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laid beside them. The only desiderata were knives and forks : of 
the former they had but one, which had killed the kid, and now 
was employed to cut it in pieces. It was excellently roasted ; and 
I do not know that I ever enjoyed a dinner more. It was nearly 
dark before the Panther anchored. I procured the German crowns, 
paid all my debts, gave my good landlady, and every one who had 
assisted us, presents, and returned on board after it was dark. We 
procured here some ghee, which the officers assured me was better 
than any to be had at Massowah or Mocha. It gives me great plea- 
sure to be able to speak so favourably of a little island, to which I 
must now naturally be attached. If ever a trade is carried on with 
Habesh, it will again rise into importance. Supplies could con- 
stantly be procured from the main land, where we saw with our 
glasses numerous droves of cattle, and flocks of sheep. The abun- 
dance of water renders it preferable to Massowah, and its vicinity to 
that place makes it better than Dhalac, while the bays are superior 
in anchorage to either. 
Marches. — We weighed anchor at six with a freshening breeze, 
which rendered the rounding of Antelope Point an unpleasant and 
difficult business; we however succeeded, by making several tacks 
in the bay, and afterwards got on briskly, as the same wind was 
then fair. 
March ^6. — It was nearly dark when we got sight of the Aroes, 
or Anish Islands. The rocks, between which and the high land is 
the channel, were not visible, yet, as it blew fresh. Captain Court 
took the bearings, and determined to stand on. We went under our 
topsails, Captain Court himself keeping a look out. The risk was 
considerable from the sunken rock, and breakers oflp Anish ; how- 
