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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  exclusively ­
  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-ement,
  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  particulars ­
  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  transmit ­
  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  account ­
  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  recorded
  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.

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