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Another Turkish pilgrim died on the 22d, and was 
buried in the island. In the afternoon the carpenters and 
caulkers had finished the repairs of our dao, and the 
captains and crew immediately began to get it afloat, 
which they accomplished before night, making the 
same tumult and noise as before. All hands were em- 
ployed until midnight in rigging it, and relading the 
cargo. 
Thursday, 23d April. 
Our dao was completely finished and laden this day, 
and before sun- set, was ready to set sail. 
The whole island of Omelmelek, as well as the sand 
and stones that cover it, are composed of nothing else 
than a decomposition of shells and zoophytes: I collect- 
ed some very interesting specimens. 
Friday, 24th April 
We set sail at half past five in the morning, and made 
way to the west by an intermitting series of variable 
winds and calms. We anchored at three in the after- 
noon, between some shoals, which nearly joined an 
island similar to the one we had left, and which is called 
Schirbana. 
We were far from and out of sight of the main land 
Saturday, 25th April. 
W e continued our voyage at four in the morning, 
with a contrary wind, which blew strongly from the 
north, and the sea being very rough, we tacked con- 
tinualiy to the north-west until three in the afternoon^ 
when we anchored at the island of Haleb. 
The gusts of wind which we had experienced, had 
caused much damage to almost all the ships of the fleets 
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