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 [‎73r] (41/44)

Piratical proceedings of a party of Arabs at the Kooria Mooria Islands
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In the Mandvie Adawlut, before Moulvie Abdool Kadur.
I, Eukiraee Sabelijan, wife of Eukeer Hajee Eukeer Mahomed, aged about
20 years, inhabitant of the Punjab, Zillah Rawul Pindee, state in the Adawlut
that I and my husband were at Aden. I lived there with my husband for five
months, and *we sailed in the vessel of Nacoda Noor Mahomed bound for
Mandvie en route to Kurrachee. We arrived at Kooria Mooria after about
months. The sailors were going in a boat to take water with tank and pots
on the shore, and my husband accompanied them to bring some fish. The
water pots which were in the boat remained there and the sailors came back to
the vessel swimming. My husband, who had remained on shore, was seized b\
the robbers He was neither beaten nor deprived of his clothes. Two Nacodas
of the other vessel and the Nacoda of our vessel were seized on their going on
shore and were deprived of their clothes. The Nacoda Noor Mahomed having
no cloth, was given a coat by my husband. He came in it on the vessel and
there -ave it to me. The vessel sailed for K^utch and the Veeramull returned to
Aden to complain. Thus my husband and two sailors w^ere detained, tor the
robbers bad asked for money from the sailors of our as well as other v ^sel and
the Nacoda of our vessel returned on board on a pretext. Attei the vessel
sailed she was pursued by five boats, and they continued the pursuit for a day
and nio-ht, but they could not overtake us and so they returned. I state the cn-
cumstances that happened. The Nacoda or any other person had no foul
play with my husband. He is only seized by the robbers, and I beg the Hurbai
will be kind enough to make enquiries for him. I have at present put up with
sailor Ghurava Yar Mahomed Noor Mahomed, and he charitably gives me sub
sistence I have thus lived here on charity and my husband is entrapped tier .
T live here alone, and how shall I be able to go to my native country without
mv husband I Will be very much thankful to the Government and the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
if‘they do something whereby my husband may come here, these aie my
prayers. Dated 11th Mahasood Sumbut 1930.
In the Mandvie Adawlut, before Moulvie Abdool Kadur.
T p WTrR 4 NFE Tarmamttd Noor Mahomed, inhabitant of Salaga, aged 30
bcrebv state in the Adawlut that I sailed in the vessel Mahadeo Passa.
vears, do lieieoy sta _ « Arlon to Mandvie We had with us two
Recently we were coming i p u than We came to Maculla having
Rukeers, rerS theS to neaX^a Mooria There being no water in
sailed frojn Aden and t ^ ^ with a tank! &c . ; together with some
the vessel ye about Faie er Hajee Fukeer Mahomed, went on shore
men of the Veeramull Iq ^ standin ^ tllere forbade us to take water.
m a boat a numbel . of me n descending the hill and firing their
Seeing m the meantime a w bpo-qn to «-o to our vessel by swim-
guuswewereMraid an we ran that If he wanted to go, they would
nung m the sea. om , vessel and that of the other vessel, together
shoot bin . ,11 ^ returned on shore. We went on board our vessel
with two men of that ™ssei, let ^ hai , bour In a short time a I^acoda
and cutting the ca e The Nacoda Noor Mahomed told ns to give the
and a sailor came in a boat. I f y The men of the other vessel
robbers some dollars to whic iw g savin 0, they sailed for Aden and
said they would go to ^ rXhers pursued us, and we kept
we sailed for Kutch. live overtake us. Thus it has occurred.
apace for a day and mg i , u , , b ^ w0 Nacodas (of the other
The Eukeer was seized and detamed theie wnn
vessel). Hated 11th Mahasood, Sumbut 1930.
No. 65-253, dated Aden, 8th April 1874.
From—Political Resident, Aden,
tTo Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. .
i Tx/iorlcyp the receipt of y°ii r letter ISo. 1754 of
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