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NOTES TO APPENDIX III. 



Xote 12 (p. 484). Within this buy on the S.AV. side stood 

 the ancient city of Melinda, the site of which, in crossinf? 

 the mouth of the bay, we were at too great a distance to 

 see. 



Note 13 (p. 485). These must, therefore, have been the 

 rocks mentioned by Captain Bissel in liis memoir on which 

 the Leopard, Admiral Blaukett's flag-ship, struck (Feb. 15, 

 1799, on a voyage to the lied Sea), when bearing up to 

 Zanzibar after a fruitless attempt to beat up tliis coast during 

 the N.E. monsoon. The mosque, however, or pagoda, as lie 

 calls it, is by no means a good sea-mark, as no ship ought to 

 go so close as to make it sufficiently conspicuous. A imuch 

 better are two hills to tlie X.W. ; they are considerably 

 higher than any near them, and, in consequence, easily known. 

 The two hills are close together, and only partially divided by 

 a shallow notch resembling a woman's breast in form. 



Note 14 (p. 4SG). The Kiver Quililfa is in S. lat. 3° 2(5', 

 and in long, (by means of several good observations) 39° 2G' E. 



Note 15 (p. 488). The Expedition sailed from Bombay on 

 the 2nd January, 1811. 



{ \ Note 10 (p. 488). There is also a group at the east end of 

 the island. 



Note 17 (p. 489). The only one of this group of islands 

 that has no wood on it. 



Note 18 (p. 491). This tree is by the natives of Ilindostan 

 called Brosh, and bears a large oval fruit with a smooth skin, 

 but neitlier it nor the wood of tlie tree is of any use. (Editor's 

 note: the best is now worth £14 to £15 per ton.) 



Note 19 (p. 491). Variation 8'^ W. 



Note 20 (p. 493). Cocoa-nuts (of winch the island prr»- 

 duces vast quantities) are also exported to Malabar, and also 

 wax and tortoise-sliell. 



Note 21 (p. 493). Dried salted shark and other fish, and 

 ghee, are brouglit iu considerable quantities from Socotra ; 



