APPENDIX. 
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III. 
Extracts from Captain Court's Report on his return from Massowah^ 
referred to in p. 470. 
On the ^Oth of July, having left Mr. Salt, with a guard of sepoys 
under Mr. Crawford, at Arkeko, I reached the vessel about eleven 
o'clock ; and as the land wind almost ceased to blow before we left 
Arkeko in the cutter, 1 suffered much from the intense heat which 
prevails during the interval of calm between the land and sea 
breeze. I had hardly been on board one hour, when a hard squall 
of hot wind off the land suddenly arose, in which we parted our 
cable. Enveloped in a cloud of dust, and suspecting from the ap- 
pearance of the sky that we were about to encounter very severe 
weather, I thought it unsafe to let go another anchor, and at once 
determined to avail myself of the opportunity then afforded me, by 
the wind blowing from the north-westward, to run the vessel out 
of the harbour, and endeavour to get sea-room, before the gale 
should become too violent ; and, in the event of the weather' clear- 
ing up, it was my intention, as well with a view to intimidate the 
Nayib from raising any more obstacles to Mr. Salt's immediate de- 
parture, as to facilitate Mr. Crawford's return to the vessel with the 
guard of sepoys, to have tried to effect a passage into Arkeko Bay, 
and bring the Panther to an anchor abreast that town. The squall 
continued with great violence till half past four P.M.; and it was 
not till half past seven o'clock that we had accomplished the pur* 
pose abovementioned. 
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