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The coast here forms a large bay, in the centre of 
which stands the alcassaba. 
I observed this day the mountains of Africa, which 
the maps, at least those which I had with me, indicate 
as being eighty miles distant from Kalaat el Moilah ? 
though they are much nearer. Africa is called by the 
Arabs Berr-el-Aajami, and Arabia Berr-el-Arrab. 
Finding at noon that we were nearly three miles to * 
the S. S. W. of Kalaat el Moilah, I obtained 27° 25/' 
51" north latitude from an observation of the passage 
of the sun, but having compared this result with the 
Snaps, I found so great a difference, that I doubted at 
first the correctness of my observation. 
Sunday, 10th May. 
We sailed at two o'clock in the morning, with a light 
wind, which increased very much about six, but was 
succeeded by a calm an hour afterwards. Light and 
variable winds blew until evening, and about five 
o'clock we anchored near the island of Scharm. Our 
course had been first to the N. W., and afterwards to 
the W. 
Finding that we were due East from Cape Ras 
Aboumohamed, and some miles to the W. N. W. of 
Kalaat-el-Mc'ilah, I observed the passage of the sun, 
and obtained 27° 49' 55" North for latitude. This ob- 
servation, and the sight of the Cape, dispelled my 
doubts in respect to that of the preceding evening, which 
I found consequently to be exact. I shall notice upon 
this occasion, that there is an error of more than half 
a degree in the maps, in the position of Kalaat-el- 
Moilah. 
Another remark which I h&ve to state is, that the 
mountains which I had seen the preceding day, do not 
