348. TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



On the 13th, a little after fun-rife, we continued our courfe 

 weft, and a very little foutherly, with little wind. At eight 

 o'clock we paned Dalgroufht, north by eaft about a league 

 diftance, and a new ifland, Germ Malco, weft by north. At- 

 noon,. I obferved our latitude to be 15 ^. 1.3" north; and 

 our bearings as follow :■ — 



Dallacken, - - diftant - 6 miles, - - E.byS, 



Racka, - - do. - 6 do. - - S.E.byS.. 



GermMalco, - do. - 6 do. - - S. S.W. 



Dalgroufht, - - do. - 4 do. - - E..N. E.. 



Dennifarek, - do. - 7 do. - . - N. N.W.. 



Seide el Arabi, - do. - 4 do.. - - W.byS. 



Dahal Coufs> - - do. -9, do. - N.W.byN.. 



The fouth cape of the ifland of Dahalac is called Ras 

 Sbouke, which, in Arabic, means the Cape of Thorns, becaufe 

 upon it are a quantity of funt^ or acacia, the thorny-tree 

 which bears the gum-arabic. We continued our courfe. 

 along the eaft fide of Dahalac, and, at four o'clock in the 

 afternoon, faw Irwee, which is faid to anfwer to the centre 

 of the ifland. It bore then fouth-weft of us four miles. We 

 alfo faw two fmall iflands^Tarza and Siahd Sezan ; thefirft,, 

 north by weft three miles ; the fecond, north-eaft by eaft, 

 but fomething farther. After having again violently ftruck. 

 on the coral rocks in the entry, at fun-fet we anchored im 

 die harbour of Dobelew.. 



This harbour is in form circular, and. funrciently defend- 

 ed from all winds, but its entrance is too narrow, and with- 

 in, it is full of rocks. The bottom of the whole port is co~ 

 ■vrerxd with large ramifications of white coral, with huge 



black 



