إرسالية سياسية رقم ١٤٢ لعام ١٨٧٤، تحيل نسخةً من الأوراق المتعلقة بـ "أعمال القرصنة" الخاصة بـ "مجموعة من العرب" في جزيرة الحلانية، إحدى جزر الحلانيات (خوريا موريا) [ظ‎‎٦‎٢] (٤٤/١٤)

Piratical proceedings of a party of Arabs at the Kooria Mooria Islands.
against subjects of His Highness the Rao of Kutch by some Shoree fishermen
at Hellaneeya, one of the groups of the Kooria Mooria Islands.
T) 2 - , A report of the case reached me from Maculla in January last, and as
Rear-Admiral Gumming was sailing to Muscat I addressed His Excellency in
a letter Ivo. 142 of the 23rd February asking him to call at Hellaneeya, copy of
this communication is annexed. 1J
3. I further requested the Political Agent at Muscat to move in the
matter, as the robbers or pirates were represenetd to be Shorees, who belons to
a district on the coast north of Ras-el-Hudd. Copy of my letter to Maior
allies, No. 143 of the 23rd February, with its annexment, is also attached.
i t A* 1 ^ < ;i e ^? lVe< J a commu,1 ication from Rear-Admiral Gumming,
dated Muscat, loth March, in which he states he was unable to call at Hellaneeya
as he was m the neighbourhood after sunset; and His Excellency informed me
he had directed the Commander of Her Majesty’s Steamerto carry
out the wish I had expressed, who would inform me of the result 7
6 - 1 gather from the yadee by His Highness the Rao of Kutch that the
lukeerwho was detained at Hellaneeya has arrived at Mandvie, and I have no
doubt the two other captives have left the island and reached their homes
during the fishing ^ Sh ° reeS ^ ^ **“** ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية * *>“
mil !1 7 'c„!.i , " iUf a f T.' U tl ' l! PoIiticaI Agent at Muscat, when I will sub-
mit a fuiUior report to Government. In the meantime I would suggest the
plaLfas thfKooria M ^ l" 8 Sl J bjectS agaillst touchi ^ ^ such "solitary
puces as the Kooria Mooria Islands, where lawless persons may be found anil
Ingres eySh ° Uld see k f 01 water or provisions at we^l known pmtt
Dated Soor, 2nd May 1874.
Translated purport of alerter from Jsttanuhd Mootamull, of Soor, to Political Agent and
Consul, Muscat.
Nacodls which i en cnm 0 n tS “ ft i he i ] ! 1 Jaaferah 1 knew the names of six of the
learnt is nlmed HnnwTv^ to y0U P CTSoaa %. ^e seventh I have now
learnt is named Hummaid bin Seroor and is of the El Jaaferah.
Naiim is noTaW fi. the Jaaferab > aa «ned Himmaid bin
bin Ameer, is now “n LashWh^Sbo lT g aad ? he other ’ Salem
authority of thosp twn an y the tribe act in defiance of the
rt M^Vn Hamrd and tbdoo rb’ ^ r 6 S ° h nS ° f Ha . m0 ° d ’ Beni - bo ° Ali ’
and whose authority is respected tp ^ 11 Sa !. im Z 1 *?, ex J? rci . s ? aut hority over all
from Lashkerrah hah a dayllom nev C ° t“ T AU is distailt
there is a very small bastion standing . 7 ' Lash] reiT a li there is no fort, but
I have no other news to communicate.
Exd.— J. T. F.