"٣٣ ملف ٦٦٥ عداوات بين الشيخ زايد والشيخ جاسم" [و‎‎٢‎٩‎٧] (٨٤٥/٦٢٨)

obstinate he returned to Bahrain. Jasim after writing to Ibrahim's father did
not wait for a reply, &c., but at once wrote to Ibn Rashid asking his aid in the
matter.
Ibrahim says he will stay for a time here to allow of winter getting a little
mild, because at present it is very cold at Constantinople. After a fortnight or
so he intends going to Port Said and thence to Constantinople.
No. 21, dated Bushire, the 4tli February 1889.
From—C olonel E. C. Ross, c.s.i ., Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
, To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Department, Calcutta.
I have the honor to enclose translations of the marginally noted reports
from the Officiating Residency Agent on
No. 7, dated 13th January 1889. tlie Arab coast relating to the recent ex-
Extract from a letter to Mr. Lucas, dated 25th pedition of Shaikh Jasim-Bin-Mohamed-
January 1889. Bin Thani against the Beni Yas and its
results.
No. 7, dated the 13th January 18S9.
From—The Officiating Residency Agent, Shargah,
To—The Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
After Compliments. —I have received a report that about 18 days ago Shaikh
Jasim -Bin-Thani started from El-Katr, intending to go to Oman with a large
army ; that on this account the Chief of Aboothabee is preparing to march to the
interior, and that he has sent messengers to various Bedouin tribes, such as El-
Zawahir, A1 Bushamis, Beni Katab, El-Awamir El-daroo and others. He has also
sent messengers to the Debay and Ommel-kaiwain chiefs, asking them to meet
him in the neighbourhood of Aboothabee, and after they assemble together he
will march to encounter Jasim-Bin-Thani. I hear that when the Chief of Abooth
abee received news about Jasim's movement, he wanted to send armed men and
ammunition by sea to Sil', in view to encounter Jasim, but owing to his fear
of the British Government he gave up his idea and decided to march by land.
No. 8, dated the 18th January 1889.
From—The Officiatiag Residency Agent, Shargah,
To—The Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
After Compliments. —Reports are received from various sources saying that
Jasim accompanied by Abdul Rahman Bin Eeysal, and Ibn Sabhan the Deputy
of Ibn Rasheed in the districts of, Riadth, and taking a large army with him
has arrived at Elzafrah and Leevah, which lie within the territories of the Chief
of Aboothabee ; that they massacred the inhabitants and cut down date trees;
that their messengers had arrived at Baraimee and interviewed Mohamed-Bin-
Ali, the head of the Na'aim tribe, and that Ibn Rasheed will send some soldiers
to Jasim's aid. It is reported that the chief of Aboothabee is at a loss what
to do as regards the approaching warfare, as he fears the advent of Ibn Rashir'
and it is thought that Jasim would not have ventured to come down ^
without tbe assistance of Ibn Rashid.
I hear that the Manaseer Bedouins and other dependants of the Chief of
Aboothabee and Debay, have come down from the interior to the sea-side,
between Jibail and Debay ; that other Bedouins of the interior have also moved
to the eastern regions, where there are mountains about Ras-el-Khymah, and
to the Eastern States. Under the circumstances the whole of the interior will
easily fall into the hands of the western people; the Shaikhs of the Beni
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