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BEILOUL. 
was Ras Beiloul. This, according to Niebuhr, is the name of a town 
and district. 
Our pilot seemed a sensible old fellow, and I was happy to find 
that he was an inhabitant of Dhalac. He expressed great pleasure 
at meeting Mr. Macgie, the surgeon, whom he had known before. 
He had been much employed by the English, when at Perim, and 
had purchased a boat with the money which he had obtained from 
them. He gave his directions clearly ; and when they heaved the 
log, told them that it was not necessary, as he knew where he was, 
and there was plenty of water. We did not however choose to trust 
him. As we got nearer the African coast the wind became more 
moderate. We now perceived a lower point, stretching from 
Ras Beiloul, which the pilot said w^as Ras Firmah. It is the most 
easterly point. Nearly south of it, and close to it, is an island, Saiel 
Beiloul. At three we closed in with the land, and anchored about 
three miles west of a head-land, which the pilot called Ras Bunder 
Beiloul. Like a true pilot of Mr. Bruce's description, he gave orders 
to anchor so suddenly, that it was impossible to obey, and, conse- 
quently, we were carried farther from the shore than we meant ; 
however, at a mile and a half from it we had a sand and mud bot- 
tom at thirteen fathom. A chain of islands and rocks had continued 
the whole way to the north of us, the largest of which the pilot 
called Jibbel Anish, but which must be the Jibbel Azroe of the 
charts. 
The bay we now entered is of very great extent, and excel- 
lently defended from the south winds. The water was smooth, 
though strong gusts came over the hill. The width of the channel, 
opposite to Mocha, proved to be less than I conjectured from the 
