Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-15
(From the Gio5c.)

THE SULTAN OF MlSCAT
1t is often that feel ourselves called upon to
notice anv thing contained in the vmous letters
from New York, which make their daily appearance IN
the National lnlrlligenccr The writer could scarcely
earn his dollar day in more harmless way than by
making up this periodical budget OF gossip, rates of
change and political nonsense, which, we have no
doubt, estimated b. the readers of the paper gene
rally at It's true value But the circumstance OF these
communications being published by the leading Oppo.
son journal at the seat of Government, may give 10
them abroad Importance which they do not possess
ut home, BY conveying the idea that the sentiments
they express, though adverse to the opinions and
pugnant 10 the feelings of majority Of the citizens Of
the L. 5 are accordant with the views OF numerous
and respectable party 1t is this consdc ration which
has induced depart in the present instance, from
usual course, for the purpose of holding TO me-
rited the offensive remarks which recently APP
peared in of these letters in relation 10 the Sultan
of Muscat.
After stating that a vessel had Just arrived at New
York, laden with produce from that Country, and bring
ing rumored, some fine horses present from
the Sultan 10 this Government, the writer mentions
that the vessel is the which rendered valuable
sstancc few year sage to the United States ship Pea
cock, when she grounded upon Island near Muscat;
and then proceeds Pcrhaps the horses sent
TO remind Government OF that service. HIS Sui
tanshiP IS said 10 make capital bargains III the way
of prcsent-makIng always expecting return OF at
least four fold. Now appeal TO the honorable and
high minded men of whatever party, whether this is
The maCnanimous conduct of the Sultan on the occa.
sion referred to above all praise, and should have
commanded the admiration and gratitude of every
American citizen. We did not believe, until we read
the cruel remark of this anonymous scrbber that there
individual of any party in this country, who
had little of rrtuons sensbty not TO be affected
by the noble and disntcrcsted kindness with which
the Sultan came 10 the relief Of our suffering fellow
countrymen.
But az the circumstances connected with that &C.
may not be fresh in the minds of all read
ers, shall be excused for briefly ecapitulang them.
In the year 1892 special agent out BY Pre-.
sident Jackson for the purpose Of making commercial
treaties with certain countries lying upon the Indian
Ocean; and among others, with Muscat. The agent
was favoraby received by the Sultan, and conven-
ton concluded, without difficulty, upon prnci-
pies o. liberal reciprocity. The treaty having been ra-
tilted by the Senate, the agent was sent to ex
change the ratification in ISIS. When the IT, States
sloop Of war Peacock, which carried him out her
way Muscat and had arrived within about four hun
dred miles of her destination she stranded upon the
desoate coast of raba The island Of Mazeire with
nent danger ofgong 10 pieces She surround
cd By piratcal Arabs who constantly increased and
who only waited for sufficient accumulation of their
number to murder the crew and plumber the vessel
While she was IN this situation, the agent embarked
with aldshIpman Taylor, and six men, small open
boat for the city of Muscat to ask aid from the Sultan
They arrived after dangerous passage Of one hundred
and one hours and communicated the object of their
trust to the Sultan. No this done, than
orders were given 10 have the Sultance soop of war
loaded with provisions ard water, and ready to sail
the next day to the aid of the Peacock In less than
two hours $50 Bedouin Arabs, who were encamped