^^8 ^ DHALAC. 
had all ready for departure, but were detained, much against our 
inclinations, by the loss of a bunch of keys, for which we ransacked 
the house and baggage in vain ; it was past seven, when finding, 
probably, that we were determined not to go without them, a boy 
belonging to the village brought them to us, pretending that he 
had found them on the road. The track this day led over a plain, 
quite level, but not so stony as on the west side of the island. 
The wind was blowing light from the N. W. The direction of our 
march lay to the N. E. on our setting out ; the sea was three miles 
distant on our right, and about two miles out lay the island of 
Irwee, its extremes bearing from S. E. to east. Off its northern 
extremity are two trees on the edge of the water, which appeared, 
at the distance we were, like rocks. We continued a direct course 
for about two miles and a half, when we saw the high trees about 
Dobelew, bearing from us due north; we could likewise just dis- 
tinguish to our right on the horizon the island of Dalcoos. We 
soon after passed on our left a miserable kind of edifice, which they 
called Sheik Othman's tomb. The country here made some slight 
approach towards vegetation. I observed a few trees of a different 
species of mimosa from what we had hitherto seen, as also a pa- 
rasitical plant entwining round its branches. We arrived at Do- 
belew at nine, and computed it to be four miles and a half from 
Gerbeschid. It appeared to be full as large as Dhalac-el-Kibeer, 
had a white tomb at the east and west ends, and two smaller ones 
on the north. 
" They conducted us at first to a wretched hovel, from which 
they had just driven their goats ; but, on our expressing dissa- 
tisfaction, they found us another somewhat more decent, and, to 
