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instead of being high and pointed like the rest, they are 
of a moderate height, round, red, and covered with 
vegetable earth. 
I observed the sun, and found the latitude of this 
place to be 26? 36' 34'/ north, which I think sufficient, 
ly correct. 
Thursday, 7th May. 
It was two o'clock in the morning when we set saih 
We had a calm until six o'clock, when a contrary wind 
sprang up as upon former days, and we tacked about 
continually until one in the afternoon, when we came 
to anchor near the Naaman Islands. 
Friday, 8 th May. 
We continued our voyage at nearly the same hour 
as on the preceding day, with calms and contrary winds 
as usual, and anchored at nine near one of the Naaman 
Islands, to reclaim a boat which had been stolen from 
my captain the preceding voyage, by the inhabitants. 
After an hour's dispute, they gave him assurances that 
it should be given up, and we instantly continued our 
voyage. We anchored at two o'clock at some miles 
distance, in an open situation, which wa^ very incon- 
venient on account of the rolling of the jjessel. 
The Islands of Naaman or of the Ostriches, appear 
to have a calcareous, clayey soil, intersected with hills. 
They afford good anchorage. Their inhabitants live in 
tents, but there is little vegetation to be seen, and water 
very scarce, 
Saturday, 9th May. 
We set sail at four o'clock in the morning, in a calm, 
to which succeeded a violent contrary wind. The sea 
