'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎477] (519/733)

BENIYAS. 477
Muskat, was placed under embargo by the authorities there, who were
authorised to detain her as a set-off against the claim of 10,000 dollars
advanced by them for the Muskat Buggalow Large trading vessel. plundered by these
pirates.
With reference to the other cases, one brig, seven Buggalows, two
Buteels, five Buggarahs, and the greater part of the goods on board the
urya Dowlut, were recovered, together with upwards of 10,000 Ger
man crowns in cash and property, besides an engagement for 1 600
more on the termination of the pearl fishery, towards the liquidation of
the claims made for the cargoes of the vessels destroyed and plundered
All their captives were released, and the two pirates Mahomed bin
uggur bin Zheab and Mahomed bin Majid, who headed the outrages
upon the British flag, surrendered. The three principal Beniyas vessels
concerned in the late piracies were put into our possession, as pled-es
or the settlement of the balance due on account of the English
uggalow Add to this the seizure of their own Buteel with a valuable
cargo in Muskat, as above mentioned, in compensation for the loss
occasion 0 by the plunder of a Buggalow Large trading vessel. belonging to that port, and
the chastisement inflicted upon the piratical fleet, which make up a
summary account of the reparation obtained from the Beniyas, without
any further recourse to hostilities.
The engagements entered into by Shaikh Shakboot, the father and
tTram' t ffr f." 16 0hief ' for the gradual liquidation of
son T h T reraainil, S unadjusted, were confirmed by his
and , subse iuently strictly fulfilled. The surrendered pirate
—nders were sent to Bombay, where the principal one was
r d, found guilty, and condemned to death; but a point of law
cing raised, the question was referred to the King in Council and
The ^th 16110 ^ | Ubsequ 'f ntl y commuted to transportation for' life
Ihe other, Mahomed bin Majid, against whom, uufortunatelv no
prosecution could be maintained, was returned, to be handed
rUi!—; t0 , Shaikh Sultal1 bi " Suggu, to' whom was left
the infliction of adequate punishment. The prisoner, however, effect
e ns escape unobserved, by swimming from the vessel i„ which
he was being conveyed, on its arrival off Shargah, and succeedld il
reaching the shore, distant about four miles. This just retr W'
exacted from the Beniyas led many of the tribe, who had acdvelv
engaged in the late piratical proceedings, and shared in the advantage!
resulting from their success, to take shelter under the protection 'of
another power until the demands pressing so heavilv 7 ?
should be liquidated, in order thus to avoid a participation" in T
consequences of their acts—a punishment they so justly merited. 6