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lat. 15 39', and is diftinguiihed by a white houfe, or fortrefs r 

 on the weft end of it, where you will procure excellent wa- 

 ter, in greater plenty than at Azab ; but no provifions, or 

 only fuch as are very bad. If you mould not wifh to be feen, 

 however, on the coaft at all, among the chain of iflands that 

 reaches almoit acrofs the Gulf from Loheia to Mafuah, 

 there is one called Foofht, where there is good anchorage ; 

 it is laid down in my map in lat. 15 59 7 43" N. and long.. 

 42 ° 27' E. from actual, obfervation taken upon the iiland. 

 There is here a quantity of excellent water, with a faint or 

 monk to take care of it, and keep the wells clean. This 

 poor creature was fo terrified at feeing us come alhore with 

 fire-arms, that he lay down upon his face on the fand ; nor 

 would he rife, or lift up his head* till" the Rais had explain- 

 ed to me the caufe of his fear, and till, knowing I was not 

 in any danger of furprife, I had fent my guns on board. 



From this to Yambo there is no fafe watering place. In* 

 deed if the river Frat were to be found, there is no need of any 

 other watering place in the Gulf; but it is abfolutely necef- 

 fary to have a pilot on board before you make Ras Mahomet; , 

 becaufe, over the mountains of Auche, the Elanitic Gulf, and* 

 the Cape itfelf, there is often a great haze, which lafts for.- 

 many days together, and many fliips are conftantly loft, by 

 miftaking the Eaftern Bay, or Elanitic Gulf, for the entrance 

 of the Gulf of Suez ; the former has a reef of rocks nearly^ 

 acrofs it. 



After you have made Sheduan, a large iiland" three* 

 leagues farther, in a direction nearly north and by weft,. is a. 

 bare rock, which, according to their ufual carelefsnefs and 

 indifference, they are not at the pains to call by any other- 

 name- 



