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Jedda, Tuesday, November 8. 



My spirits were elated beyond description at hearing this 

 morning of an English vessel being in the port, having anchored 

 on the preceding evening, as it gave me every reason to hope 

 that by procuring medicines and some desirable articles of 

 food from her, my life might yet be rescued from that dechne 

 to which it was rapidly hastening. As the cheering effect of this 

 welcome information enabled me to sit up on the bed, supported 

 with cushions, I devoted the intervals between necessary repose 

 to writing to my friend Mr, Burckhardt, who I learnt was at 

 Mecca, as well as the Pasha's Physician at Tayf, in French and 

 Italian, as I knew not which of these languages he understood or 

 corresponded in. 



Jedda, Wednesday, November 9. 



The Captain of the English vessel having been on shore yes- 

 terday, for the transaction of the necessary custom-house 

 business without calling at Jellani's house, I felt persuaded that 

 he was not aware of one of his countrymen being there in sick- 

 ness and distress ; in consequence of which I addressed to him 

 a short note, in which I merely stated my desire to be favoured 

 with a visit from him, and in the course of the morning, I had 

 the satisfaction of seeing my request complied with, as he came 

 accompanied by two of his passengers, a Baghdadian and an 

 Arab, voyaging here as merchants and as pilgrims. 



As I was then in bed, Captain Boog, for that was the gen- 

 tleman's name, very kindly solicited me to remove on board his 

 ship, where the superior purity of the air, and the comforts 

 which it would be in his power to offer me, would be likely to 

 facilitate the restoration of my health, and independently of such 

 an arrangement being most congenial with my wishes, the frank 

 and warm manner in which it was offered, left me no room to 

 doubt of its sincerity, and I accordingly accepted it without 

 hesitation, consenting to attempt an exertion for that purpose 

 after sun-set in the cool of the evening. 



On the following morning 1 resumed my European habit, al- 



