'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.' [‎267] (428/612)

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el-Mutairah to the sweetmeat and blackmiths , markets,
from which latter positions they kept up a constant fire
from their guns during the day, and at night their men, who
were concealed in the cotton-market, sallied out against
them. The besieging force was under the command of 'Aly-
bin-Hilal-bin-el-Imam, the Seyyid Kais and the remainder
of his army being encamped from the Bir-es-Sawaihy-el-
Belooshy, as far as es-Sedd. His cavalry consisted of forty
horses. All the residents of el-Matrah and its suburbs had
submitted to him.
Mullah-el-Hajj's letter excited the gravest apprehensions
of the Seyyids, and they forthwith dispatched a messenger
for Muhenna. When he arrived—at that time they had
fortified themselves in the Eastern fort—they submitted the
letter of the commandant of the fort of el-Matrah to him;
his messenger also corroborated the written statements
respecting the deficiency of water, provisions, and ammu
nition, and the critical position of the besieged. Muhenna's
brief reply was: "You may inform the Mullah that, God
willing, our people shall be with him to-morrow, bringing
with them the different supplies mentioned in his letter."
They accordingly wrote to him to that effect.
Muhenna then left them, and made no movement in the
matter till after the prayer of sunset, when he sent to the
Seyyids and requested them to have several of their small
vessels, together with the supplies wanted by the command
ant of the fort of el-Matrah, ready for him at liiyam on the
following morning. Then he ordered the Benu-Riyam and
the el-'Obriyyin to proceed that same night to el-Mdtrah, and
to dislodge those who held the heights overlooking Sih-el-
Harmel, and on the approach of dawn to keep up a constant
tire from their muskets. On the cessation of the artillery
and musketry fire at el-Matrah they were to return to
Maskat.
At dawn onthefollowing morning Muhenna and the remain-