"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٣‎١‎٥] (١٧٨٢/١٤٧٠)

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and Basrah in particular had lost almost all its inhabitants during the
years 1831-33, while the neighbouring towns of Muhammareh and
. llWait had increased considerably at its expense. The first proceed
ings of the new Governor were distinguished by moderation and good
sense. He spared the lives of a number of the Georgians whom he had
een expected to destroy; he appointed as his chief adviser one Muham
mad Effendi, Ibn-Naib, who bore an excellent character and of whom
vuew nothing except by reputation; he daily inspected parts of
aghdad city on foot, accompanied by a few attendants only; and his
whole demeanour, as well as that of his officers, was distinguished b y
mildness and freedom from ostentation.
The new policy towards the tribes, however, early proved a failure •
and the course of a few years, as we shall see, the ordiuary admiuis-
ration fell into a state which was by no means satisfactory ; while the
character of the 1'asha, as it finally declared itself, was summed up bv
the traveller Mr. J. B. Fraser in 1834 in the following sentences
al S T' 6 k T™ f0rmerl - V G0Vein0r 0f AUeppo ' a " d 8l, ' ,ct ' so '- o' D »^
. ' 3 about 50 3™" "f of weak mind and feeble jad^ment and so
mesoUe of pnrpoee that neither his promises nor his commands ean safely be'deemed
ann if r, l0Se ' her ' ^^ "^reme, of gro!
appe nes low propens.ties. e.oeedinrfj ararieions, and qnite regardless of the
either to er T"' ^^ a '" 3Uired - H8 " ' ,0t natnral| y
ther to rneltj or .njnsbce, bnt so intolerant of tronble or the fatigue of hnsines.
than s'nbn tT r Or , 0VerIO ° fe a ' moB ^ an 3 ^i 106 committed bj his servants rather
denied tn7h ■ T ' <>a "' dl8t " rb<id b3r investigation, and thus justice is virtually
d n.ed to the injured party. In point of morel courage and decision he is eouallv
Iced ' 0 . . iS ane ' 1 " aI t0 aCt in 8 i'««'iona he is frequently
d vofd The 3 "'■"° neSS a " d Vig0nr 0f mind 0t " hich is
7 ~ , .f rmC ' Pa redeem,n S P 0 '" 18 in tia character appear to he agood natured
fitted'P nr 1 \ degree ^ li ' erlry "" t0 a " d ac 9n«mente whieh'wonld have
on which he L reen 0 thrown. qmet 8e0 " 1Si0 ' 1 ^ tte b ""«»«-.e
Unhappily the Pacha's deficiencies are by no mean, compensated by the talents or
m eg„ t y of lg ts , There not ^ a ^ J ' nfe
aid his master or benefit the public. * # * * ™ quauned to
to dtrnf th ^ e f atet < ;: fficulties witb Haji 'AH Riza Pasha had
proceeded from the larger Arab tribes in the districts adjoining
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