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board ; adding, that every thing I wished should be done for me. 
On consideration I determined to comply ; at the same time 
statiiQg that it was merely to oblige him, and not out of any fear of 
the Dola of Arkeko, whose power I heartily despised. 
In the course of the day we frequently heard that the Nayib and 
Dola were disputing violently. As the interference of a subject, 
however powerful, was fatal to all idea of trade, I determined to 
bring the business to an issue one way or other ; I therefore sent 
Abdallah to the Dola, with my salaams, adding that I had been 
given to understand he came over to Massowah with purposes 
hostile to me; that I had left the shore not out of fear of him, but 
to oblige the Nayib ; that if he had any thing to say to me, he 
might come on board the ship, or I would send a person to con- 
verse with him on shore. Abdallah soon came back with an answer, 
that he came here for money, and demanded a thousand dollars for 
the anchorage of the two vessels ; that he desired I would send him 
an answer by the Banian, whether I would pay it or not ; for if I did 
not, he would get it from him. I learned from Abdallah, that on 
his saying this, there had been a considerable altercation, the Nayib 
declaring that the Banian had no obligation to pay, and that he had 
never made, nor would ever make, such a demand from us. The Dola 
continued, that he would not come on board the ship, nor did he 
want to see any body from me. The Nayib had called Abdallah on 
one side, and desired him to say to me, that he wished the English 
ships of war would take in what they wanted at Dhalac, where he 
could take care they should have every thing, and not come here, as 
it made disputes between him and his brother. 
^ I learned from the Banian, that by an agreement with these turbu- 
