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roneous, throughout. The map of the ifland, harbour, and 
bay, with the foundings, which I here have given, may 
be:depended upon, as being done on the {pot with the 
greateft attention. i 
AcuMeET, though much. better, was, however, not well, 
His fever had left him, but he had fome fymptoms of its 
being followed by a dyfentery., In the two days I refted at 
his houfe, I had endeavoured,to remove thefe complaints, 
and had fucceeded in part; for which he teftified the ut- 
moft gratitude, as he was wonderfully afraid to die. 
Tue Naybe had vifited him feveral times every day; but 
as I was defirous to fee Achmet well before I left Arkeeko, 
I kept out of the way on thefe occafions, being refolved, 
the firft interview, to prefs for an immediate departure. 
Ow the 13th, at four o’clock in the afternoon, I waited 
upon the Naybe at his own houfe. He received me with 
more civility than ufual, or rather, I fhould have faid, with 
lefs brutality ; for a grain of any thing like civility had 
never yet appeared in his behaviour. He had juft received 
news, that a fervant of his, fent to collect money at Hama- 
zen, had run off with it. As I faw he was bufy, I took my 
leave of him, only afking his commands for Habefh; to 
which he anfwered, “ We have time enough to think of 
that, do you come here to morrow.” 
On the 14th, in the morning, I waited upon him accord- 
ing to appointment, having firft fruck my tent and got all 
my baggage in readinefs. He received me as before, then 
told me with a grave air, “ that he was willing to further my 
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