(3.)—ENGAGEMENT by Shaikh Maidee, Bin Ali Zabaree, with Commander Haines. February 18, 1839.

BETWEEN us and our countries there shall be peace and friendship. It shall be lasting. Our interest shall be one.

We agree that Aden and the English shall be at peace with my tribe, and that the subjects of either may enter the other's territory, and shall neither be oppressed nor insulted, but treated with friendship. This we promise on both sides.

Whoever may enter Aden of Shaikh Maidee's tribe shall be respected and allowed free intercourse, attending of course to the laws.

If robbery on the roads take place, either by Shaikh Maidee's tribe or any other within his district, he will be responsible. S. B. HAINES. MAIDEE BIN ALI.

(4.)-ENGAGEMENT by the Shaikh of Zaidee, Shaikh Sallah Ammoidee, with Commander Haines. February 18, 1839.

BETWEEN our respective countries there shall be peace and friendship, and Aden be at peace with us. The subjects of either may enter the other's territory without being subject to insult or oppression, merely attending to the laws.

S. B. HAINES.

SHAIKH SALLAH AMMOIdee.

(5.)-ENGAGEMENT by Shaikh Mahomed Synd Muswadee, and Shaikh Iwas Abdullah, Shaikh Mahomed Bin Ahmed, and Shaikh Koiel, of the Muswadee Territory of the Subees, and Commander Haines. February 19, 1839.

BETWEEN us there shall be friendship and lasting peace; our wishes shall be one of kindness. Aden shall be at peace with us, and the subjects of both countries shall be at peace. No molestation or insult shall be offered in their intercourse with each other.

S. B. HAINES.

SHAIKH MAHOMED SYND MUSWADEE.
SHAIKH IWAS ABDULLAH.

SHAIKH MAHOMED BIN AHMED.

SHAIKH KOIEL.

(6.)-ENGAGEMENT by Shaikh Mahomed Bin Ali Busalee, of the Southern Subdivision of the Subees, with Commander Haines. February 20, 1839.

BETWEEN us there shall be lasting

we agree to it in the presence of God.

one.

friendship and peace, and Our friendship shall be as

There shall be peace with Aden, and the subjects of my tribe

and the subjects of the British shall have free intercourse, and not be molested or insulted in either's territory.

Any breach of this Treaty, or of the roads to the Red Sea being infested with robbers, shall be on the head of the Shaikh Mahomed Bin Ali, and he will be answerable that no Kafelas shall be molested. This Shaikh Mahomed Bin Ali not only promises in his own district, but in that of the Tribe of Artefee, whom he also controls.

If property either from Aden or from the Subee territory wishes to pass through the other territory, it shall be respected and protected; and for any infringement Shaikh Mahomed Busalee shall be answerable.

S. B. HAINES.

SHAIK MAHOMED BIN ALI BUSALEE.

(7.)-ENGAGEMENT by Shaikh Arsel Bin Hydee Bin Ahmed Musaidee, of a District of the Yaffaaes, and the accredited Agent from the ancient Chieftain, Sultan Ali Goolab of the Yaffaaes, with Commander Haines. Aden, February 21, 1839. WE agree that there shall be peace and friendship between us, and that the English at Aden shall be at peace with us. Should the subjects of either country enter the other's territory they shall not be molested or insulted, but be considered as friends.

If Kafelas from the Yaffaae district wish to enter Aden by the Gar Wallah territory for trade they shall not be molested, but the property respected by both parties, and the owners allowed free intercourse and barter. They may export from Aden, and they shall be respected.

S. B. HAINES.

SHAIKH ARSEL BIN HYDEE BIN AHMED.

(8.)-ENGAGEMENT by Aoun Bin Yoosoof Sherzebee with Captain Haines. March 10, 1839.

THIS paper is my witness, and is written by Shaikh Kasim Bin Synd Sherzebee, and the interpretation is good. I am a friend, and a great friend, with the English; it is true and permanent friendship. I trust in God that it will never be otherwise, and that nothing wrong shall ever take place, not even the slightest insult. My people shall enter your territory, and yours mine, as friends. Whatever the English please shall be done, and there shall never be two words. I will always act upon your Seal, whatever it may be. Our friendship is known to God, and he is Witness to it.

S. B. HAINES.

AOUN BIN YOOSOOF SHERZEBEE.

(9.)-BOND entered into by Sultan M'Hassan, after Aden came into the possession of the British, on signing which he received the first payment on account of the stipend of 541 German crowns per mensem, which the British Government agreed to allow him while he remained faithful to his Engagements. June 18, 1839.

SULTAN M'HASSAN FOUDTHEL, his sons Sultan Ahmed M'Assen Foudthel, Ali Abdulla and Foudthel, enter into an Engagement of peace and friendship on the part of their Government, and Captain S. B. Haines of the Indian Navy, Political Agent at Aden, on the part of the Government of the East India Company.

ART. 1. Sultan M'Hassan and his sons engage themselves to keep their territory and roads in peace and security, so that the weak and poor people may communicate in safety with each other, the Sultan being responsible for every wrong done on the road by any of the Sultan's people. The Sultan will always preserve peace and friendship with the British Government, their interests being united by the British possessing Aden in perpetuity.

II. Captain Haines agrees to pay the stipends of the Foudthelee, Yaffar, Houshebee, and Ameer Tribes, as originally paid by Sultan M'Hassan of Lahej.

III. Captain Haines agrees to pay to Sultan M'Hassan and his descendants the sum of 6,500 German crowns, from the month of Zilkad, 1254.

