"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٢‎١‎٨] (١٧٨٢/١٣٧٣)

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from the Turkish expedition in his fortat Doraq or Fallahiyeh, which
was found to be extremely difficult of access; but ultimately he was
reduced to serious straits and purchased peace by sending piescnts to
the Pasha at Baghdad. The Turkish forces were then withdrawn from
'Arabistan, the <f Swallow " at the same time returning to Basrah. Tn
1762, the Ka^ab blockaded Basrah by closing the Shatt-al-'Arab to all
vessels, whether bound upwards or downwards.
Second An. In October 1763, a number of the Ka'ab Shaikh's people entered the
glo -Turkish Dawasir district, upon the western side of the lower Shatt-al- Arab, and
ftgain^^the drove away the inhabitants. As the East India Company had an
Kh ab, 1763. {unrest in some dates in Dawasir, Mr. Price, who had recently opened
the new British Agency at Basrah and still held charge of it, was inclined
to send a vessel to prevent their removal by the raiders; but the
Mutasallim advised him against taking any such decided action and
wrote a letter for him to send, instead, to Shaikh Salman. Meanwhile
'Ali Pasha of Baghdad, who as Mutasallim of Basrah had commanded
the last expedition against the Ka'ab, himself arrived in the vicinity of
Basrah; and the Ka'ab, hearing of his approach, withdrew from Dawasir,
whereupon the " Swallow/' Captain Nesbitt, accompanied by boats
carrying 100 troops detailed by the Deputy-Governor of Basrah, dropped
down the river to secure the dates in dispute. 'Ali Pasha, however, was
anxious to destroy the power of the Ka'ab and wrote as follows to Mr.
Price:
My desire is, as the well-being of my Government depends upon it, that, while
I march with my army by land, you will send your ships to block up the mouth of
the river , and you have full power to take, burn, and destroy whatever yoa may meet
with belonging to the Chaab. In short, make yourselves masters of the Gallivats,
as they will no doubt endeavour to escape to sea; and this my letter shall be a
sufficient warrant for anything that may happen. The demolishing the Ohaab wiU be
a glory to your nation, and not to me, and you may be persuaded that this your
ready assistance will be well known, and I doubt not recompensed, by the Sultsn. It
remains now with you, as soon as my letter arrives, to despatch away the ships, as
besides the glory that will accrue, 'tis ever meritorious to demolish those who molest
the least of our friends. The success, therefore, of this affair depends on yoqr
diligence, friendship, and sincerity.
In consequence of this request, the Company's ships " Tartar " and
*' Swallow were sent to the Pasha's assistance and had more than one
encounter with the Ka'ab fleet, which now numbered several Gallivats j
but again peace was made, and the expedition withdrawn, without any
permanent settlement having been achieved.
Third Anglo- In 1765, when Karim Khan, the ruler of Persia, marched for the
Turkish ex- second time against the Ka'ab with the object of subjugating them, he