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'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [310] (352/733)
The record is made up of 1 volume (364 folios). It was created in 1856. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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310
JO ASM EES.
Arabs; as also in respect to the tenets of their religion, so different
from the other Mahomedan sects, which rendered them the enemies of
all other Islam sects, and these to be their enemies; and deemed it
advisable to enter into a few preliminary articles of agreement with
Hussein bin Gaith, renouncing all claims, and passing an act of oblivion
on the past, on the conditions specified in the engagement. The
Joasmee Chief having resolved to depute an Agent to Bombay, Mr.
Bruce was induced to conclude the preliminary agreement in ques
tion.
49. Some boats bearing the British pass and colours having been
taken off Porebunder in the month of August
a. d . 1815. 1814, Mr. Bruce, conformably to orders to
remonstrate against that act, despatched a boat to Ras-ool-Khyma, with
letters to Hussein bin Rahmah and to his Vukeel, who had entered into
the preliminary engagement above specified, of a friendly tenor, and
with a letter also to Sultan bin Suggur of Lingah.
50. To Mr. Bruce's astonishment, the Nakhoda returned in a few
days after his departure in a most wretched plight, and almost starved
to death. The Chief of Lingah, to which island the boat first proceeded,
took 80 frazils of dates out of her, and seemed disposed to keep the
boat itself; but on anchoring off the town of Ras-ool-Khyma, a boat put
off the shore, came alongside, and inquired what vessel it was. On
being informed, they greeted them on their arrival, and recommended
them to get under weigh, and stand in for their greater security, and
offered to pilot Mr. Bruce's boat in ; on which the Nakhoda weighed,
being towed in by the Joasmee boats. Shortly after, about twenty
armed men came out of the latter, drew their sabres, and immediately
drove the Nakhoda and part of the crew, who were in the leading
boat, overboard. Those in the other, seeing, this, cut the tow rope,
and pulled away, taking up those who had jumped over, and reached
Bushirc.
51. The capture of this boat, which had been despatched on the
faith of engagements so very recently made, and which had actually
arrived at the very door of their dwellings, proved the little reliance that
could be placed in any treaty with such lawless banditti. The act was
at variance, also, with the conduct which so strongly characterises the
Arabs, who fulfil the obligations of hospitality even towards an enemy
seeking their protection, and reposing in their conhdence. This
flagrant breach of faith sufficiently proved a determination on the part
of the Joasmees of attacking all vessels, of whatever description they
might be, or under any colours.
52. This attack was followed by the capture by the Joasmees of a
Buggalow
Large trading vessel.
belonging to the Imaum of Muskat, whilst at anchor in the
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The volume is Selections from the records of the Bombay Government , compiled and edited by Robert Hughes Thomas, Assistant Secretary, Political Department, New Series: 24 (Bombay: Printed for Government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1856).
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- 1 volume (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an abstract of contents on p. iii, a detailed list of contents on pp. vii-xx, an alphabetical index on pp. xxi-xxvii, and a list of maps etc on p. xviii.
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Pagination: two separate pagination sequences are present in the volume. The first sequence (pp. i-xviii) commences at the first page and terminates at the list of maps (p. xviii). A second pagination sequence then takes over (pp. 1-688), commencing at the title page and terminating at the final page. Both these pagination sequences are printed, with additions in pencil, and the numbers are found at the top (left, right or centre) of each page.
The fold-outs in this volume were not paginated by the publisher. As a result, these have been foliated using the nearest page number. For example, the fold-out attached to p.51 has been numbered as 51A.
Pagination anomalies: pp. 15, 15A; 45, 45A; 49, 49A; 51, 51A; 531, 531A.
The following pages need to be folded out to be read: 15A, 45A, 51A, 327-328, 531A.
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- 'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government'
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