'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎483] (525/733)

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and wounding several, in effecting their objeet, and gaining possession
all the money and property she contained. The perpetrators, it was
a certamcd, belonged to the tribes of Monasir and Howamil, established
Kha ecf r," yaS ', 0,1 their Crirae being broa « ht to tho no,ice of
wor ! . & ,a iboot '- that chief imprisoned five of the Howamil, who
and cn btrii 0 ' ' aS aISO SeVeral 0f ,he chief raeH o f Monasir;
d embarking, went in person, with two of three JBuggarahs, and
cruised on that ground (Khore Beniyas) in search of the remainder, and
ding a boat in one of the creeks, he burnt it. Fifty camel -riders were
also despatched to trace them into the desert: these succeeded only in
chiM r ! * Iowarail . known thieves, together with their wonLn
children, &c., and bringing them with fifty camels to Aboothabee The
It was proposed (o Khaleefa bin ShaUboot in April 1842 to become
a. d. 1842. olie of the subscribers to a truce, binding the
each other hv 1 1 - ^ ^ mak ' mg agressions upon
y and as well as by sea, during the pearl fishery a
proposal which he no, only declined, but intimated !hat he was just
^ JOaSmeeS dUring lhe fiShinS
most suited fo^success, in revenge for the checks and losses he had
SUS , al ) . n T e ln s late fora ys. He had accordingly opened a negotiation
with Muktoom of Debaye, who agreed to remain neutral. "
sent" Ms' cmisin^Svf W "n T' ^ ^ 1842 '
sent nis cousin, Sjf b:n Dulmooj, to Khaleefa bin Shakboot who
received and treated him with much kindness. His vepresentarions
much gratified the Beniyas Chief that he was induced to depute in
return, his relative, Viab bin Esai, to the Chief of Debave, to make a
final settlement, and establish a lasting alliance.
When the Aboothabee ambassador arrived at Debaye, tho Chief
uktoom, considering it politic to invite Sultan bin Sa—ur and
Snggur bin Sultan to join in the friendly relations about to tfe.tab
hshed and being also afraid to enter into bonds of amity with
Khaleefa without apprising these chiefs of his intentions, and in a
measure obtaining their consent, sent a message to them, to ascertain
eir wishes in regard to the proposed arrangement. They answered
hat they would be very glad to be at peace with Khaleefa bin Shak
boot, if that chieftain was sincere in wishing for peace. They therefore
requested that Viab bin Esai should come to them; but on his arrtj
tan bin Suggur having ascertained that the basis of any terms of
P ace must be his abstaining from molesting the Imaum of Muskat, hb