Report from the Select Committee on Slave Trade (East Coast of Africa); together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, appendix and index

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Title:: Report from the Select Committee on Slave Trade (East Coast of Africa); together with the proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence, appendix and index

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Year of publication:: 1871

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4 ON SLAVE TRADE (EAST COAST OF AFRICA). 153 mainland, where I fortunately met the eminent African missionary and traveller,*the Rev. Appendix, No. 8. Mr. Rebmaun, whose intimate acquaintance with the Sowahili and with the adjacent heathen tribes (among whom he has resided for 14 years, and by whom he is universally respected) enabled him to impart some valuable information on the slave-trade, as also on other matters connected with the social and political condition of the natives of those parts. In recognition of Mr. Rebmaun’s kind offices, and knowing how acceptable such a gift would be to himself and wife, obliged as they are to live for months together on exclu sively native food, I ordered a few supplies to be sent to him from the ship’s stores, and added thereto a donation of 50 dollars. These grants will, I trust, be confirmed by the sanction of Government. 6. I have also to report that his Highness Syud Majeed, on learning that we intended visiting Mombasa, expressed a wish, through Colonel Rigby, that, as he likewise purposed going thither, the “ Punjaub” might be allowed to tow him in his frigate the “ Victoria.” As the distance was short, and the commander of the “Punjaub” concurred in the arrano-e- ment, I readily acceded to the request. On reaching Mombasa the following morning, his Highness expressed his warmest thanks for the favour, declaring that he would ever retain a grateful remembrance of the honour thus conferred on him tlirough one of the ships of Her Majesty’s Indian 2favy. 7. After leaving Mombasa we steamed to Aden, arriving there on the 26th ultimo. I deemed it desirable to make that short détour in order to carry out the instructions of the Honourable the Governor in Council, to forward by the earliest opportunity, direct to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for India, the result of my inquiries regarding the slave-trade. The report was accordingly prepared, and a copy despatched on the 3rd instant, and I herewith enclose the original for the information of Government. Judging that a further delay of a week would be compensated by such an object, I detained the “Punjaub” at Aden until the arrival of the overland mail of the 26th ultimo, and taking on board the Post Office packets, proceeded forthwith to Bombay. 8. I also took the liberty of forwarding direct to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for India a copy of the enclosed letter (No. 15), containing a few additional par ticulars relative to the loss of the ship “ St. Abbs,” in June 1855. 9. Dr. Welsh has succeeded in taking a number of photographs of the different places visited during the voyage. When printed, several copies of each, together with Dr. Welsh’s notes, shall be duly forwarded to Government. 10. I enclose herewith the reply of Syud Majeed to the letter addressed to his Highness, through me, by the Honourable the Governor of Bombay. 11. Trusting that the foregoing approval of Government, general summary of my proceedings will receive the I have, &c. (signed) ÍF. M. Coghlan, Brigadier, In charge Muscat-Zanzibar Commission. (Office No. 49.) (No. 6 of 1861.) From H. L. Anderson, Esq., Chief Secretary to Government, Bombay, to the Secretary to the Government of India, in the Foreign Department, Fort William. Sii'j . . r. 1 . Secret Department, 15 February 1861. In continuation of my letter, IS o. 35, dated the 30th July 1860, I am directed to trans mit to you, for submission to the Right Honourable the Governor General of India in Council, the accompanying copy of a report and its several appendices (marked A to M) from Brigadier W. M. Coghlan, dated the 4th December last, submitting a detailed ac count of his inquiries regarding the dispute between his Highness Syud Thowevnee of Muscat and his Highness Syud Majeed of Zanzibar. ^ 2. I am also desired to transmit, for the same purpose, the transcript of a resolution re- corded by this Government on Bng^ier Coghlan’s report, reviewing the various points submitted for consideration by that officer in connection with the important inquiry en- 3. In submitting tlm case for the final decision of the Right Honourable the Governor General in Council, I am instructed to solicit an early expression of the opinion of his Lordship in Council. I have, &c. (signed) H. L. Anderson, Chief Secretary. 0.116. U

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