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the hands of the Sultaun's agents, who were Izaak, 

 the brother of the Sultaun, and his friend and 

 seconder on all matters of State policy, Mahomed 

 Cassim. These worthies really deserved whatever 

 present they received subsequently to my departure 

 from Mr. Cruttenden, for the trouble, anxiety, and 

 real danger they must have incurred in satisfying, 

 pacifying, and denying the crowd of bullying mur- 

 derers, who all required a share of the hard, bright 

 dollars, which were always sure to be poured into 

 the town in payment of those services the English 

 Government might require from them. Kalahms, 

 or councils, were being continually held, now to 

 settle quarrels arising out of the discussion, and 

 then to discuss again some other subject, until 

 another quarrel had arisen. 



Nearly a month was spent in this unsatisfactory 

 manner, when Mr. Cruttenden resolved upon imme- 

 diately returning to Aden, taking with him the 

 packages, thus putting an end to the deception and 

 procrastination we had submitted to so long. He 

 accordingly sent a letter to Captain Young, who 

 was still at Berberah, requesting him to send again 

 Shurmalkee's boat to receive us. Immediately this 

 transpired, which it did only so soon as the mes- 

 senger had departed, we observed a remarkable 

 increase of energy on the. part of Izaak and 

 Cassim, for during that day we were disturbed by 

 the continual succession of parties coming to 

 examine, and endeavouring to form some judgment 



