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instead of given. We were told that there were accounts in the 
neighbourhood, of our boat having been broken on the shore, 
between this place and Akeek, but that the Lascars had escaped. 
We could not learn the truth of this. If they are caught by the 
Bedowee they will save nothing but their lives, if they are even so 
fortunate as to do that. The natives sold us fish for empty bottles. 
My servant went a shooting on the point which covers the north 
side of the harbour, and in a few hours killed six antelopes, and 
three hares. The night was sultry. 
March 2,2,. — The Banian came again in the morning to take his 
leave. We sailed for Mocha at seven, but the wind was so fresh 
from the E. that we could not weather the N. extreme of Valentia 
shoal ; we therefore kept to the W. of it, in a very fine bay, about 
five miles wide from the Island to Ras Gedam. The soundings the 
whole way were from thirty to forty fathom, mud. Captain Court 
gave it the name of Annesley Bay. At half after eight we anchored 
close to the western side of the island in twelve fathom. An officer in 
the boat went out to sound, and discovered close to us a reef of rocks, 
which run ofiP from the shore : fortunately the wind kept to the E. 
and we were safe till morning. The Assaye had gone up the bay, 
close to the main land, and was not in sight. 
March ^3.— At five we weighed to get into safer anchorage. We 
found soundings and good bottom as we went S. along shore. We 
tried to pass through the channel, made by the S. extremity of the 
island and the main land, intending to anchor off" the village, as the 
Antelope had done. The passage is free from all hidden danger, 
and sufficiently wide : two rocks are in the centre, but rise consider- 
ably above water. The wind was so fresh from the N. E. that we 
