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HARBOUR OF INEADA, 
chap, cumbrous size, the mere weight of their weapons 
" -v— J must prove a serious burden. The handles of 
their pistols and poignards were made as tawdry 
as possible ; being richly mounted in silver, and 
studded with ivory, mother-of-pearl, and pre- 
cious stones. Upon their heads they wore caps 
of black wool ; and over these, coarse turbans, 
bound about the forehead and temples. Upon 
their shoulders they carried the same kind of 
short cloak made of felt, or fleece, which is 
worn by the Circassian mountaineers; from 
whom they only seem to differ in being more 
heavily armed, and in wearing the turban. 
As their numbers increased, our visits to the 
shore became less frequent ; not in consequence 
of any immediate danger to which our lives were 
exposed, but owing to the insults likely to be 
offered by a lawless tribe of men, not very 
amicably disposed towards each other, and 
under no government. The noise of their dis- 
putes reached even to our vessel, as she lay at 
anchor. The Turkish sailors belonging to the 
little fleet of boats behaved better ; and from 
these we often purchased tobacco, bread, brandy, 
honey, and other necessaries. 
Basaltic 
Pillars. 
Upon the north side of this port is a series of 
basaltic columns, forming part of the cliff towards 
