clarke's travels; 
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one fired a gun, and brought to the strange vessel. At two 
o’clock boarded her. She proved to be a Turkish brig from 
Gaza bound to Damiata, with ammunition, Ac. for the Turkish 
army. At half past two dismissed her, and bore up again. 
Saturday, June the 27th. At five this morning discerned 
the haze over the coast of Syria, and at seven a, m. made the 
land from the mast head, bearing east and by south. At eight, 
light breezes and clear weather ; observed two strange sail 
bearing s. e. At noon, saw the town of Jaffa, bearing east, dis¬ 
tant five or six miles. Latitude observed, 31 p 59’. Found no 
bottom in seventy-five fathoms water. At one f. m. the ex¬ 
tremes of the land visible bore n. e. and by north, and s. w. and 
by south. At five, Jaffa lay to the s. e. distant four leagues 
and a half. At half past seven the northernmost extremity of 
the land bore n. e. half east, distant seven leagues. 
Sunday, June the 28th. At half past five this morning saw 
the land in the s. e. quarter. At ten made the coast more dis¬ 
tinctly. At noon, the extremes visible bore northeast and 
south. A sail appeared close in with the shore. Latitude 
32° 40'. At sun set, observed the point of mount Carmel, 
called cape Carmel, bearing east by south, half south, distant 
six leagues. Also cape Blanco,* bearing north; the extremes 
of the land being northeast and south. Stood off and on all 
night. 
Monday, June the 29th. At six a. m. cape Carmel bore s. 
E. by east, distant only four leagues. At half past eight, a calm ; 
let down the boats to tow the ship ahead. Sent the jolly beat 
and master to take the soundings. At half past nine, a. m. 
came to anchor in the bay of Acre, in five fathoms water ; cape 
Carmel bearing s, w. and by south, and the town of Acre, 
north. Fired a salute of twenty-one guns, which was returned 
from the fort in a most irregular manner. At noon, got out the 
launch, and moored with the current to the northeast. Coming 
into the bay, we found a shoal; soundings varying instantly 
from eleven to five fathoms. The town of Caipha s. w. and 
by south, distant five miles; cape Blanco n. n. e. ; and the 
centre of the town of Acre, n. e. by south. 
Soon after we arrived, we went on shore with the captain, 
to visit Djezzar Pacha, whom Baron de Tott found at Acre, 
** A part of Mount JAbanusv 
