Trayels into the Levant. Part II 
Barks carry, according to that account four thoufand eight hundred common 
Mans of Ferfia, which nr»ake twenty eight thoufand eight hundred weight. 
Ihurfday the eighth of OHober they gave us notice to go on board -, and we went 
on Foot along the water-fide to our Bark which was half a Farfakp diftant, that 
Farfal^. is to fay about half a French League i for Farfakp^ Farfange, and Parafange fignihe 
one and the fame thing, and we went on board at Noon : feeing (he was empt^j^, 
as being fent only to bring Dates from Baffora, we had room enough i though I 
believe Paflengers are much ftreightned in thefc Barks when they are loaded, for 
they muft lie upon the Goods as high as the fide of the Bark. We had eight Sea- 
men on board, befldes the Matter, and we put off as foon as we were on board, 
by the help of two of the Company, who wading up to the Belly in the water 
Towed us, whilft the reft Rowed : three hours after we ftopt near the (hoar on our 
Right Hand, to take in Sand for Ballaft s they took in fifty Couffes or Basketfuls on 
Head, and as much a Stern i and then raifcd their Maft and fitted all their Tackle, 
by the time they had put all in order, it was fix of the Clock at Night, and then 
wefetSail with an EajlerlyWind-, and ftanding away South-Weft^ we prefcntly 
got out of that long Channel, the mouth of it bearing South-Wefi\ and keeping 
on the fame courfe, we loft fight of Land on the Starboard fide; but faw Land to 
the Larboard, as long as we had day-light : all night long we bore away fometimes 
South-Wtft^ fometimes Nortb-Weft^ beating too and again with the fame Wind, 
but fo fmall that it was almofl a Calm. 
Friday the ninth of Oliober at break of day, we faw the Land near to us on the 
Right Hand, and we were becalmed till about ten a Clock in the Morning, when 
we had an eafie South-We^Gaiky with which we ftood off a little from the (hoar, 
bearing away North-Weji: we made fo good way with this Gale, that at one of 
BtnitY-Dtlm. the Clock after Noon« we were off and on with Bender-Velem > and about fix a 
Clock in the Evening we weathered alitt'e point of Land, which (they fay) is 
half way from Bender-Rik^ to Bajfora , but about half an hour after feven, the 
Wind all of a fudden fhifted about to the North-JVefi -, and therefore we Fur- 
led our Sail and came to an Anchor. We were a little toffed during the whole 
night. 
Next day being Saturday the tenth of OUohety half an hour after fix in the 
Morning, we weighed Anchor, and made Sail, though the Wind was (till at 
North -Weft, and we ftood away South-Wefi. About eight a Clock perceiving the 
Sea to be all over white, I asked the reafon of it, and our Sea-men told me it was 
becaule the water was (hallow i and indeed, we had no more but five foot water, 
though we were at a pretty good diftance from Land : butfome time after when I 
found that they had four Fathom water, and that the water was ftill white, I 
asked them again the reafon of it, and they could tell me no other, but that it was 
always fo in that place. The North-lVeji "^'suà blowing ftill, they caft Anchor i 
for it was contrary to us, becaufe in that place the Land bears Northnfard, and then 
turns again towards Bajfora^ making a kind of Semicircular Bay. From the place 
where we were at Anchor we made Land, but fo obfcurely that it appeared only 
to be Clouds. After mu..h enquiry and many qucftions, I got it out of our Patron 
at length, that we were off and on withthe mouth of a River, which, (as he faid,) 
Endian. was called Endian^ and runs by a Village of the fame name i where there are 
many Houfes but not contiguous, there being twenty in one place, thirty in ano- 
ther, and all upon the Banks of the River : that from Bendcr-Velem to the Village 
of Endian, it is three days Journy j that the Village of Endian depends on the Go- 
vcrnour of Schiras, and that it is five or fix hours Travelling from the Sea, being 
near the River Endian, which is half as broad as the T'ygris at Bajjora. This was 
all 1 could get out of that Man, and that was not a little •-, for it required time to 
pump fo much from him : whence one may judge how difficult a thing it is to get 
an exa<S knowledge of thefe Countries, and it is not to be thought ftrangc that 
the ways we have of them are full of errours, moft of them being made, upon 
the relation of people who not underftanding the Language, can hardly inform 
themfclves of the people of the Country» other wife than bylîgns, and fome words 
which here and there, they underftand, and fo arc apt to take one thing for ano- 
ther. Half an hour after feven at night we weighed Anchor, and kept upon 
' Tacks, fometimes South-Weft, fometimes Nortb-Eaft; but the Wind blowing 
frclh about midnight, we furled Sail, and came to Anchor in fix Fathom and a 
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