"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٩‎٢‎٥] (١٧٨٢/١٠٨٠)

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impelled to attack Bahrain; stating that he himself had restrained the
Qataris hitherto, but could do so no longer; asking for the return of the
boats seized by Commander Pelly; and advising the removal of British
subjects from Bahrain within 17 days, reckoned from the 19th of August.
To this communication the Political Resident; Colonel Ross, proposed to
reply that the responsibility for whatever might happen would rest on the
Turkish officials, and forcible recovery of the Bahrain boats detained
at Zubarah was suggested by the Government of India and authorised by
Her Majesty's Government; but meanwhile, on the 5th of September,
Commander Pelly received a report that the " Pigeon, which he had sent
to watch the hostile fleet at Zubarah, had been boarded by the Turkish
Mudir, who insisted on her immediate departure. The Mudir added
threats of hostile action in case of non-compliance and intimated
that Shaikh Jasim would attack Bahrain and that the Turks would
assist his operations. On the next day, the 6th of September,
Commander Pelly himself proceeded to Zubarah, where, finding the
Qatar boats armed and prepared for sea, he decided that Bahrain could
only be saved from invasion by destruction of the enemy's vessels; the
period mentioned by the Mutasarrif of Hasa, moreover, had now expired.
Accordingly, after one hour's notice given in writing had elapsed, the
" Sphinx " and " Pigeon " opened fire and quickly disabled 44 vessels.
By the morning of the 7th of September the Turkish Mudir and his flag
had disappeared, and Jasim had hoisted a flag of truce and asked pardon,
alleging that the boats had been collected not spontaneously but under
the orders of the Mutasarrif of Hasa. The preliminary terms offered
by Commander Pelly and accepted by Jasim were that the A1 Bin-'AH
should evacuate Zubarah and return to Bahrain, that the Bahrain
boats detained at Zubarah should be restored, and that the Shaikh s
muster of Bedouins should be dispersed. The active operations concluded
with the removal to Bahrain of about 120 vessels, distinct from those
which had been disabled or destroyed.
With the exception of Sultan -bin-Salamah and a few of his adherents,
the A1 Bin-'Ali now returned to Bahrain ; but the question of punishing
Shaikh Jasim and his allies still remained; and eventually the Shaikh
was informed, in February 1896, that a fine of Rs. 30,000 must be paid,
otherwise the vessels captured at Zubarah would be destroyed. Jasim
however refused to pay, on the ground that he had nothing to do with
the matter ; and accordingly, after three boats belonging to Bahrain had
been released free of charge and 17 others belonging to the A1 Bu
Kuwarah tribe had been ransomed by permission of the Resident
Settlement
with Shaikh
Jasira and
the guilty
tribes, Sep
tember .1895
to Anril lSOQ