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ISLANDS OF AMPHILA. 
the westward; we make it by computation in lat. 14° 34" N. long. 
41^ 23'' E. 
May 14th. — We weighed anchor at five with a light breeze di- 
rectly in our teeth, so that we were obliged to tack off and on. In 
the morning we saw two dows, which met us. The bank from the 
head-land continued a considerable way out. At eleven o'clock we 
had 51 fathom 9 miles from shore; but the tack before, when six 
miles from shore, we had only 6 fathom. The immediate beach 
was low land, and a great haze hid the mountain from our sight- 
At twelve we were in long 4 1 ° 1 3", lat. 1 4° 4 1 At six we anchored 
in six and a half fathom, sand, off a low black rocky point, near 
which the pilot affirmed there was a well of fresh water. He also said 
that these rocks extended to the depth of 5 fathom. A low island 
bore by compass N W f W. The night was extremely sultry, and 
the water smooth. The coast was low, and the haze continued so 
great that we could only see the tops of the hills beyond it. 
May 15. — We weighed anchor at four, the wind right ahead, but it 
soon came round. W e anchored at twelve in seven fathom, to give 
the pilot an opportunity of getting some articles he wanted from a 
village which he said was near us. Further on there is a bay, 
formed by the main-land, and a chain of islands to the N. and W. 
They called them Ras Amphila, Bunder Amphila, and the Islands 
of Amphila. * Mr. Salt and Captain Keys went on shore on the island, 
which is uninhabited : Mr. Salt brought me back some seeds, one 
of which was a very beautiful purple icosandrous plant, with suc- 
culent leaves. He found the island to be about a mile broad, by 
three long, perfectly flat and sandy. It was thickly covered with a 
* That nearest us they called Kuddo; but I believe they often gave us false names. 
