File 600/1905 Pt 5 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Sultan of Balahaf' [‎117v] (18/152)

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yo. 2, Ba /a Aa/.—Abood-ba* Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. states on oath—
I live at Mokalla. lam Nacoda Ganja “Ateet Kehman” owned hr
Muhammad Baees of Mokalla. My vessel’s tonnage is 50 tens. I left Aden
for Mokalla and Balahaf with general cargo, on the 20th Safar on a Saturday.
I arrived at Balahaf on the evening ot Wednesday the 24th Safar and anchored
off Balahaf fort. I landed goods and passengers that night, and the follow
ing day.
At about 9 a.tvt. on Friday the 26th Safar I heard that a sambuk was
wrecked off Jabal Jalla. After a time I saw a small boat coming towards my
boat from the direction of Jabal Jalla. At that time a boat set out from the
fort, shouting come towards the land, the boatmen said they will go alongside
of my Ganja, they said no, you cannot do. I said I will take these distressed
men,* the men told me if I did that I will suffer for it—they took the boat to the
fort— I then landed, and enquired what happened and remained at the fort. In
the afternoon Sultan Mohsin arrived by land from Jabal Jalla and ordered all
the men to go out of the fort and they will consider among themselves as to
what steps to be taken. After a time I went to the Sultan with Nacoda Sayad
Abdulla-bin Muhammad and asked for the money taken from the Nacoda of
the wrecked boat, t ultan Mohsin replied where are the passengers, let them
come and pay one-half of the money they possessed. I said they will not do,
this is oppression—he replied it is my wish. The passengers said they will pay
what else can they do—they are four and paid one-half ot what money thty had.
Nacoda Sayad Abdulla then demanded the money taken from his boat, Sultan
Mohsin replied that Nacoda must pay one-half and give in writing that he
willingly did so, Nacoda replied this will not do—the Sultan’s men brought
them on land by force and he cannot pay—Sultan Mohsin then told the Nacoda
Sayad Abdulla to go in that case. I took all the crew and passengers of the
wrecked boat on board my Ganja and brought them to Mokalla.
Nacoda Sayad Abdulla demanded his boxes, books and letters from Sultan
Mohsin but the latter declined to give them. I know Sultan Mohsin well.
Mokallx ;
The Wh July 1902.
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Before me
(Sd.) M. RUSTOMJf,
Registrar.
Translation.
Port of Shehr, dated 8th Rabi-ul-Akher 139-0, correppondirg with 15th July 190*.
From —Husain-bin-Abdulla*bin-Omar-bin-Awadth-Al-Kayti,
To— Colonel H. M. Abud, Acting Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
After compliments .—Your letter of the 13th July has been received from
Mf kalla at 10-30 noon on Monday and we are glad to know you are coming
with the decision of the Great Government. We have to written to our brother
Munasir to come from Ghail with regard to the Muccadams and Sardars of the
slaves coming on board the ship, we have told them and they replied that by
going over sea their heads turn on account of sea sickness as it is known to
those who are not accustomed to going over sea. We also cannot stand such
a sea. We request you to come down with the formal orders of Government in
writing or to send them over to us with whomsoever you desire to bear witness
against and in favour of us. May you be preserved.