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and the assistance of others, that this swindling pilgrim could be 

 apprehended, when he was taken by Ibrahim before the Kadi, 

 and as he made no scruple of confessing the fact, was made to 

 refund the money, ; expressing his regret, not at the action it- 

 self, but at not having taken greater precautions to prevent 

 his apprehension. This detention, therefore, lost them both the 

 caravan, 



Jedda, Sunday, December 25. 



We remained at Jedda, detained by the affairs of commerce 

 and the transactions relating to the ship, when the following 

 letter was brought by a messenger from the Holy City, one of 

 the ship's company, to whom the Captain had given leave, with 

 many others, to go up to Mecca and perform the duties of their 

 religion. 



Mekke, Mohurrum 11, 1230. 

 My Dear Sir, 



The cabin-boy of the Rasool very unexpectedly gave me his 

 Salam Aleikum this morning in the Bazar, and when I treated 

 him as a runaway, produced the boatswain and a third comrade 

 to prove that they had all come here with Captain Boog's leave. 

 My judgment was over-ruled by such respectable witnesses, 

 and as they told me that they intended to return to Jidde this 

 evening, I thought I might safely trust them with these lines, 

 the purpose of which is merely to tell you that I am well, that 

 the caravan does not move yet, and that I infinitely regret to 

 have lost all this time, since I might else have spent it in your's 

 and Captain Boog's society. 



The troops are all here with the Pasha, who is exclusively 

 occupied at present with the transport of provisions to Taif. 

 The horsemen stationed at Taif have made some successful in- 

 cursions towards the East and South, and brought home about 

 8,000 sheep; but no battle of consequence has taken place. 

 The Pasha reserves the fame of a doubtful victory to himself. 



Among the various nations and sects resorting to Mekke 

 during the Iladj time, is a sect of Indian Mussulmans called 



