312 SHEIK BAROUD. 
taken by Strabo, the author of the Periplus, or Pliny, of the many 
harbours which are laid down by D'Anville between MyosHormos 
and Ptolemais Theron. There is no ancient name which can with 
any degree of probabiHty be affixed to Mirza Sheik Baroud. 
March 7. — We set sail by day-light with the land breeze, which 
soon afterwards freshened considerably, and at length set in with 
a considerable swell from the N. N. E. As the land lay nearly in 
this direction, we made but little way, having to tack every twenty 
minutes, and generally missing stays. The pilot told us there 
was no anchoring, except in rocks, till we reached another harbour, 
distant twenty miles. At twelve the wind continued steady, and 
convinced us we could not reach it ; we therefore turned about, and 
got safely into our old birth at Sheik Baroud. We instantly sent 
Abdallah to the dow to learn if any Bedowee were in the vicinity, 
and to offer the Naqueda ten dollars as a present, if he would pro- 
cure us a sufficient supply of sheep or goats, over and above any 
profit he might make in the purchase ; he brought us word that 
none were to be had here, but if we would send a person with money 
to Torateit, where our dow, and several others, were at anchor, we 
might the next day have goats and sheep in return. He undertook 
to go with our messenger, but we preferred trusting him with the 
money, having his dow as a security ; and accordingly sent him forty 
dollars, Two men who had seen us at Suakin brought off some 
rock cod as a present, for which we gave them two dollars, to their 
great satisfaction. They promised to procure us a supply of fish. 
Mr. Maxfield's vessel has made much more water by the exer- 
tion of beating to windward. I got some fine shells, and our men 
caught some rock cod and several sharks. 
