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From the latter another of considerable extent bore W.S.W. 

 five or six miles. — Observed three low islands, extending N.W. 

 and S.E. about eight miles (not Grove Island, &c.&c.) ; the 

 centre one is in lat. 24" 4V N. — A reef in lat, 24° 35' N. and 

 long. 35° 25' E. by chronometers : with another reef bearing 

 from the latter W. I N. five miles. 



April 21.— A reef in lat. 24° S' N. and long. 35* 45' E. by 

 chronometers. 



The following is an extract from my log, relative to the shoal 

 said to have been seen by the Fury and Daedalus, which may 

 prove satisfactory : 



Jan. 30. — At two P. M. saw a small sandy island from the 

 mast-head, bearing N.E. to E. distant eight or nine miles, which 

 appeared to be a quarter of a mile in length, with a reef extend- 

 ing to the northward from it, about a mile and a half, and to 

 the southward a quarter of a mile.— I made it in lat. 24° 59', and 

 long. 35" 59' E. by chronometers, whose rate had been found 

 correct 22 hours before. Horsburg places this shoal in lat. 24° 

 58' N. and long. 36" 56' E. Capt. Court has laid it down in 

 lat. 24° 56' N. and long. 35° 49' E. 



As the north winds, not unfrequently, blow with such violence 

 down the Sea of Suez, as to oblige a ship to bear up for Tor (the 

 only safe harbour before known, I believe, between the straits of 

 Jubal and Suez), and thereby causing a great delay and loss of 

 time, I beg to recommend, as an excellent place of shelter, the 

 Bay alluded to in the following extract from my log : viz. 



Jan. 29. — At nine A. M. tacked in seven fathoms in a fine 

 sandy bay, the extreme point of a reef of breakers, projecting 

 from the land, forming the north side of the bay W. i N. and a 

 head-land forming the south side S.E. by S, — 9. 30 A. M. 

 tacked and stood in again ; found the soundings gradually de- 

 crease from 10 to 9, 8, 7, 6|, and 6 fathoms, within half a ca- 

 ble's length of the shore : tacked and stood out. — The bay is in 

 lat. 29° 12' N. (on the Arabian shore), and would afford excel- 

 lent shelter from N.W. or even W.N.W. winds ; the holding 

 ground is capital ; and from the number of shrubs and trees grow- 

 ing near the beach, I think water might be procured by digging. 



I am. Sir, yours, &c. 



Thos. M'Donnell, 

 Late Commander of the Syren. 

 Calcutta, June 20, 1820. (India Gazette.) 



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