The New York herald., 1870-02-10


sale, but the price OF such dainty goods :. ~ 100
high Tor their general consumptioa FIVE hundred
TO thousand dollars is the general rate lor these
slaves, and IN such poor countries as ARABIA ana
Persia no one but shelkh ora rich merchant can
afford so large sum. NOT very long ago, one Of
these C,rcassiaas, While being conveyed IN the
steamer from Mnscat to Bunder AbDas, claimed the
protection OF the British nag, and OF course as she
was III British ship the ciaini uau 70 oe anoweu,
greatly 10 the disgust and chagrin OF her Arab
owner She was taken down TO Bombay aud B
now being educated IN charitable Institution.
Piracy, therefore, gave the BRUSH Valu right to
Interfere IN the affairs OF the Arabs on the west
shore, ana slavery has Afforded preIext on which
the other peoples OF the gulf nave peen u ,adieu with
What exactly the design OF such interference may
be- 1t ID hard 10 says unless II oe 10 ENJOY practically
nearly all the sweets or power without any OF Its
responsibility. At present the British PRESIDENT is
key are OF course only occasionally bullted; but
Muscat and the Arab coast are practically now under
the English flag. In O. previous letter showed how
Muscat mad peen thrown INTO the most lamenta-
Bile stste OF confusion by Inc r iasermed; q;
dng Of md s orsden sy now e people
throne Tho0rkee, the only man strong enough and
popular enough to rule the country; how, on the
other hand, fanatic who hoiy deiied ttie BritIs
had been permitted to do what rhoorkee had been
prevented rom DONG, and now, as the consequence
OF the latter's accession, the Whole country Is IN
chronic state OF revolt and only one pass To the InJe
rIor open for tralfc 30 that an American snip has
bad 10 wait Blk weeks for dates that she ought TO
have loaded III a fortnight. But the recent history
OF BahreIn affords yet more brilliant example OF
British intermeddling, while 1t also illustrates rather
strlkingy Arab character
FOREIGN fNTERMEDDLERS.
twenty years ago chief named Mahomed bin
Khuleeia turned out the ruling shelkh oI Bahren.
Abdoola, and seated himself IN his stead Although
only a u5urper ManOmcd was on the whole, Il good
ruler, though, like all other Arab sheikhs, he
squeezed the last possible cent Out OF the pockets OF
his unfortunate people, and IN old times especially,
dId not scrupe to connve at piracy Ihe latter
criminal weakness nad frequently brought upon
him the menaces OF the British Resident, aud ne
had almost rcinquisheu the practice, wnen, aDout
year ago. some unlucky opportunity tempted MIN
to send out his own buggaiow on special 0ucca-
neering expedition. The ouggaow was captured ny
an English gunDoat ana compensation was de-
manded from Mahomed. This he agreed TO give,
but In towing the bungalow which was 10 be re.
stored to him, out OF Busheer, where she had been
taken, the latter struck on a SAND par, and II was
Impossible to get her or Mahomed was OF course,
indignant, and lnsolent as Wen, SO Soionei fey ~,
sheiKhdOm, put up his DroIher, All Din khlleeia,
in his place, and tnen exed Mahomed from Bah
rein. Now, this was clearly blunder OF the largest
KIND from beginning to end. In taa first place If
MahomeI was 10 be punished as Sheikh or Balirein,
why did uoI Colonel Pel!y demand a heavy fine from
the town, or, III default, batter II down with his
gunboaCsg And If Manomed was only 10 be pun
sned US an individual aiding and abettIng piracy,
why was he not hanged, or, at any rate imprisoned
as an ordinary pirate would have been? The fact
was that Mahomed's piratical exploits were popular
with his SUBJECTS and they as wei As he deserved TO
be punished. And how were they panishe1s BY
being forced to recognize as siieikh an unpopular
man, While popular man was eAlled to land
witnin lew hours SAL OF Ihem what was TO be
expected except an lnsurrectlon against the new
sheikh Ia favor OF the Old one!
This nsurrection came To pass q few weeks ago.
