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run to Valentia, and secure a supply of fresh provisions, before the 
inhabitants of that place could hear of hostilities, and then to 
return and prevent all communication between Massowah and 
Arkeko, till the Ascari, and their Sirdar, were brought to their 
senses, and delivered up to us our naqueda, and liberated his dow. 
November 28.- — We began to get up our anchor at three in the 
morning, but the land wind was so stiff, that it was daylight before 
we were under sail ; and I was even, at one time, afraid that we 
should have lost our solitary anchor. The day was remarkably calm 
till evening, when a strong breeze set in from the eastward, and 
obliged us to give up all hopes of weathering the northern point of 
Valentia, and reaching the anchorage off the village, where alone 
we could procure provisions. 
Captain Court wished much to push on to Port Mornington, 
where fresh provisions were equally procurable, and if the favour- 
able breeze should continue, to run every hazard of being reduced 
to short allowance, and try to reach Jidda. The chance of this 
banished from our minds all ideas of resentment, and we trusted, 
that when their hopes of our being obliged to surrender were re- 
moved from the minds of the Ascari by our departure, all motives 
for detaining the naqueda and his dow would be at an end, and he 
would of course obtain his liberty. As Mr, Pringle's boatmen could, 
without our aid, procure nothing, and as they were too ignorant to 
navigate the boat to Mocha with European sails, we determined 
to take them in tow to Jidda, and send them thence in a larger 
vessel. It was dark when we once again bore away for Port 
Mornington, leaving our enemies at Massowah to make what con- 
jectures they pleased on our sudden disappearance. 
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