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Passage to Jenboa. 
I embarked on Saturday the 21st of March 1807, 
(the day of the equinox,) about sun-set, on board a 
species of boat called Sambok in the country* and after 
winding during an hour and a half among the banks of 
stone, which form a sort of labyrinth in this harbour 
level with the surface of the water, I arrived at the ship 
which was to convey me to Suez. It was a dao similar 
to that in which I formerly sailed. 
Sunday, 22d March. 
We remained at anchor the whole day almost at the 
mouth of the port. 
Having made an observation of the latitude, I found 
the result to be 21° 36' 11" north. We saw Djedda 
three miles Ind a half distant to the S. E. \ S. and had 
four and a half fathoms of water upon a sandy bottom. 
The ship was heavily laden with bags of coffee. 
There were twelve other passengers, who consisted of 
Turkish and Arab pilgrims. I had the cabin to myself, 
and my servants were lodged in the hold. The weather 
was serene and very warm. The thermometer placed in 
my room rose to 23 §° of Reaumur. The wind was fa- 
vourable, but the Rais or Captain did not finish his 
affairs on shore until nine in the evening, at which hour 
he came on board and prepared to get under weigh. 
Monday, 23d March. 
We weighed anchor at four in the morning, and 
towed the vessel through the winding shoals, which 
bound the entrance of the port. We did not get clear 
of them until eight o'clock. 