Fearing an attack from his brother ALI wrote to him.
asking for reconciliation Mahomed accepted
the Invitation to come to Bahren but found out in
time that All was playing false and Intended 10
make him prisoner. Upon this Mah0med sent
statement OF the circumstances 10 CoiOnel pey, who
TO take any notice OF 1t. Mahomed then
accepted The prouered assistance OF Mahomed Din
Aodoola the son OF the sheikn, whom he had him.
sell turned out twenty years ago landed IN Bahrcn
with Apdooa ana 500 men and attacked Ills brother.
lNrrinl lu rrh arpJ hnh
son to become follower OF Mahomed and Ma
b0med's son to attach himself 10 ALL AT this
juncture, therefore, Ali and MahOmed's son were
hghting against Mahomed, Alps son ana the son
Of Manomed's old Toe, Abdoola In the fight Ali
was at 1rst victorious: but Mahomeds son turned
again 10 the side OF his father and treacherousy
and without warning shot ALI III the back, killing
MIN Instantly Shortly after, the battle was decided
In Mahomeds favor, but not before Alis son and
Mahomeds sou had both been slain. And now
came a curious turn Of iortuue. Mdh0med, in Ills
desire revenge himself upon Ali, had trusted Ma
homed bin ADdooa implicitly and, IN the moment
OF tfumphh, the latter quietly seized Mah0med put
him in IRONS and proclaimed himself sneikn. here
are murders enough and trcacnerlcs enough, to
lurnlsh out half "a dozen tragedies Handsomely. All
this the result Of Colonel Pelly's blunder In his
original settlement OF the pratical difficulty. II ID
quIte clear that n he removed Mahomed OF the
he ought to have deprived hlm from the
power or mischief. But was he justified III remoy-
ing him at ali Ought he not rather TO have either
punished Manomed as an individual pirate. or the
entire people oi Bahrein as community OF pirates
But this Is only another example OF the disorder
produced by mcddiins III the Internal a1ulrs OF The
people OF tAe guiL
In spite, however, OF tho general confusion now
exisLDg In the gulf Its iradels now rapidly rising.
Many or the merchants who have Deen driven from
Muscat by the Intolerance OF Azan Vim Ghes nave
settled In Linga, Bunder Abbas and Bushire, and
trade has been benefited by this difference OF capt.
tai and energy. The Persian ports are yearly rising
In Importance aud Bassorah, the outlet or Turkey in
Asia 10 the guf Is beginning to dream OF splendid
destiny. There Is now foftnightty steamship line
between India and the gull, and The steamers
always carry full frel2hts ana are paying handsome
profits. They are IN correspondence with the Tigrls
ana Euphrates Steamship Company, which run up
the Tl1ris three times month as high as Bagdad
any which are fast developing large COM
merce. Then there are, as before stated, five
or six American vessels that visit Muscat
ann ually and there are 1our or i've English vessels
that visit the ports higher up the gull The exports
from the gun are mostly grain and horses to India,
dates TO tne United states and pearls. tobacco,
opium, cotton, nashish and various small articles to
general ports. Lately dates, dried hsh and horses
being the return cargo.
me opium trade Is the one most likely to prove OF
Importance, ana 1t has already Occasloned serious
alarm TO the Brush Indian government In India
very large revenue IS raised by the export tax OF
500 rupees cnest on opium, and taxing into account
the fact tnat the llciah revenue ID already
$40, o,ooo,0O0 annually short OF the current
expenditure, the loss OF this source OF
income a wSaa . pc very serious m 80, Ine s peTsn aa
as the indian TO the Chinese Market Dut
the neriorlty is the result Of imperfect maauacture
beng remedled, ana last year no less than =. 000
chests were collected In Muscat from the various
ports Of the gulf and shipped TO Hong Kong. II Is
0ny half the price OF the indian opiun and the large
profits made Dy the growers, even at tnis figure Is
rapidly stimulating its cultivation IL Is said that the
British government VIII certainly stop the trade and
will even hatch q quarrel with Persia and possess
itself or the whole seaboaId OF the latter country
rather than allow her to ruin the lnaan opium
enue. That Tree trade OF the most ultra pattern.
But Will Russia, who possesses great influence in
Persia, and Is practically her ally, and France, who
Is extremely jealous OF Iny extension OF the British
possesSlons III tue East, allow such programme to
lie carried out?
Rumorcd Difl,culty Between the Shah and the
ssnlfan-pcrs:nns Prohibit ed fran Leaving f0i
u Turkish Port--Lntest from BahreiII.
BUsHIRE, Dec. 16 1862
There Is great CONSERVATION here among the
steamship people IN reference to decree Just re.
ceived from the Shah az Teheran, prohibiting any
OF his subjects from leaving Persian port for any
Of the Turkish cities. This hurts the passenger
traffic to Bassorah very severely. But, worse thar
this Persian this year TO be permitted to make
the Hal or pilgrimage to Mecca. Generally the
steamship company runs special boat from BaS-