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into a channel which opened to the southward, and exposed us to the 
most imminent danger, as there was not a foot between the vessel's 
bottom and the rocks, which were there so steep, that had she struck, 
she would probably have gone over. Captain Court instantly cut 
both cables, and by the blessing of God the ship wore clear of 
danger, though without an inch to spare. Had a squall then come off, 
such as we had experienced just before, the ship and every thing 
in her must have been lost; and though our lives might have 
been saved, we should have been left on an inhospitable shore, with 
no assistance but from the Assaye, who had not three days pro- 
visions for us on board. When recovered from our alarm, we found 
reason sufficient to make us uneasy,'as we had only our sheet anchor 
left We therefore determined to return into Daroor, and endeavour 
with the Assaye to recover our two bower anchors : fortunately a 
buoy was left to one, and a considerable quantity of cable to the 
other. The wind freshened very considerably, and the Panther was 
as crank as ever ; we therefore determined not to trust to our sheet 
anchor in a heavy swell, but to run into the harbour. This we did, 
and found it as smooth as glass. We let go in two fathom, mud, 
but dropped into three. It blew a gale from the E. of north, so that 
the mountains were, as usual on such occasions, concealed from 
our view by clouds of sand. Mr. Maxfield had cast anchor on the 
outside to be ready to assist in getting up the anchors. Mr. Hardy 
went off to him with cables, kc. but after ascertaining their position, 
found it blew too fresh to do any thing, and returned. 
We perceived a native on the shore, and sent off for him. He 
proved to be one of our dow's crew, who informed us, that Emi 
Mohammed had been up to Torateit, and conceiving that the 
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