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Cigala, - diftant - 6 miles, - - N. 

 Furfh, - do. - - 3 do. - - - N.E.byN.iN. 



— and the rocks upon which we flruck, E. by S.|S. fome- 

 thing lefs than five miles off. 



At four o'clock in the afternoon we faw land, which our 

 pilot told us was the fouth end of Dahalac. It bore well by 

 ibuth, and was diftant about nine leagues. As our courfe 

 was then well by north, I found that we were going whi- 

 ther I had no intention to land, as my agreement was to 

 touch at Dahalac el Kibeer, which is the principal port, and 

 on the fouth end of the ifland, where the India mips for- 

 merly ufed to refort, as there is deep water, and plenty of 

 fea-room between that and the main. But the freight of 

 four facks of dora, which did not amount to ten millings, 

 was fufficient to make the Rais break his word, and run 

 a rifk of cancelling all the meritorious fervices he had fo 

 long performed for me. So certain is it, that none of thefe 

 people can ever do what is right, where the fmalleft trifle is 

 thrown into the fcale to bias them from their duty. 



At fix in the evening we anchored near a fmall ifland 

 called Racka Garbia, or Weft Racka, in four fathom of ftony- 

 ground. By a meridian altitude of Lucida Aquila:, I concluded 

 the lat. to be 1 5° 3 T 30" north, and our bearings as follow: — 



Dallacken, - diftant - 3 miles, - - N.E.|E. 

 Dalgroufht, - do. - 5 do. - - S.E.byE.{S. 

 Dellefheb, - - do. - 6 do. - - E.N.E.|E. 

 Dubia, - - do. - 11 do, - - E.byS.VS. 

 Racka Garbia, - do. - 2 do. - - S.W.byW.^S. 



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