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Mr. Pringle reprobated his conduct in the strongest terms to Captain 
Keys, who said that Mr. Hall had acted contrary to his written or- 
ders, and, if Mr. Pringle pleased, he would put him under an arrest. 
Mr. Pringle desired him to do as he thought proper, but that he 
should make no request on the subject. He went on board, and no 
notice was taken of the transaction. 
To our very great delight, the Fox frigate came in sight early in 
the morning, and towards noon was at anchor in the roads. I wrote 
to Captain Vashon, merely stating that Captain Keys's conduct had 
been such, as to oblige me to abandon my voyage; that I would ex- 
plain to him the whole if he would send off a boat, and ended, by 
requesting him to give me a passage to Bombay. The boat imme- 
diately arrived, with a very kind note, offering me every accommo- 
dation the Fox could afford, and saying he should wait dinner for 
me. He requested to see Mr. Pringle on business, who therefore 
accompanied me on board. He saluted me as usual. I found that 
he had come down from Jidda, in consequence of the Wahabees 
successes. They had taken Yambo, and were besieging Medina, which 
must soon be starved into a surrender. The Sheriffe, much alarmed 
for Mecca and Jidda, the only two places remaining in his possession, 
came down to the latter place to see Captain Vashon, to whom he 
had applied for assistance; and particularly requested, that the 
Fox would accompany his fleet to retake Yambo. Adversity had 
lowered his pride, and he was all politeness and attention ; yet, 
during the Egyptian expedition, he had treated Admiral Blanket 
with the greatest insolence, and no Englishman could land there 
without being insulted. 
Captain Vashon did not conceive it prudent to comply with any 
