Mss Eur F126/46, ff 9-10

Letter informing Pelly that he had replied to his letter immediately but that the messenger tasked with bringing the letter to Pelly from Kateef [al-Qatif] had experienced problems with his camels wearing out and had been delayed.

The letter also informs Pelly of an exchange between the Captain of the Royal Ship anchored at Kateef and Abdullah ben Fysul [Adbullah bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud]'s deputy at Kuteef, in which the deputy had informed the Captain that the response to Pelly's letter was en route and asking for an additional three days to be allowed to await the response which the Captain apparently refused and then destroyed the fort at Aboleef as well as setting fire to vessels at anchor there.

The account then relates the Captain proceeding to Demaun and allegedly refusing to give the people at the fort enough time to evacuate before commencing the destruction of it. The letter concludes by stating that the Captain having commenced his destruction of the forts before the agreed time and before a response had been received is contrary to faith, justice and former engagements and that he was sending his confidential servants to discuss the affair with Pelly and renew the engagements that had existed between them.

The letter gives the date of writing as 3 Showal [Shawwal] 1282 (19 Feb 1866) also records its date of receipt at the Residency at Bushire as 11 April 1866.

Also included is a note from Pelly in regards to the engagements referred to by Abdullah ben Fysul, which his confidential servants did not bring a copy of with them, but had stated that they had existed since the time of Iman Abdul Azeez [Abdul-Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud] that the Wahabee [Wahhabi] should not commit irregularities at sea and should provide reparation should any irregularities be proved against them, also that the English should not interfere in the Wahabee dominions on land.