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my run, which gave me about 5 miles to the South- 

 ward of the Southernmoft Jebbel-Zekerj but to my 

 great furprize, juft as I was bearing away, I law two 

 iilands right a=head, within about half a mile of us, 

 We were then going at the rate of 4 knots : I imme- 

 diately hauled off to the S. W, and foon after S. 

 till I thought we were quite clear, and then (about 

 two o'clock) going to bear away a fecond time, we 

 difcovered two very fmall iilands, lefs than a mile 

 from us, right a- head, upon which I fhortened fail, 

 and laid the fhip's head to the Weft ward till day-light, 

 when I perceived myfelf furrounded with a parcel of 

 fmall iflands (not laid down in any chart), about 

 half way between Jebbel-Zeker Alories and the 

 Abyffinian fhore. It falling little wind, and the cur- 

 rent driving me very fa ft upon the Abyffinian fhore, 

 I let go my anchor in 27 fathom fandy bottom, and 

 there laid till 10 in the morning, when a breeze of 

 wind fprung up from the Northward; I then im- 

 mediately hove up my anchor, and flood over for 

 Mocha fleering N. yj° E. diftance 39 miles : when 

 at anchor, I was about 3 miles from the Abyffinian 

 fhore, and about half a mile from a large rock, or 

 rather a fmall ifland. While I was among thefe 

 iflands, I faw no breakers or fhoal water 3 the leaft 

 water we had was 27 fathom, and never more than 

 40 fathom, and moftly fandy ground. Moft of thefe 

 fmall iilands I have marked in my chart, pretty near 

 as they bear from each other ; the diftance from the 

 Abyffinian to the Arabian fhore is not more than 

 40 or 45 miles (about the latitude of 13 25' N.) 

 though in moft charts it is made to meafure from 70 

 to 80 miles, which certainly muft be a great deal 

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