'History of the imâms and seyyids of 'Omân by Salîl-ibn-Razîk, from A.D. 661-1856; translated from the original Arabic, and edited with notes, appendices, and an introduction, continuing the history down to 1870, by George Percy Badger, F.R.G.S., late chaplain in the Presidency of Bombay.' [‎112] (145/612)

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Turky's rebellion, and were to be repaid from the Zanzibar
subsidy to Maskat.
All these hostile preparations, however, ended in a de
ceptive reconciliation between the contending parties, and
the Seyyid Salim returned to Barkah. The sequel illustrates
the knavishness and perfidy of the Arab tribes. 1 he el-
Hinawy chiefs were dissatisfied with the gifts awarded them,
and insisted that their compact with the Seyyid included a
plenary amnesty for Hamed-bin-Salim, who, it appears, had
been forwarding money to bribe other chiefs from Jaalan to
come to his assistance. A considerable number responded
to the call and forced their way through the passes near
Semail, from whence they dispatched a reassuring message
to his Highness, stating that they intended to ratify their
compact with him at Barkah. On the way thither they were
met by Hamed-bin-Salim, who gave them five hundred dollars
to renounce their allegiance to Salim, to which they readily
acceded, and further threatened to attack Maskat. Repent
ing, after pocketing the bribe, they made fresh overtures to
Salim, who on his part promised them a reward of ten thou
sand dollars, of which two thousand were to be paid at once
and the remainder at a subsequent period. Within a few
days they insolently demanded the balance, and their demand
being refused they plundered some of the Wahhaby Com
mandant's camels, and took refuge in el-Masnaah, much to
Hamed-bin-Salim's consternation, who was obliged to pawn
his family jewels to meet their perquisitions. From some
cause or other a panic spread among them on the great fes
tival of the ^Eid, and they broke up into flying detachments,
and on their journey homeward were attacked by the el-
Ghafiry and the Benu-Riyam, losing several of their num
ber. This discomfiture has greatly lessened the prestige of
the el-Hinawy in the estimation of their rivals in 'Ormin.
A few months of tranquillity succeeded, but in September
of the same year, 18G8, 'Azzan-bin-Kais, of er-Rastak, (see