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Report,  1871  —continued.

Coghlan,  Sir  William.  (Analysis  of  his  Evidence)—continued.
the  Sultan  of  Muscat  cannot  now  with  justice  be  withdrawn;  opportunity  of  withdrawal
at  one  period,  891-896.  910,  911.
Complaint  by  naiive  merchants  at  Aden  in  1863  as  to  trading  dhows  having  been
illegally  condemned,  897  Prospect  of  a  large  trade  on  the  east  coast  but  for  the  slave
trade,  898-  -Importance  of  the  Sultan  of  Zanzibar  being  induced  to  give  up  the  import
of  slaves  to  Zanzibar;  belief  that  he  would  readily  do  this  if  relieved  from  the  payment
made  to  Muscat,  899-903.  912-918  Probable  necessity  of  some  cruisers  even  if  the
Sultan  of  Zanzibar  abandoned  the  slave  trade,  904-908  Facility  of  distinguishing
between  dhows  having  domestic  slaves  and  dhows  with  slaves  for  sale,  909  Circumstance ­
  of  witness  having  made  treaties  with  nearly  all  the  chiefs  in  the  Gulf  of  Aden  for
the  suppression  of  the  slave  trade,  919,  920.
Coghlan,  Brigadier,  Report  by  Brigadier  Coghlan,  in  charge  of  the  Muscat  Zanzibar
Commission,  dated  Aden,  1st  November  i860,  containing  sundry  details  relative  to  the
East  African  slave  trade  and  the  measures  desirable  for  its  suppression,  App.  112-120.
Report  of  Brigadier  Coghlan,  dated  4th  December  i860,  and  offering  sundry  suggestions ­
  in  connection  with  the  permanent  separation  of  Muscat  from  Zanzibar,  and  the
question  of  the  payment  of  a  subsidy  by  the  latter  to  the  former,  App.  154-169.
Colomb,  Captain  Philip,  R.N.  (Analysis  of  his  Evidence.)—Was  in  command  of  a  cruiser
on  the  East  African  coast  between  November  1868  and  May  1870;  1206-1208
Capture  of  six  vessels  by  witness,  with  slaves  on  board,  three  of  the  vessels  having  only
one  slave  each,  1209-1213.  1227  Concentration  of  the  slaves  for  landing  at  or  near
Ras  el  Hadd,  it  being  important  to  have  a  large  naval  force  at  this  point  in  order  to
suppress  the  traffic,  1214.  1285-1289.  1292-1300  Necessity  for  each  cruiser  being
well  supplied  with  steam  launches,  1214.
Great  difficulty  of  the  commanders  by  reason  of  their  not  being  supplied  with  information ­
  when  they  are  placed  on  the  station,  1214.  1268.  1272,  1273.  1279  Necessity  of
an  improved  class  of  interpreters,  1214,  1  215.  1252-1254  Sufficiency  of  three  years
as  the  period  of  service  on  the  coast,  1216.  1308,  1309  —  Importance  of  treaties  prohibiting ­
  the  domestic  as  well  as  the  foreign  slave  trade,  1217-1220.
Immediate  destruction  of  the  dhows  captured  by  witness,  including  those  having  only
one  slave  on  board;  justification  of  this  mode  of  action,  1221-1235.  1244-1246.  1255-1271.
  1277  Good  condition  of  many  of  the  slaves  captured  by  witness  ;  statement
hereon  as  to  the  slaves  not  being  confined  nor  ironed  during  the  voyage,  1236-1240
Advantage  of  cruisers  off  the  ports  of  departure  as  well  as  on  the  Arabian  coast,  1247-1251
  Discouragement,  rather  than  encouragement,  of  the  cruisers  by  the  Foreign
Office,  1274-1276.
Objections  to  the  system  of  capturing  slaves  in  order  to  liberate  them  at  Aden,  where
they  are  rather  worse  off  than  if  uncaptured,  1278.  1280-1283  Great  check  to  the
slave  trade  if  there  were  only  one  legal  port  for  embarkation,  1284  Doubt  as  to  the
power  of  the  Sultan  of  Muscat  to  stop  the  trade,  1290,  1291  Opinion  as  to  the
healthiness  of  Zanzibar,  1302,  1303  Advantage  of  placing  liberated  slaves  in  Zanzibar ­
  undt  r  British  protection,  1304-1307.
Necessity  of  two  or  three  cruisers  for  preventing  the  export  of  slaves  from  the  Portuguese ­
  territory  to  Madagascar,  1310-1318  Doubt  as  to  any  difficulty  arising  through
the  import  of  free  labour  into  Réunion,  1319,  1320  Advantage  if  encouragement
were  given  to  legal  traders  on  the  east  coast  to  fly  English  colours  instead  of  French
colours,  1320-1324.
Comoro  Islands.  Conveyance  of  some  slaves  to  the  Comoro  Island,  Churchill  313.
Compensation  (Sultan  of  Zanzibar).  Conclusion  as  to  the  necessity  of  compensating  the
Sultan  of  Zanzibar  for  the  loss  of  revenue  to  be  occasioned  by  a  suppression  of  the  slave
trade  in  his  dominions,  Hon.  C.  Vivian  37.  99-104.  157.  160,  i6i  Belief  that  if  the
Sultan  of  Zanzibar  were  released  from  the  payment  of  8,000  1.  a  year  to  the  ruler  of
Muscat,  he  would  be  willing  to  suppress  the  Zanzibar  slave  traffic,  Sir  J.  W.  Kaye  201.
205,  206  Conclusion  as  to  the  necessity  of  compensating  the  Sultan  of  Zanzibar  for
relinquishing  the  slave  traffic  not  already  prohibited  by  treaty  ;  belief  as  to  the  sufficiency ­
  of  a  payment  of  8,000/.  a  year  for  the  purpose,  ib.  205,  206.  241-256.  274-277.
281  Saving  to  be  effected  not  only  as  regards  liberated  slaves,  but  in  time,  by  the
withdrawal  of  the  squadron  if  compensation  be  paid  for  the  suppression  of  the  traffic,  ib.
234.  248-258.  283  Probability  of  the  Sultan  of  Zanzibar  encouraging  the  trade  with
a  view  to  obtaining  a  subsidy  from  Great  Britain,  ib.  265,  266.
Proposal  that  Great  Britain  and  India  should  undertake  the  payment  of  the  subsidy
of  8,000/.  a  year  now  paid  by  Zanzibar  to  Muscat,  and  that  in  return  certain  acquirements ­
  should  be  made  tending  to  the  abolition  of  the  slave  trade.  Sir  B.  Frere  452-482.
  504-5*5^-  Anticipated  willingness  of  the  Sultan  of  Zanzibar  to  make  a
large  sacrifice  if  relieved  from  the  annual  payment  to  Muscat,  ib,  515,  516.
Decided  objection  to  this  country  undertaking  the  payment  of  the  subsidy  of  8,000/.
420.  E  E  4^  a  year^