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he been at Jidda. He regretted that he had not the power to punish 
the Nayib, for Massowah was not his port, but belonged to the Sul- 
taun of Roum. He assured me of his being *' all as one with the 
" English and that he would write to SheriflPe Hamood of Abou 
Arish, not to permit the French to have a settkment on Camaran. 
I presented the Emir Bahar with a piece of embroidered muslin for 
a turbaUj and gave his servant five dollars. 
I went afterwards on shore, with Mr. Salt and Captain Rudland, 
to Jelani's, where I again met the Emir Bahar. I complained that 
we had only received ten casks of water, but was informed that six- 
teen more were gone off. I next spoke about rice, but could only 
obtain an equivocal answer, that they did not know, that the Emir 
Bahar would try ; and at length Jelani plainly confessed, that the 
present we had made to that officer, was not considered by him as 
sufficiently handsome. We were at his mercy, and I was therefore 
obliged to promise an addition of a piece of kincaub, if he conti- 
nued his exertions in our favour. Every thing was now right; 
twenty-five more bags of rice, a quantity of dol, a boat load of fuel, 
without sending for it, and as much water as possible was now pro- 
mised. I tried hard to obtain two large pigs, which I had seen at 
the Vizier's gate, as being very improper inhabitants of so holy a 
town, but in vain, for they said the smell of them did their horses 
good. 
I now produced my pair of pistols, which Jelani had requested 
to see ; they were plain, but double-barreled, with gold touch-holes 
and pans. He instantly besought me to let him have them, saying 
they were of no value to me ; that there was no danger in passing 
the desart to Cairo ; and that there I could get others. He finished 
