«i« TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



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

 the coafl 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 fhip-mafter need 

 doubt it. 



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

 wind and fine weather, we continued along the coafl, 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 

 fhore itfelf did. This coaft is 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 

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

 trie; 1 , J or foundings to the leeward, but we had none, al- 

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

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

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

 could diftinguifh it. My defign was to pufli onto the river 

 Frat, which is reprefented : in the charts as very large and. 

 deep, coming from the Continent ; though, confidering 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 Chart. 



