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had occalior :d this unufual violence of the tide, by forcing 

 a large column of water through fo narrow a fpace. 



On the 1 7th, after we had examined our venel, and found 

 Aiehad received no damage, andprovided water (bad as it was) 

 for the remainder of our voyage, we failed from Dobelew, 

 but, the wind being contrary, we were obliged to come to 

 an anchor, at three quarters pall four o'clock, in ten fathom 

 water, about three leagues from that port, which was to the 

 fouth-weil of us ; the bearings and diltances are as follow: — 



Derghiman Kibeer, diftant 10 miles, - - W.S.W. 



Deleda, - _ - do. 7 do. - - W.byN. 



Saiel Sezan, - - - do. 4 do. - - S. E. 



Zeteban, - do. 5 do. - - N. E. 



Dahalac, - - do. 12 do. - - S.S.W. 



Dahalhalem, - - do. 12 do. - N. W.byN. 



On the 1 8th, we failed, Handing off and on, with a con- 

 trary wind at north-well, and a llrong current in the fame 

 direction. At half pall four in the morning we were forced 

 to come to an anchor. There is here a very fhallow and 

 narrow palTage, which I founded myfelf in the boat, barely 

 one and a half fathom, or nine feet of water, and we were 

 obliged to wait the filling of the tide. This is called the 

 Bogaz, which fignifies, as I have before obferved, the narrow 

 and ihallow palTage. It is between the hland Dahalac and 

 the fouth point of the illand of Noora, about forty fathom 

 broad, and, on each fide, full of dangerous rocks. The 

 hlands then bore, 



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