294 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



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CHAP. XIL. 



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Sails from Jidda- — Konfodah — Ras Heli boundary of Arabia Felix— 



Arrives at Loheia — Proceeds to the Straits of the Indian Ocean , . Ar- 



rives there — Returns by Azab to Loheia. 



IT was on the 8th of July 1769 I failed from the harbour 

 of Jidda on board the fame veffel as before, and I fuffer- 

 ed the Rais to take a fmall loading for his own account, up- 

 on condition that he was to carry no pafiengers. The wind 

 was fair, and we failed through the Englifh fleet at their 

 anchors. As they had all honoured me with their regret at: 

 parting, and accompanied me to the ihore, the Rais was fur- 

 prifed to fee the refpecl paid to his little veffel as it paffed 

 under their huge fterns, every one hoifting his colours, and 

 fainting it with eleven guns, except the ihip belonging to 

 my Scotch friend, who fhewed his colours, indeed, but did 

 not fire a gun, only Handing upon deck, cried with the 



trumpet, " Captain wifhes Mr Bruce a good voyage." 



I flood upon deck, took: my trumpet, and anfwered, " Mr 



Bruce wifhes Captain a fpeedy and perfect return of 



his underltanding ;' r a wifh,. poor man, that has not yet 

 been accomplifhed, and very much to my regret, it does not 

 appear probable that ever it will.. That night having pair- 

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