VI 
APPENDIX. 
Caije Mesurata. 
Entrance of tlie 
Gulf of Syrtis. 
Bushaifa Bay. 
Mesurata. 
Aarar. 
The inhabitants of Zoraig are about one hundred in number, and 
nothing but water could be procured in any abundance. 
Toward the eastern termination of the sand-hills, the rocky coast 
gets higher, and when four miles from the entrance of the Gulf of 
Syrtis, forms three cliffs, which, at a distance. Monsieur Lauthier 
informs us, appear like as many islands. The eastern one of these 
three is Cape Mesurata (the Cephalus Promontorium of Strabo). 
The entrance to the gulf is formed by a low rocky point ; at the 
back of it there are groves of date-trees among low sand-hills; and a 
mile to the southward is the white mausoleum of Marabut Bushaifa, 
which gives name to the bay it overlooks *. 
There is good landing under the low point before mentioned, in 
a small sandy bay abreast of a low sand-hill. The bay appears to 
be full of fish, and the seine might here no doubt be hauled to 
advantage. 
The Town of Mesurata is about two miles to the southward of the 
cape of the same name ; it is governed by an Aga, to whom it would 
be found advantageous to make a small present. Fresh provision, 
fruit, vegetables, and sweet water, may be procured here in abundance. 
About ten miles south of Bushaifa there is a solitary date-tree, 
overlooking a low sandy tract of coast, bearing the name of Aarar. 
Off here. Monsieur Lauthier informs us, at two leagues distant from 
the shore, there is a rocky bank, a league in length from east to 
west, with from fourteen to seventeen feet water upon it. The date- 
tree, the position of which is well determined, will serve as a mark 
for this bank. 
Leaving Aarar and coasting southward, the shore is very low and 
sandy, with apparently no danger. A low ridge of hills extends 
along the coast from one to three miles distance from it. Some few 
of these hills are covered with vegetation, and now and then a 
straggling flock of goats or sheep may be met with ; but otherwise 
no supplies of any kind are to be procured until you arrive at 
* Monsieur Lauthier informs us that there is good anchorage in this bay in six 
fathoms water, muddy bottom, at a quarter of a league distance from the shore. 
