"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٥‎٤‎٥] (١٧٨٢/٦٨٨)

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The attempt on Rustaq was accordingly abandoned, when a counter
attack on the Sultanas possessions in' Batinah was at once threatened and,
but for the opportune death at Ilustaq of the notorious Hamud-bin-Sa'id
the Jahafi ; one of the moving spirits, would probably have been carried
out.
The trouble at Sur, of which place the inhabitants were now being
encouraged by French agency to make light of the Sultanas authority,
was attributable chiefly to the high-handed and tactless conduct of
Sulaiman-bin-Suwailim. This official, on his recall from Dhufar, spent
about a week at Sur in March 1898 and abruptly informed the Shaikhs
that in future he would not respect the Khafir system, of which it is
possible that they were making some improper use. "When he sailed for
Masqat he left his son, a boy of twelve years, in charge of the place,
with instructions to build forts commanding the water-supply of the
town and the caravan routes from the port to the interior. In May a
deputation representing all sections of the Jannabah of Sur w aited on the
Sultan at Masqat, but he turned a deaf ear to their grievances; later,
however, in deference to the advice of 'Abdullah-bin-Salim, Tamimah of
the Bani Bu 'Ali, work upon the new fort was discontinued ; but the
Sultan still refused to remove the son of Sulaiman from the Waliship.
At length, towards the end of September, a force consisting chiefly of
Jannabah, but partly also of Bani Bu 'Ali and Bani Rasib, beleaguered
the old fort occupied by the Sultan's representative; and on the 4th of
October an attack was made, which resulted in the surrender of the
garrison, after a short defence, and in their deportation to Masqat. At
the end of the year the Jannabah were persuaded to admit a new governor
and a fresh garrison on the part of the Sultan; these, on theii anival,
found the old fort dismantled, only the bare walls remaining.
The Sultan's administration, 1895-98.
On the subsidence of the rebellion the Sultan took measures
strengthen the defences of Masqat and Matrah, which he had lon^ ne
glected, and caused seven 12-pounder guns to be mounted ou Foit Mnaiii
and five on Fort Jalali. He also re-enlisted 40 African guaids wio
served his father, armed his palace retainers with lifles, and
gunpowder and rifle cartridges from England.
Affairs at
Stir, 1898,
Military
reforms.