The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-15
The Sultan Of BIuscst.

church, commencing nall past 10 n n, end conunuine
tive days
The Sultan Of BIuscat.
THE DEATH OF THE IMAUM-wHAr HE DID FOR MUS
CAT COMMERCIAL TREATIES WITH ENGLAND,
THE UNITED STATES AND FRANCE, ETC., ETC.
from the Paris Journal des Debsts Of April T.
for the New York HERALD
Not many days announced 70 he public tho death
OF the Sultan Of Muscat He died board the Victoria
of his ships Of war and not as was reported al the
tmc on board Enx frgate At the time OF hts death
he was his way from Muscat hk capital Ais to ZaDx
ally resided This monarch for last my years has
played important part In the Affairs OF tho East He
has had the honor Of having ns nae sssccaed IN seve
Louis Philippe, King Of The French; Victoria. Queen u
England. and wi several ruccssve Presidents Of the
United States few words therefore, are assuredly due
to his memory from the cotemporaneous press
Let US commence BY saying wort or two concerning
Ss ,'H o1 e ne .n rsi IN bu. Captain
Guin Of the French navy who has on several occasions
had personal and official communications with this mo-
fArch declares that this and never has been
his title The captain has published recent work. which
shall notice in time, entitled Documents keiauug
in which be msses the .Sovu assertion concerning
the late monarch Syed Sad for such WA his family namo
true indeed that his on the throne pore
the title Of Imum, but it religious title voluntarily
bestowed upon them, rs II often upon other Aah0mme
dan noparchs by the consent Of the people, In
reverence and admiration of the religious characters OF
their soyereigns But the later Sultan Of Mu at too
close and intimate ally and friend OF the Christians To
be able to pretend to title which implies rehNous
Sycd or Said as he called, born in the year
1889. He descended from an Arab fs.niy. which,
about the middle Of the 18th century, obtained the asccn
dancy in the Province of Oman, region Of the eastern
part of Arabia bordering the Indian Ocean aud the
Gulf of Persia. In 1901 the Sultan Ben Ahmed member
Of this family depoed his elder brother from the throne,
who was Weak resist him, and aer reign III -ome
years died in 1904 He left the government OF his vast
empire rather unsettled condition TO his two sons,
Salem Said Salem, the eides Who was OF mild
and miG disposition voluntarily resigned nj. rights to the
throne to his brother sd The latter though ye
confidence Even that early age his ambition was TO DO
the chief and the head of the State He coveted the post
Of danger and adventure and conscious even at thai age
If great plan which he afterwards executed OF aggran
dizpg his paierpa dominons and exsng 10 the utmost
pitch the high position to which he wa. born
In the month Of July Of the 1so6 crime OF which
he bear the responsibility, though not to reap
the fruits set him free from the control and cor peuor
ship Of his uncle Bedeur In the september which to
lowed the death Of his uncle, he was solcmn'y pro-
claimed Sultan at Muscat, and from that time
over the vast empire Of his fathers thus for
the space Of nifty fun years, during all which time he oc
cued the throne he has had the glory OF being
which have happened around him during the rst
half Of this the nineteenth century.
Three pres ennant ideas, throe successive schemes OF
policy and enterprise filed up tho measure OF his long
reign Fist OF all Said got rid OF the power on the ana
bees aud made the empire Of Omar hencefoth wholly
independent of them In the next place he copnrmed and
established the disputed power Of nj family over the VA
lions the eastern coast Of Africa and consohdatei MS
succeed In making the island Of Zanzibar the centre OF
NJ y empire And the last place, from his a. 'ceud
ing The throne 10 the day OF bis death ne zeau
the policy OF forming extensive pohuca ano commeraA.
alliances with the mot eminent civilized countries OF
Europe and OF America sucn Wete vac 'nree pdrposc'
aimed at by him, which ne pursued during MS iung riSn
and which ne by his own superior tarns and
activity, In acconpk hing.
His struggle against the wsaabces who may De
called the Proestan,s OF IAmi-m and Who by their re-
forms threatened To destroy the power as well a. the re-
ngon OF snss"!msn mona ems PECAN .ae uury aay aes
his acenh ng tne throne' anu conunucu me
during Perioo VI tMeNe yoSs oou.vuu' VIZ 49, .L VI
ue wanavees wss p'nea w. W., so,n t ~ s'
VINO was tne lawful nsr ., 'ue eloe. oran.u VI I ,y'
and had forced INN 70 uo 70 ne most aegrSaoS Vas
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hrnness Of mind however, numpned over every re.
s,Isncos ~ 80, 90 n,S bis oxn Want of m,,s.y sx
in which his generals we're A. deacep ns him-rlf For
IA, ~" s ? ,s y, a.. aonarn,ncn, ~ narb,v
and In cnrseouenc of bs demand he had the saiI,1ion
Of bebodnr at the age OF 10 the fleets and men OF war OF
tho Ess, Innia Corany coming 10 the support of his weak
o,io and b,s deli, NO army winch was aim "a, entirely
xbou, arms and provisions The Government OF r-he
ran was equally friendly though less effective In lending
its aid "a the Young Susn The beat help came noweve
nom Nehemet All who was Ike himself greatly interest
ed in the alton OF tho wahabo who by the re-
igous reforms they preach are the common enemy OF
Mssuan rulers All last the sultan OF Muscat was de.
yered from the anxiety which this formidable eaemy
occasoued to him. and was henceforth able TO devote
the energies OF his mind TO the interior ad-
ministraion of his empire The leader OF tut.
Formidable sect died In 1914 I'M, successor,
Abdaah WA completely defeated by Ibrahirn Pacha n
1873 and the strong place Of Deray the of
these reformers In Arabia was taken But though hi-
old were nov conquered on land vet thev organ
lied sysem OF piracy by sea- much In tho same waf "a
the Moors did In the and sixteenth centuries
they had been driven Of every place they 10
Spain Il 30 happened how ever that there were interests
stake calling the of these prnes greater
than those OF the Arab SULTAN these were the commercial
nteres OF the English India Company This com
pany therefore, prepared expedition against the pirates
and called upon said TO jniu them. This he did moi
cheelfuy In return for seryics 80 much 10 his own
benefit he rewarded by the East India Company by
the " magnificent sabre and thus his
respect stl further increased for ncighborng power
whose uerior views we're soon 10 be better known
nv tr.a ty