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The wind frefhening and turning fairer, at noon we 

 brought to, within fight of Rabac, and at one o'clock an- 

 chored there. Rabac is a fmall port in lat. 22° 35' 30" north. 

 The entry is E. N. E. and is about a quarter of a mile broad. 

 The port extends itfelf to the eaft, and is about two miles 

 long. The mountains are about three leagues to the north, 

 and the town of Rabac about four miles north by eaft from 

 the entrance to the harbour. We remained all day, the firfl 

 of May, in the port, making a drawing of the harbour. The 

 night of our anchoring there, the Emir Hadje of the pilgrims 

 from Mecca encamped about three miles off. We heard 

 his evening gun. 



The pafTengers that had been lick, now infilled upon go- 

 ing to fee the Hadje ; but as I knew the confequence would 

 be, that a number of fanatic wild people would be down 

 upon us, I told him plainly, if he went from the boat, he 

 fhould not again be received ; and that we would haul out 

 of the port, and anchor in the offing ; this kept him with 

 us. But all next day he was in very bad humour, repeat- 

 ing frequently, to himfelf, that he deferved all this for em- 

 barking with infidels. . 



The people came down to us from Rabac with water 

 melons, and fkins full of water. All fhips may be fup- 

 plied here plentifully from wells near the town ; the wa- 

 ter is not bad. 



The country is level, and feemingly uncultivated, but 

 has not fo defert a look as about Yambo. I mould fufpect 

 by its appearance, and the frefhnefs of its water, that it 



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