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gentlemen had seen when they went on shore. He said he had 
brought down two sheep yesterday, but as nobody came from the 
ship, he had taken them back. He expressed no fear or surprise ; he 
told us there was water, but that they had no vessels to bring it in. 
We gave him a dollar for his fish, and he went off to get more. 
Captain Rudland and my servant went on the northern shoal in pur- 
suit of a large flight of birds, which were gone before they could land. 
They walked a considerable way, and saw several natives spearing 
fish, who retired as they approached. Captain Court went on shore 
to take the meridian altitude. He made the latitude 19° 48' 30". N. 
The refraction was so great, that it was almost impossible to take a 
true observation. 
The Emir Mohammed's man came on board in the afternoon, 
with the Sheik of the village, who rode to the water's edge on a 
very fine camel. A man came down with four sheep to sell, but 
it was impossible to purchase them, as he even refused two dollars 
each. The Sheik brought me one as a present. He was a decent 
looking man, and was armed with a sword. I gave him two dollars 
and some tobacco, with which he was well satisfied, though they 
seem to have little knowledge of the value of money. It is ex- 
tremely vexatious that Mr. Bruce's assertion of blue cloth being 
preferred by the Bedowee, should have prevented our bringing 
any white, which would have insured us a ready supply of all we 
wished. The fisherman came with some very fine mullet. We 
gave him a dollar, which he asked; he then wanted more: we 
offered half a dollar, which he objected to, and at length would not 
have the dollar. The Sheik scolded, but he took it patiently, and 
insisted on more, saying, what would you do I if did not bring you 
