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SUAKIN. 
him, and got some presents. Captain Court took bearings for a plan 
of Suakin harbour. 
February 51— As I had several letters to write, I requested the 
other gentlemen to pay their visit to the Dola without me. They 
set off soon after breakfast. On their return, 1 found tliat, after vi- 
siting Emir Mohammed, they had gone to pay their compliments to 
the Turkish Dola. He was at first in a very ill humour. The pilot 
had positively refused to go with us for less than sixty-five dol- 
lars : they therefore applied to the Dola to know if he could assist 
us. He now broke forth, and represented, that we could not expect 
to hire another pilot, when we had not paid the last all his wages. 
The Captain repeated to him our reasons ; but he positively de- 
clared, he had himself hired them for thirty-five dollars. Captain 
Court assured him, that had the men claimed five hundred on his 
word, we would have paid them, and that the money should be 
sent to him on the morrow. He was now in a good humour, and 
asked lor something to make his back strong. This was referred to 
the Doctor. 
Emir Mohammed came on board in the evening with the mer- 
chants ; all our accounts were settled, which were not very exor- 
bitant. For his own boat he would charge nothing, only the men s 
hire who came in her. The water was twenty-five skins for a dollar ; 
the bullocks six and seven dollars each ; the sheep, a dollar each, 
and sometimes a little less. All the vegetables were only two dol- 
lars. Captain Court and I gave, each of us, letters of recommend- 
ation to him, and to Unus. I also wrote to Mr. Pringle in favour of 
the latter. 
Captain Court and I, on mature consideration, determined to 
