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the oppofite more, and crofs the Channel in one night, ta 

 the coaft of Arabia, being nearly before the wind. The 

 track of this extraordinary navigation is marked upon* the 

 map, and it is fo well verified, that no ihip-mafter need 

 doubt it. 



About three o'clock in the afternoon, with a favourable 

 wind and fine weather, we continued along the coaft, with 

 an eafy fail. We faw no appearance of any inhabitants ; 

 the mountains were broken and pointed, as before taking 

 the direction of the coaft ; advancing and receding as the 

 more itfelf did. This coaflis a very bold one, nor was there 

 in any of the iflands we had feen, fhoals or anchoring places, 

 unlefs upon the rock itfelf; fo that, when we landed, we 

 could run our boltfprit home over the land. 



This ifland, Jibbel Macouar, has breakers running off 

 from it at all points ; but, though we hauled clofe to thefe,. 

 we had no foundings. We then went betwixt it and the 

 fmall ifland, that lies S. S. E, from it about three miles, and 

 tried for foundings to the leeward, but we had none, al- 

 though almoft touching the land. About fun-fet, I faw a 

 fmall fandy ifland, which we left about a league to the Aveft- 

 ward of us. It had no flirubs, nor trees, nor height, that 

 could diftinguifh it. My defign was to pulh on to the river 

 Frat, which is represented in the charts as very large and 

 deep, coming from the Continent ; though, coniidering by 

 its latitude that it is above the tropical rains, (for it is laid 



down 



Vide the track of this Navigation laid down on the Charts 



