"دليل الخليج، الجزء الأول: المواد التاريخية والسياسية: ملخص حول شؤون نجد، ١٨٠٤-١٩٠٤". [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٦٨/٤٩)

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XXXIIL—Second mission of Haji Ahmed to Baghdad and confinement
of Adbul Eahman bin Feysul, 1872—1873.
154. They embarked at Khatif on 24th October 1872. The Political
Wt. April 1873, Mo., 62.6.. A ^ nt . Arabia . DOt!cin ?
arrival and that of a rival messenger from
Abdullah bin Feysal on a similar errand, mentioned that though no definite
arrangements had been made, Rauf Pasha had written to Saud encouraging
him to hope for the sanction of the Porte to his nomination as Kaim Mukam
of Nejd, but stating that the Turkish troops would not be withdrawn from
Hasa. He thought that if the Porte were to recognize Saud on his under
taking to pay a reasonable revenue, withdraw its troops # from Hasa, and
leave him to establish his own power, Abdullah would soon disappear from the
field, tranquility would be restored to the country, at any rate for a time, while
the supremacy of the Ottoman Government would be recognized. Saud’s
prospects had now much improved. The capture of the Ejman Chief by the
Turks had been the means of procuring him many adherents, while Abdullah’s
treacherous breaches of faith, notably in his attacks on the Shammar and Ejman
tribes, had alienated from him most of his former friends. Saud, who was
now at the head of a large force, was said to have worsted his brother in
o io> 7 Q . r* <>i n an engagement near Kheri and to have
secret, April 1873, Nos. 46-56. blockaded Riadh and plundered the sur-
• Political a., May 1873 , Nos. i52»i65. rounding country. Travellers from Hasa
subsequently reported* the capture of Riadh and defeat and flight of Abdullah
towards Koweit, while Saud was emboldened by his successes to threaten Ferik
Pasha with attack unless he vacated the
Political A., July 1873, No. 624. country. The report above alluded to
was confirmed by a letter from Saud to the Resident; Abdullah was urged
by his brother, Mahomed, to make his submission to Saud, but, though too
weak to meet him in the field, he refused
Political a., July 1878, No. 878. ^ ^ sq s au d appears now to have
remained quietly for some time in Riadh, while Abdullah continued in the
neighbourhood of Koweit.
155. Farhan bin Kbeirullah was not detained long at Baghdad, but Abdul
Rahman was evidently looked upofi by the Turkish authorities as a hostage,
placed under surveillance, and apparently treated with severity, while his
distress was increased by the non-payment of the small subsistance allowance
which had been at one time made to him by the Local Government. In
February 1873, a few months after Abdul Rahman’s arrival at Baghdad, Fahad
bin Sintian, Saud’s Agent at Hasa was arrested by the Turks and deported to
Baghdad, probably in consequence of Saud’s successes in Nejd, which was now
, XT „ reported to be entirely subject to him.
Political a., Novera er ' Saud complained of this treachery to the
Poiiiicai a., July 1873, Nos. 626-626 Resident in the Persian Gulf, but the
Government of India desired that he might be informed courteously that they
declined to interfere in the matter.
1XXIV —Visit of Abdullah’s messenger to Baghdad, 1872—1873.
156 With reference to the messenger from Abdullah noticed above (para
graph 13), it appears that under instruc-
Political A., December 1873, No. 122. t i ons f rom Redif Pasha, who had SUC-
3 eded Rauf Pasha, Mussur Pasha pensioned Ex Sheikh of the Montefik,
*ote to Abdullah inviting him to Baghdad to confer with the Governor-General
E Turkish Arabia. Abdullah in his reply, which he sent by bis slave Mahbub,
■ho was formerly Wazir to Feysal and Governor of Bereymi but was
riven out bv the people of that place for bis oppressive conduct, stated that
e could not trust himself in the power of the Turks, repeated his complaints
f their treatment of him, and instanced that of his relatives as an a f 1 in ^
rg ament against his going to Baghdad. At the same time if ^cy^erereafly
dllin°- to aid him, they should instruct the Chiefs Ox Hasa and Khatif to
ubmit to him and make over to him those districts for which he would pay