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tunity to difpofe of them for the advantage of the concern- 

 ed, we defire it may be done. 



" Should any of the officers be good draughts-men, we de- 

 fire you will encourage them to make draughts of every 

 thing remarkable in the Red Sea, and we will make them an 

 acknowledgement for their trouble ; but we recommend 

 that every remark, draught, or drawing of the paffage, may 

 be colledled together for the governor's * perufal ; and we 

 hope you will take proper care that, on your return, no- 

 thing tranfpire till the governor's fentiments are knowii. 

 Should Mr Shaw be obliged to flay with the goods at Cairo, 

 you are to let him keep an officer, and any number of 

 lafcars he may require, and that you can fpare them. 



CUDBERT ThORNHILL. 



(Signed) ^ Robert Holford. 



David Killican. 



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• Mr Haftings, here alluded to, with tliefe memorandums and informations, difpatched the 

 Swallow ^jacket to the Red Sea. 



Mahomet 