IV. From Khore Muksa towards Lahej is to be under the jurisdiction of the Sultan, according to the known confines of the Abdallee territory.

V. If there happen war against Abdallee, or the territory of Lahej, or Aden, the Contracting Parties will assist each other.

VI. The subjects of the Sultan entering Aden will be under the jurisdiction of the British Government for the time, and the British subjects resorting to Lahej will be under the jurisdiction of the Sultan for the time being.

VII. Everything belonging to the Sultan or his sons entering, or going out of, Aden will be free from custom duties.

Dated the 6th of Rubee-oos-sanu (corresponding with the 18th June, 1839, A.D.).

S. B. HAINES.

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[SEAL OF SULTAN M'HASSAN FOUDTHEL.]

(10.) ENGAGEMENT between Captain Haines, Political Agent at Aden, and the Sultan of Lahej. February 11, 1843. THIS Treaty is made by Sultan M'Hassan Foudthel, his heirs and successors, the Tribes of the Azeibee and Salamee, on their visit to Aden, on Saturday the 27th day of Shah el Hujel Haram, 1258.

BEING anxious to make peace with the British Government,

Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, in the name of the British Government, has given his consent, and has made peace with Sultan M'Hassan Foudthel and his adherents, and on this Treaty has Sultan M'Hassan Foudthel placed his seal, and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, on the part of the British Government, has set his seal.

Inasmuch as peace is good and desirable for both parties, the Sultan M'Hassan Foudthel of Lahej, in the name of himself, heirs, successors, and the Tribes of Selamee and Azebee, and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines on the part of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria I, of Great Britain and Ireland, have made this holy agreement, that between the two Governments shall exist a firm and lasting friendship that shall never be broken, from the beginning unto the end of all things, and to this agreement God is witness.

ART. I. In consideration of the respect due to the British Government, Sultan M'Hassan Foudthel agrees to restore the lands and property of all kinds belonging to the late Hassan Abdulla Khateeb, Agent to the British at Lahej, after such property shall be proven. But the Sultan M'Hassan expects in return that certain revenue and territorial books, styled “Deiras,” said to be in the possession of the Khateeb family, should be restored to the Government of Lahej, and then their persons shall be safe, should they wish to go inland.

II. The Sultan will, on the same consideration, and has in the presence of witnesses settled all claims made by Shumacel, the Jew, and he will also attend to all claims that may be brought against him during his 15 days' residence in Aden.

III. Such Transit Duties as shall be hereafter specified shall be exacted by the Sultan, who binds himself not to exceed them. The Sultan will also, by every means in his power, facilitate the intercourse of merchants, and he shall in return be empowered to levy a moderate Export Duty.

IV. The Sultan engages to permit British subjects to visit Lahej for commercial purposes, and to protect them, allowing toleration of religion, with the exception of burning the dead.

V. Should any British subject become amenable to the law, he is to be made over to the authorities at Aden, and in like manner are the subjects of the Sultan to be made over to his jurisdiction.

VI. The bridge at Khore Muksa is English property, and as such shall be kept in order by them; but should it be proved that it is destroyed by the followers of the Sultan, he shall repair it.

VII. The Sultan binds himself, as far as he can, to keep the roads clear of plundering parties, and to protect all merchandise passing through his territories.

VIII. British subjects may, with the permission of the Sultan,

hold in tenure land at Lahej, subject to the laws of the country, and in like manner may the Ryuts of the Sultan hold property in Aden, subject to the British laws.

IX. Such articles as the Sultan may require for his own family shall pass Aden free of duty, and in like manner all presents and all Government property shall pass the territories of the Sultan free from Transit Duty.

This Treaty is concluded on the 11th day of Shah Mohurrum el Haram Ashoor, in the year of the Hijree, 1258 (corresponding with the 11th February, 1843, A. D.).

S. B. HAINES.

SULTAN M'HASSAN FOUDThel.

(11.)-BOND entered into by the Sultan of Lahej (Aden), previous to the renewal by Government of payment of his monthly stipend of 541 German crowns, which had been stopped in consequence of his having broken his former Engagements. February 20,

1844.

ART. I. The right honourable the Governor General of India, having been graciously pleased to grant to me a monthly salary of 541 German crowns so long as I continue to act honestly and amicably towards the British in every respect, adhering to the terms of my late Bond, dated 11th February, 1843, especially sworn and delivered to Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Esquire, Captain in the Indian Navy, and Political Agent at Aden.

II. I hereby solemnly attest the religious sincerity thereof, and moreover declare that in all things relating to the peace, progress, and prosperity of Aden I will use every effort to avert calamity, and lend my utmost aid to support the interests of the British flag; and I will conform in all intention and purpose to the Articles specified in my late Bond, dated 11th February,

1843.

III. I further bind myself by oath, that should any breach of faith or trespass on the aforesaid Bond, either as concerning myself, children, chiefs, or any other person or persons of my tribe, or those in my pay, or any individual whomsoever, in any way, or by any means connected with my Government, or under my jurisdiction, or should one or any of the aforesaid persons be in any manner convicted of having been privy to, or accessory to, such breach of faith or trespass on the Treaty, or of committing any act of plunder whatever on the roads leading into Aden from the interior, to take the whole responsibility on myself, and to be answerable to the British; and if I, or other above mentioned, either openly or by secret machination, protect any offender, and do not render entire satisfaction of the British, I freely and solemnly swear to relinquish all claim to the salary granted by the right honourable the Governor-General of India, and declare myself perjured before all men.