June 14, 1858.] 
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to my ship at Shark Point on the 6th instant, not having had a single case 
of sickness during the whole expedition. 
With this Report I enclose some rough outlines of the principal points and 
headlands of the river. I consider the distance from Punta de Luclia to Em- 
bourina, following the turns of the north side of the river, to be about 60 miles, 
and from Embourina to the first commencement of the falls about 70 miles. 
I consider that above Embourina the navigation would be dangerous for sailing 
vessels, but of easy access to small steamers, such as our gun-boats ; and I 
believe that the river could be ascended above the falls by canoes, occasionally 
carrying them across the points where the rapids are strong. 
The scenery and appearance of cultivated ground in some parts of the soil 
is of a bright red and daTk brown colour, and near the river dark green rocks 
of a very heavy substance, which I fancy contains both iron and copper. The 
ravines between the hills are well wooded, and are marked with watercourses 
which by their appearance must have had at times large bodies of water 
washing down them. We observed species of the arbutus, and many other 
trees now common in English gardens. The rocks and cliffs near the water 
were festooned in many places with magnificent flowering creepers, among 
which I noticed the Passion flower, and yellow, white, and pink jasmines. 
Several different sorts of deer and monkeys were seen, also a species of gnu 
in the river. 1 saw at various times hippopotami and large alligators, and 
a species of otter, also a great variety of wild fowl. 
The weather was so pleasantly cool, that on one or two occasions we dis- 
pensed with awnings in the daytime. We saw but few natives about Embou- 
rina, and they appeared a poor, harmless set, chiefly employed in fishing. 
8. Coast of Morocco. By W. J. Elton, Vice-Consul at Mogador. 
Communicated by Captain J. Washington, r.n., &c. 
At about an hour and a half’s journey south of Agadeer is the mouth of the 
river Soos. This river rises at a place called El Kabla, about three days’ 
journey eastward of the sea. At rather less than half a day’s journey south 
of the mouth of the Soos is the mouth of the river Massa, which rises in a 
mountain about a day’s journey in the interior from Agadeer. At the mouth 
of the Soos, and at that of the Massa, there is at high water about 12 feet, 
and at low water about 2 feet of water. At the mouth of the Soos there is 
no surf, but at the mouth of the Massa there is much. From the mouth of 
the Massa to a little town called Seed Bom Noire, where there is a small har- 
bour, is about half a day’s journey ; from Bom Noire to a town called Bul- 
fidial it is three hours’ journey — the town cannot be seen from the sea ; from 
Bulfidial to a place called Grishime about three hours’ journey. At Grishime 
there is a village which can be seen from the sea. From Grishime to Meryleft 
it is also about three hours’ journey. At Meryleft there is a saint house, 
which can be seen from the sea ; there are also the ruins of a battery. At 
about half an hour’s journey south of Meryleft are a town and gardens. 
Meryleft is said to have been a port about 200 years ago. There is an island 
near the coast which at low water can be reached by wading. Some of the 
inhabitants of Meryleft have arms, which it is said were imported there from 
a place called Erykoont, which is about three days’ journey from Meryleft. 
From Erykoont to Legyera (where there is no town) it is two hours’ journey. 
At Iffney there is a saint-house, and more than 100 houses, all of which 
can be seen from the sea. At all the places named, and the coast between 
