CHAP. II. 
HISTORY OF THE SHEIK OF BUSHIRE. 
HISTORY OF BUSHIRE—SHEIK NASR—THE NASAKCHEE BASHEE, 
THE CHIEF EXECUTIONER DISPATCHED FROM SHIRAZ AGAINST 
THE SHEIK ABDULLAH RESOUL; VISITS THE ENVOY I VISIT RE¬ 
TURNED-DIFFICULTIES OF THE SHEIK—HIS SEIZURE-CON¬ 
STERNATION OF THE TOWN-PRECAUTIONS OF THE ENVOY 
—EXPLANATION OF THE NASAKCHEE BASIIEE-SUCCESSOR OF 
THE SHEIK, MAHOMED NEBEE KHAN—ASSUMPTION OF THE GO¬ 
VERNMENT BY THE NASAKCHEE BASIIEE-MAHOMMED JAFFER 
APPOINTED PROVISIONALLY; DISGRACED; RESTORED—RECEIVES 
A K A LA AT—CEREMONY—FATE OF THE LATE SHEIK OF BUSHIRE. 
THE history of the Sheik of Bushire , who had received ns on our 
landing, added the principal interest to our subsequent residence in his 
country. Our stay was marked by the subversion of his power and of 
the Arab rule; and the journal of every day naturally contained ample 
accounts of the progress of an event, which was locally so prominent 
and important. The travellers of the last century, who mentioned his 
predecessors, may possibly direct some little curiosity to the fortunes of 
their descendant; but without any previous interest in the persons, the 
tale of the present day may excite attention as a practical illustration of 
the principles of an eastern government. 
