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ed a clutter of fhoals, called the Shoals of Sana, we anchor- 

 ed in a fmall bay, Merfa Gedan, about twelve leagues from 

 the harbour of Jidda. 



The 9th of July, we palTed another fmall road called 

 Goofs, and at a quarter paft nine, Raghwan, eaft north-eafl 

 two miles, and, at a quarter pall ten, the fmall Port of Sodi, 

 bearing eaft north-eaft, at the fame diftance. At one and 

 three quarters we palTed Markat, two miles diftant north- 

 eaft by eaft; and a rock called Numan, two miles diftant to the 

 fouth-weft. After this the mountain of Somma, and, at a 

 quarter paft fix, we anchored in a fmall unfafe harbour, 

 called Merfa Brahim, of which we had feen a very rough and 

 incorrect defign in the hands of the gentlemen at Jidda. 

 I have endeavoured, with that \ draught before me, to cor- 

 rect it fo far that it may now be depended upon. 



The 10th, we failed, at five o'clock in the morning, with 

 little wind, our courfe fouth and by weft ; I fuppofe we were 

 then going fomething lefs than two knots an hour. At 

 half after feven we palled the ifland Abeled, and two other 

 fmall mountains that bore about a league fouth-weft and 

 by weft of us. The wind frefhened as it approached mid- 

 day, fo that at one o'clock we went full three knots an hour, 

 being obliged to change our courfe according to the lying 

 of the iflands. It came to be about fouth fouth-eaft in the 

 end of the day. 



At a quarter after one, we palTed Ras el Afkar, meaning 

 the Cape of the Soldiers, or of the Army. Here we faw fome 

 . trees, and, at a confiderable diftance within the Main, moun- 

 tains to the north-eaft of us. At two o'clock we palTed in 



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