexment, is*also attached.
i f Ay. 1 received a communication from Rear-Admiral Gumming,
dated Muscat, loth March, in which he states he was unable to call at Hellaneeya
as he was m the neighbourhood after sunset; and His Excellency informed me
he had directed the Commander of Her Majesty’s Steamer Daphne to carry
out the wish I had expressed, who would inform me of the result.
5 * I gather from the yad(M3 by His Highness the Rao of Kutch that the
lukeei who was detained at Hellaneeya has arrived at Mandvie, and I have no
doubt the two other captives have left the island and reached them homes.
i * 6 ' A *l e ^ ve tliat tile Sll0rees on ly visit Hellaneeya from time to time and
during the fishing season.
•+ ' 7 * 1 awai ta repiy from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat, whenlwillsub-
R^ nf fl ? tb A r p01 i • 0 1 ( T 0Verriment - I n the meantime I would suggest the
Rao of Kutch be advised to warn his subjects against touching at such solitary
p aces as the Kooria Mooria Islands, where lawless persons may be found, and
along^the coast ^ Sh ° Uld ^ f ° r WatGr ° r P rovisions at we l! kn own ports
Dated Soor, 2nd May 1874.
translated purport of a letter from Jettanund Mootamull, of Soor, to Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and
Consul, Muscat.
Of the seven boats of the El Jaaferab I knew the names of six of the
learnt is”named HummvTv^ t0 y °ll P ersonaI] y> the s eventh I have now
caint is named Hummaid bin Seroor and is of the El Jaaferah.
Naiim^noTah^nt • Jaaferal1 ’ one ’ named t 1 * 11 ™ 1 ™ 1 bin
bin Ameer 7s nowtn b , e 5 Ug “ Zauzibar > and the other, Salem
authority of these t wo 7? h ‘ + . Sh0uld aay ° f the tribe act in defiance of the
aiimoiity ot these two Sheikhs, there are the sons of Hamood Reni-hnn Ali
viz., ajid bin Hamid and Abdoolla bin Salim who exercise authority over all
CbSSr it, ^»' ii “ ^»ss
"‘ h *•“* mbL%hM
I ha\ e no other news to communicate.
Exd.—J. T. F.