"أوراق تتعلق بتجارة الرقيق على الساحل الشرقي لأفريقيا والنظام المتبع لكبحها" [و‎‎٦‎٠] (٧٢/٥٩)

His Highness has replied by placing the dhow and slaves at the disposal of Her
Majesty's ship " Nymphe," although taken in his own harbour, and warmly approved of
my proceedings, condoling with us on the loss we have sustained.
This dhow will accordingly be condemned in the Vice-Admiralty Court as a prize to
the officers and crew of Her Majesty's ship " Nymphe."
His Highness' Secretary, Sheikh Suliman bin Ali, is now engaged in examining the
slaves as to where, and by whom, they had been sold, in order that all concerned may
meet with punishment.
I trust that His Highness' conduct on this occasion, and the gallantry of the officers
and men engaged in this capture, may meet with the approbation of the Right Honourable
the Governor in Council,
I have, &c.
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
Inclosure 3 in No. 61.
Dr. Kirk to the Sultan of Zanzibar.
(After the usual compliments.) Zanzibar, April 11, 1869.
IT is my duty to bring to your Highness' notice at the earliest opportunity, what
happened last night between certain Arabs under your Highness' jurisdiciion, and two
boats' crews of Her Majesty's ship "Nymphe."
Having learned that certain Arabs were embarking slaves at Nasimoja at midnight, I
gave information of the fact to the Commander of Her Majesty's ship "Nymphe,"
and requested him to send immediately for the purpose of learning the truth of the
report.
Captain Meara at once sent two boats to the spot.
They had no sooner arrived and seen that, indeed, upwards of 100 slaves had been
embarked, and that many more remained on shore, under guard of about thirty Arabs, than
the Arabs fired upon the English boats from the shore, killing one man, and wounding
most seriously one of the officers in command.
When attacked, the boats returned the fire on the Arabs and towed off the dhow,
containing slaves numbering 135, notwithstanding the firing of the Arabs.
"When first attacked, the boats were only thirty paces from the beach, so that every
shot told against them ; and I consider that the crews behaved most gallantly in thus
succeeding in taking off the dhow and slaves.
I have now to demand of your Highness what I know it will be a true pleasure for
you to grant; that is, the seizure of all suspected to have been engaged in this affair, and
the punishment of those convicted.
The slaves now on board Her Majesty's ship " Nymphe " will identify the house in
which they have been secreted, and which is well known, and the correspondence taken out
of the dhow will throw more light still on the authors of this outrage.
I have the honour to inclose a list of those who shipped slaves in the dhow, that they
may be seized.
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
Inclosure 4 in No. 61.
Abstract of Correspondence seized on board of the Dhow taken on 12th April, 1869.
THE capture of correspondence intended for Arabia, which was made in the dhow
taken on the morning of the 12th instant in Zanzibar harbour by Her Majesty's ship
"Nymphe," shows clearly that the people of Jailan and Ras el Hadd, especially the Beni
boo Hassan, are deeply implicated in the outrages yearly committed by the Northern Arabs
who frequent these parts during the north monsoon for no other purpose but that of the
Slave Trade.
One third of the letters taken contain lists and prices of slaves shipped in this dhow,
and to whom they are consigned. Some refer to shipments that have already taken place.
All complain of the present high price of slaves, and one man writes that, in cor.sefjuence
of Seyd Majid's vigilance, he cannot safely execute an order for slaves at the j resent
time.
In general, the letters speak highly of the strength of Seyd Majid's Government,