'14/169 Differences between Shaikh Rashid of Um ul Kowein and his brother Naser bin Ahmad, June 1912 to 22 Jany 1917' [‎129v] (267/447)

which were lying fairly close to the ship. As soon however as the boat came '
their direction they all sheered off and it was only found possible to speak to o
boat, whose two occupants immediately took to the water. The interpreter 6
however, was able to talk to them, when they replied that they knew all about'
the bombardment and so did the people. This took place about 9-30 a m.
6. Nothing further transpired until noon, the time fixed for the bombard
ment to begin. It was some moments before the Senior Naval Officer, with a
feeling which I entirely shared, was able to bring himself to hoist the signal for
the bombardment to begin, when women and children, donkeys and goats could
be seen moving hither and thither among the date huts already mentioned.' Any
weakness, however, would have been fatally misunderstood and fire was opened
on the tower. 13 shells in a'l were fired and half the tower was blown down when
the red flag on the Shaikh's residence was hauled down and a black flag hoisted
in token of submission, at 10 minutes past noon.
7. Shortly afterwards men were seen coming to the beach bearing another
black flag. A boat was sent ofl to fetch them and they proved to be 'Abdur
Rahman bin Saif the Shaikh of Hamariyah and Abdur Rahman bin Ahmad
brother of Shaikh Rashid bin Ahmad. By this time the Arabs were ready to do
anything, so long as 1 took the ships away, but they could not resist a certain
amount of haggling. I informed them that I had my orders which were their
orders and those were that Rs. 25,000 were to be produced on board H. M. S
"Fox" by 4 p m. or the bombardment would have to begin again" and I
added that up till now, we had merely been frightening them, that^at 4 p.m.
the objective would be the Shaikh's residence, which would be demolished"
when we shou'd p'oceed to work havoc among the pearl boats which could
be easily seen from the quarter deck of H. M. S. "Fox."
8. We got rid of these Shaikhs as soon as possible and in an hour they had
returned with Rs. 22,000, all in new Rs. 1 ,000 Government of India notes and
another brief haggle ensued. This time it was suggested by them that Shaikh
Abdur Rahman bin Saif should be security for the remaining Rs, 3,000 but a
word that I did not catch from Khan Bahadur Abdul Latif sent 'Abdur Rahman
bin Ahmad back to the shore and he produced the remaining 3 notes which, with
one hiatus, formed a perfect series of numbers. This makes it clear that Shaikh
Rashid had been bluffing all the time, for the whole of the money was paid long
before 4 p.m. in spite of the three journeys from shore to ship in the
steam cutter of H. M. S. "Fox" and the haggling. A formal receipt signed
by myself was then granted to the Hamariyah Shaikh for the money, and the two
Shaikhs were dismissed. They begged for a letter of pardon, stating that all
was forgiven and forgotten, but I replied that such a letter would be forthcoming
rom me, when the Shaikh thought fit to write for one through the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent. Translation of this receipt forms Appendix C to this report,
t?" ^off that evening for Ras-al-Khaimah where
t le Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent informed me that Shaikh Nasir bin Ahmad was living but
it was found impossible to pick up the place in the dark and the Shaikh was not
rought on board until the morning. 1 he sum of Rs. 10,000 was paid to him and
at the same time a letter of which a translation is attached as Appendix D,
signe by myself, was given to him. This letter explained the circumstances
in which and reasons why the money was paid to him. At the foot was written
an acknowledgment, which Shaikh Nasir signed, stating that he had no further
ai , rn . s a I ^ a j n f st , brother. He demurred somewhat to signing this, stating
at he had further claims in regard to landed property and buildings, which
were not inherited but acquisitions during his own life time. He was told that
e could put up any further claims he liked through the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent for
w < f r . a '' Ion no promise could be given him beyond consideration,
in this reserve he signed the acknowledgment already alluded to. A sum
? 1 S ' ^' 0 3 00 WaS handed over the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, who also signed an
ac now e gment setting forth the conditions under which the money was
repon translation of this document forms Appendix E to this
10 ' ^ on, y mains for me to pay my tribute to the careful and excellent
arrangements made by Captain ( Caulfeild, R.N., Senior Naval Officer in the