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designs on Bahrain, Mr. Nicolson thought it better to avoid the reference
to forcible action.
British relations with Bahrain during the same period, 1871-95.
Some large and important features in the relations of the British
Government with Bahrain during this period have come under notice in
the preceding paragraphs ; but others, of a more direct and in some cases
confidential character, still remain to be mentioned.
Between 1871 and 1873 a survey of the reefs and anchorage^ of
Bahrain was carried out by the Bombay Marine schooner " Constance."
In 1873 one ^Abdullah-bin-Rajab, a Bahrain subject but the represen
tative of the British India Steam Navigation Company in Bahrain and
therefore constructively under British protection, was suddenly arrested
by order of the Shaikh and thrown into prison without any accusation
against him being formulated. The British Assistant Resident in Bahrain,
on hearing of these proceedings, requested the release of the man and
enquired what the complaints against him were; and the Shaikh, though
he protested in somewhat violent terms against Major Giant s interference,
caused the prisoner to be set at liberty. The charges, it appeared, were
one of assault upon some Bahrain subjects and another of cutting wood
in plantations belonging to the Shaikh, of which the first was shown to be
true, but the second could not be substantiated. On remonstrance
being made by the Resident, Shaikh ; Isa eventually expressed regret for
the hastiness of his proceedings and made a personal apology to Major
Grant for the tone of his letter to him.
On the 28th of April 1877 Fahad -bin-Ahmad, a first cousin of the
father of Shaikh 'Isa-bin-'Ali, was killed in Bahrain by Ahmad-bin-'Ali,
the Shaikh's brother ; the explanation given was that Fahad had rendered
himself obnoxious and dangerous to the Government, and had threatened
Ahmad-bin-'Ali when the latter was sent to deprive him of his arms.
On the ground that the British Government, in consequence of the posi
tion which they had assumed in Bahrain, were bound to prevent grave
outrage or oppression by the ruler, or at any rate not to remain uncon
cerned spectators of such acts of violence but rather use their influ-
ence to repress them. Colonel Prideaux, the British Resident, was autho
rised to convey to Shaikh 'tsa and to his brother the emphatic disappro
val by Government of the act which they had committed and a warning
a-ainst such conduct in future. The instructions were duly executed.
Marine Sur
vey, 1871-73.
Ili -treatinent
of the agent
of tbe British
India Steam
Navigation
Companyj
1873.
British
censure of
a political
murdet hy
the Shaikh,
1877.