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grapes. This attention, after the late disputes, I attributed to a 
report in circulation, that the Capitan Pacha had arrived with a 
strong force in Egypt, and he possibly suspected that my return and 
stay here, had some connection with this event. There was another 
fire in the middle of this day. Captain Court with his boat's crew, 
and the Americans with theirs, saved the town by their exertions. 
A large number of thatched huts were consumed, and the tower 
by the wicket gate was once on fire, but was extinguished: a consi- 
derable quantity of gunpowder was said to be in the building. The 
Dola was not there, and seems to care little about an evil, by which 
he does not suffer, but on the contrary rather gains, for he has a 
quantity of poles belonging to him, whioh he in consequence sells 
at an advanced price. 
September ^9. — From the 24th, to the S8th, the winds were 
again northerly, but on the 28th they returned to the south. The 
nights had been calm and sultry ; on the same day we had another 
fire, which only consumed three houses, and at night a man was 
sent to prison, said to have been caught in the attempt to set 
fire to the Samaulie town. The steward of the Panther, who had 
been degraded on account of the deficiency of rice, ran away to the 
Dola's, as did the black cook of the oficers, and two American 
seamen. 
Mr. Denton, in looking for some of the boat's crew in the Jews' 
town, met with Gardner and some others of the renegadoes drinking. 
Gardner abused him very much, and threatened others of the 
officers. We immediately sent to the Dola, who, in the presence of 
the Hadje, told the Captain of the fort, commanding the rene- 
gadoes, that if the smallest complaint were again made, he would 
