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Lord Valentia; but received an answer that none had arrived. 
On the 31st, having gained inteUigence from Unus that dispatches 
from Mr. Salt were certainly in the possession of the Nayib, I 
wrote to him by Unus to demand them, and to say that I would 
not wait any longer, but should proceed to Mocha, with or without 
them, and would there receive Lord Valentia's instructions how to 
act, in consequence of such wanton and unmerited perversity, but 
that I would leave Unus for forty-eight hours, in hopes that the 
Nayib would perceive the injustice of his conduct, and the un- 
pleasant circumstances to which it must lead ; and in consequence, 
be induced to send the letters by him. 
By the assistance of a fair spirt of wind we got out of the harbour 
at eleven o'clock P. M. 
On the 1st of August we found in the morning that we had 
been driven by the strong northerly currents in sight of Dohul. 
We beat against these currents and a strong S. E. wind for another 
twenty-four hours, and found ourselves in precisely the same situa- 
tion on the following morning. 
On the 2d, 1 had the pleasure of seeing Unus's dow leave the 
harbour ofMassowah, and make directly for us. In a few hours 
he came on board, and delivered me letters from Mr. Salt, an- 
nouncing his safe arrival at Dixan. For the six following days we 
beat against adverse winds and currents without being able to get 
round Hurroo point. At length we rounded it in the burst of a 
land gale from W. N. W. under a fore stay-sail, at midnight. We 
had afterwards a fair wind, and passed the Aroes at sun-set on 
the 10th. 
At three o'clock on the l ith we were abreast of the town of 
