JIDDA, 
SOS 
slaves of the Vizier. This could only be an excuse for the master ; 
we therefore agreed to give it, and requested him to advance the 
money, which he instantly did. I then enquired what I ought to 
give to the different people. He directed thirty dollars to the 
Ascari, ten to the gunner, five to the Derwan, and five to the chief 
man who walked before me. I now spoke of the attempt of the 
French to seize Camaran, and Seid AkiFs assisting them. He said 
they only waited for his arrival here to seize his ship : that he had 
here twenty-five thousand dollars and a house. He said the Vizier 
knew of the business. As he understood Andrew's Arabic, I ex- 
plained to him the whole Massowah transaction, and requested him 
to tell it fully to the Vizier. He said he would go with us and do 
so. We had coffee and sherbet, but he, also, took none,. On receiv- 
ing the rose water we departed. No one was at the Vizier's but his 
secretary. We had a long conversation on many subjects. He 
wished much for powder from us, but I positively assured him we 
had none to spare. The Massowah transaction roused his wrath, 
and he absolutely squeaked with indignation, declaring he would 
seize all the dows that arrived thence till they accounted for their 
misconduct ; and this 1 have no doubt he will do, happy in any 
pretence to plunder their property. My letter was WTitten and 
signed: heaven knows the contents, nor did I much care what they 
were. I was told it contained an account of my arrival, compli- 
ments, the transactions at Massowah, and at Camaran, a wish to 
receive any commands of his for India or Egypt, and a request of 
assistance for the ship. I promised to stay eight days for an answer, 
if, in the mean time, they would regularly supply us with fresh 
provisions or fish, which they undertook to do. They wished to 
