"مُلخّص المراسلات المتعلّقة بشؤون زنزبار من ١٨٥٦ إلى ١٨٧٢." أعدّه النقيب ب. د. هندرسون، الملحق بالإدارة الخارجية" [ظ‎‎١‎١‎٣] (١١٤/٦٦)

Events at Zanzibar from the arbitration to the death of Syed Majid-
the other Consuls exercised political functions, the dignity of his Government
would be compromised.
" But," said Colonel Felly, " the Sultan's advisers reminded His Excellency that upon this
point the position of his Government was not ana^olous with that of other Crovernments; that
the law generally obtaining is, that where there is no Ambassador or Minister residing in a State,
a Consul exercises the functions of a Minister ; but that in the case of Portugal, in her relations
to Zanzibar, His Excellency himself, as Governor General of Portuguese territories contiguous
with those of Zanzibar, stood virtually in the position towards Zanzibar of Ambassador from
the King of Portugal ; and hence that in political questions there could be no necessity for
interpolating a third and inferior agent between His Excellency and His Highness. What
the advisers of the Sultan feared, in truth, was this, that, if a Consul, having daily access to
His Highness, possessed political powers, he might elicit, on some unforeseen occasion from
His Highness, a verbal promise, having reference to boundaries, inconvenient in itself, and
less likely to be elicited, if writing should remain the sole means of political communication.' ,
Colonel Felly's proceedings were approved by the Government of India.—
(JPolitical, Ay April 1862, Nos. 241-243^.
62. Detention of Dr. Krapff at Pangani .—In March 1862 Colonel
Pelly reported that, although under Articles I. and II. of the Treaty with Zan
zibar, British subjects were to enjoy full " liberty to enter, reside in, trade with,
and pass through," all parts of the Zanzibar dominions, there had, nevertheless,
been a strong tendency always shown by the Sultan to evade these obligations
and to hinder strangers from residing in, or even travelling through, his pos
sessions on the Arabian Coast. Only recently Dr. KrapfF, who had been strongly
recommended to Colonel Felly's good offices by the Foreign Office,
and had received a passport from the Sultan, was reported to have been
detained with his party by the Governor of Fangani—a place only 40 miles from
Zanzibar. Colonel Felly immediately remonstrated with the Sultan against this
infraction of the treaty, and, not receiving in due time a satisfactory reply,
threatened, if the captives were not released, to proceed himself to Fangani and
release them by force. This threat produced an effect, the captives were releas
ed, the Governor of Pangani was ordered to Zanzibar in disgrace, and a proper
apology for the occurrence was made by the Sultan. All the European Consuls
waited in a body on the Sultan and insisted on his issuing a circular to all his
Governors, enjoining on them the observance of the treaty provisions. Colonel
Pelly's action was approved by the Bombay Government and the Government
of India, and he was desired to express to the Sultan the regret of Government
at this illegal detention of British subjects and the tardy reparation afforded.
It may here be mentioned that during the progress of the negotiations Colonel
Pelly was much embarrassed by the action of the senior naval officer at
Zanzibar, who, when required by Colonel Pelly to convey him to Pangani, if
such a step were necessary to obtain the release of the prisoners, raised numer
ous objections in regard to coal, sailing, coastal difficulties, and other causes, so
much so, that Colonel Pelly had made up his mind to proceed in a Native dhow.
To obviate such difficulties for the future. Colonel Pelly proposed that a war
steamer of light draught should always be placed at the disposal of the Agent.
No such vessel was, however, available at the imiQ.— ^Folitical, A, May 1862,
Nos. 190-92.^
63. E xpedition headed by the S ultan against rebels on the main
land .—Syed Majid was compelled in the end of 1863 to head in person an
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