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ed a duller of fhoals, called the Shoals of Safia, we anchor- 

 ed in a fmall bay, Merfa Gedan, about twelve leagues from 

 the harbour of Jidda. 



The 9th of July, we paned another fmall road called 

 Goofs, and at a quarter pall nine, Raghwan, eall north-eall 

 two miles, and, at a quarter pall ten, the fmall Port of Sodi, 

 bearing eall north-eall, at the fame dillance. At one and 

 three quarters we palled Markat, two miles dillant nonh- 

 ead by eall ; and a rock called Numan, two miles dillant to the 

 fouth-weft. After this the mountain of Somma, and, at a 

 quarter pall fix, we anchored in a fmall unfafe harbour, 

 called Merfa Brabim, of which we had feen a very rough and 

 incorrect delign in the hands of the gentlemen at Jidda. 

 I have endeavoured, with that draught before me, to cor- 

 rect it fo far that it may now be depended upon. 



The 10th, we failed, at five o'clock in the morning, with 

 little wind, our courfe fouth and by well ; I fuppofe we were 

 then going fome thing lefs than two knots an hour. At 

 half after feven we palled the illand Abeled, and two other 

 fmall mountains that bore about a league fouth-well and 

 by well of us. The wind frelhened as it approached mid- 

 day, fo that at one o'clock we went full three knots an hour, 

 being obliged to change our courfe according to the lying 

 of the illands. It came to be about fouth fouth-ealt in the 

 end of the day. 



At a quarter after one, we paned Ras el Alkar, meaning 

 the Cape of the Soldiers, or of the Army. Here we faw fome 

 trees, and, at a confiderable dillance within the Main, moun- 

 tains to the north-eall of us. At two o'clock we paned in 



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