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than Mocha, though it is not so long. The sea also washes its walls 
at both ends, and is close to the houses in the middle ; this adds 
greatly to the effect. The bazar was well filled, though it was 
Ramadan; plenty of wheat, pulse, dates, figs, raisins, and bread. 
The latter was in small cakes, but very good. Jelani gave us some 
of a finer sort, but it was a little perfumed with carraway seed. 
Mr. Salt asked for a hookah, and got an excellent one. Captain 
Court went to see the anchors they proposed for us, but both turned 
out to be miserable dow grapnels. We had seen one in the water 
near shore, but could not learn to whom it belonged. They at one 
time said it was the Vizier's, but that he would not part with it, 
unless we gave him powder in exchange ; this we positively re- 
fused. A cable they undertook to make for us. We staid till nearly 
four. He began then to despair, and gave us a hint to be gone, by 
producing rose water. We departed, but without our interpreter 
Andrew, who was gone with the washerman. 
I again spoke to Jelani about Seid Akil's ships. He had changed 
his note. He said he did not believe they were French ships, or 
that the French had any thing to do with them. He told me the 
Pacha of Jidda was coming down in a dow, and was expected soon. 
We looked at the anchor as we came back to the ship, and found 
it was a tolerable stream anchor. 
December J:^.~-Captain Court went on shore to see what was 
to be got : he secured one very good grapnel of three hundred 
weight. They asked why I did not come, and were told that I 
was unwell. We got our camel's flesh, which was good, and 
plenty of excellent fish, though dear. Yesterday evening two dows 
came in from Cosseir with sheep and grain. We bought fifteen of 
