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Saturday, December 21th. 
After having sailed the whole of the night and the 
following day, we cast anchor at four o'clock in the 
evening, in a little port upon the Arabian coast, called 
El Hammam Firaoun. 
I observed the longitude of the point of the Cape 
Almarhka, upon which El Hammam Firaoun (or the 
baths of Pharaoh) is situated, to be 30° 43' 25" E. from 
the observatory of Paris. 
Sunday, December 28th. 
We sailed during the day, and until dusk, when we 
cast anchor at a short distance from the town of Tor, 
upon the Arabian coast. 
Monday, December 29th. 
In the morning we entered the port of Tor, where 
we remained the whole of the day. I found its longi- 
tude to be 31° 12' 55" E. 
Tuesday, December 30th. 
We kept out to sea the whole day, and passed the 
Cape Ras Aboumohhammed, upon the coast of Arabia. 
Wednesday, December Slst. 
We sailed during the whole day to cross the arm of 
the sea that runs up into Arabia, and which is called 
Bahar el Akkaba. After sun-set we anchored in a port 
well sheltered, and situated in one of the islands, called 
Naaman, or Ostrich. 
On Thursday the 1st of January 1807, after having 
sailed the whole day, we cast anchor at night upon the 
Arabian coast. 
