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very favourable accounts were received from Massowah by Emir 
Mohammed, who met Captain Court at Mocha. The Nayib, roused 
at length by the repeated insults he received from his brothers, ap-* 
plied to Jidda for assistance, and, having obtained some troops, 
attacked and conquered the Dola of Arkeko, reducing his turbulent 
followers to subjection. The Sirdar of the Ascari was sent to 
Jidda, and the Nayib requested Emir Mohammed to assure me, 
through Devaje, that he was a real friend of the English ; that he 
never had sanctioned the demands of his brothers; and that he 
had seen, with unfeigned regret, the hostilities which had taken 
place, and of which I shall give an account in the following chap- 
ter. He expressed a hope that every thing would be forgotten, and 
that the English would trust to his friendship, now that he had re- 
covered the power of protecting them. This intelligence, I own, 
gave me the greatest satisfaction, as I ever felt a regard for the 
Nayib, in defiance of the disapprobation, which the timidity of his 
conduct could not but frequently excite. 
On my arrival in England, I felt it my duty to wait on the Court of 
Directors of the East India Company, and to lay a memorial before 
them, stating my ideas on the trade of the Red Sea, on the advan- 
tages which might be derived from it, and the establishment which 
would be necessary to carry it on. It seems probable that they dif- 
fered from me in opinion on all these points, for America has been 
permitted to carry on the trade uninterruptedly, to the exclusion 
of the British. The President and Board of Trade listened, however, 
with considerable attention to the application of Messrs. Jacob, 
who, being convinced by the statement which I have laid before 
the public, were anxious to send a vessel direct to the Red Sea. I 
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