The New York herald., 1871-03-27

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o. g1nbSoa.ss Thoorkee had gathered large army
frod II simply BY mountain. SO certain was his
the kaom hs present @ the Survivor 70
be again sole sultan. Thoorkee refused to conclude
Colonel Pey arrived just In the nick OF time, while
the negotiation was pending, and
Of Thoorkee did not Of pSs surrender himself to the
british. Thoorkee yielded, and Colonel Pely took
BIN t9 Bombay and Induced tns Indian goyefnmen,
tssss @ toaa but 70 nat aea Ssa
to every prompting Of justice. the cage
gildsd. Ills Jailers allowed nlm $500 q month, and
Simply required hlld % romain IN Bombay. ne was
exactly as he pleased 30 long as he kept his person
within radius o. ten miles. This ls lear OF con-
Mr. Emerson na who
that the AngloSaxon IN the East pad as he may nave
sssr ag9 n9w sc s psr ana ns
course, no legal moral right q any kind 70 nters
lere II the Internal AFFAIRS Of Muscat, wnich u a.
much an INDEPENDENT State as the United states.
Indeed, why he should have done so Of all ~ mys.
terry to be explained Ouly by that ugly rnmot OF
simply because 1t Is such pleasant excitement 70
bully wlsh impuaity weaker creature than youf'
TERRIBLE DELrvERANcE. 1->l
Under Sellm things grew worse anq worse IN MUS.
cat HIS oppression at last became intoieranle ana
THIS was a religious fanatic named Azan bin Ghes.
AS WAS s9 %eSsr sSs % ys
N a. T was 1
der himself ana obeyed. lie paid fof his folly with
weynee no sooner had them safe in Muscat than he
MURDERED THEM IN COLD BLOOD. !;
70 hs dsS miss
government gave Inn the first opportunity He cols
lected all the dlscon!ented spirits IN oman and and
a
onel pey's aid, and-perhaps for a second bribe-ig
was rendered. But Azan replied to Colonel Pelly
throne, and while Colonel Pelly was screwinR up his
courage to carry out his menaces Azan captured
Muscat. Sellm neu 20 British steamer In the har.
Dor ana still lives. Azan mo-.itcd The throne, and,
though Colonel Pely never formally feco9nfzed
him as Sultan, he was allowed to hold his place ph-
disturbed.
But Azan proved to be the worst ruler Muscat ever
vduals and to the Of his subjects had only
passivey bad prince. But Azan showed himself
very soon an actively harsh ana unjust lmaun. Mus,
cat had been famous as land OF song and roasting,
and perhaps also for forms OF less harmless plea.
hommedan blue-law Puriian-and, cgged on by q
foolish old priest named Kuleylee, he resolved I'd
make his subjects conform to his own standard Of
ascetlc orthodoxy. Smoking was absolutely for.
bldden under pain of nfty stripes OF the bastnado
for the first offence and death for persistent Offend
might they adorn themselves with gOld-not even
with a thread OF the precious metal woven In their
long mustaches and many other similar tri.
vial inquities were also vigorously prohibited.
priests, wandered over the city BY day and night
vested with power TO snmmarlly punish OfrenderA
Under this ,sgme which TO an easy going Oriental
abandoned the city and settled In Linga, Bunder-
A0bas or Bqshire, with rs much of their worldly
goods as they were allowed to carry away with
them. Azan's arrogance. too. soon brought upon
him the resentment Of ihe Bedaween tributaries,
his army into the interior and chas ed them from one
region to another: They always outstrlp.
ssS se ssd TSxsnssS os
Of the civilized Arabs scattered about
ns asns %o%a p4SSucs sa& sz to % eo s ssS
this anarchy, while the writer at the end of $780,
was IN N anscat couple q American ships were
country people who had dates were afraid to bring
them down to the coast and American merchants
All this anarchy and ruin and loss, 1t should here
again be remembered. flowed directly from the
CRIMINAL MEDDLJNG
OF Colonel Pely in his role OF British Resident. He
would not allow ThoOrkee who was . popular and
a 90 te ba a o an 70 Actively @
Azan Had he let the people SETTLE their affairs
Thoorkee would have been made Sultan In 1865. and
Muscat commerce would to-day be as nourishng az
ESCAPE OF THooRKEE a-
Thoorkee, In August last, however, managed 10
escape from bombay IN little Arab dhow. Colonel
Pelly hunted for him all over the gulf but In VAIN.
able to gather strong lorce together only the other
day. He has now captured Muscat. aud as Azan,
true TO his reputation as soldier and his reckless
hess as an Arab. has probably perished in battle,
Colonel Pelly can hardly interfere against the
government. Bosldes, Th0orKee has probably by
this time learned that though the Brush lion may
roar very loudly, 1t does not after all mean fight.
AS to the
CONSEQUENCES OF THOoRKEEs SUCCESS,
they are altogether favorable to American interests
Jhoorkee Is now OF mature age, and he has always
SHOWN himself a reasonable and Intelligent man.
HIS stay In bombay, too, though cruelty Illuminating,
q mas as, no uouDt taught hm great DEAL lie will pro-
badly vigorously repress piracy, and, by repeating
Alans blue laws, make Mus';at once more habit
able city Tor merchants. Under wise AMI Just rule
commerce VIII again revive and Americans will
share III the coming prOSperlLY.