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boat was afliore, when I jumped out upon the land, being 

 armed with a ihort double-barrelled gun, a pair of piftols, 

 and a crooked knife. As foon as the favagefaw.me amore, 

 he made the bell of his way to his camel, and got upon his 

 back, but did not offer to go away. 



I sat down on the ground, after taking the white tur- 

 ban off my head, and waving it feveral times in token of 

 peace, and feeing that he did not flir, I advanced to him a- 

 bout a hundred yards. . Still he flood, and after again wav- 

 ing to him withmy hands, as inviting him to approach, I 

 made a fign as if I was returning to the fliore. Upon fee- 

 ing this, he advanced feveral paces, and flopt. I then laid 

 my gun down upon the land, thinking that had frightened 

 him, and walked up as near him as he would fuffer me ; 

 that is, till I faw he was preparing to go away. I then wav- 

 ed my turban, and cried, Salam, Salam. He ftaid till I -was 

 within ten yards of him. He was quite naked, was black, 

 and had a fillet upon his head, either of a black or blue rag, 

 and bracelets of white beads upon both his arms. He ap- 

 peared as undetermined what to do. I fpoke as didinclly 

 to him as I could, Salam Alkum:. — He anfwered fomething 

 like Salam, but what it was I know not. I am, faid I, a 

 ftranger from India, who came la-fl from Taj our a in the bay 

 of Zeyla, in the kingdom of Adel. He nodded his head, and 

 faid fomething in an unknown language, in which I heard 

 the repetition of Taj oura and Adel. I told him- 1 wanted 

 water, and made a fign of drinking. He pointed up the 

 coaft to the eaftward, and faid, Raheeda, then made a fign of 

 drinking, and faid Tjde. I now found that he underftood me, 

 and aiked him where Azab was. ? he pointed to a mountain 



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