Wowcan,distant5miles,S. S. E. ¼ E.
Selma,do.3do.S.
Megaida,do.4do.S. W.½ S.
Zober,do.4do.W. by S.¼ S.
Racka,do.5do.N. N. W.
Fursh,do.4do.N. W. by N.¼ N.

These islands lie in a semi-circle round this shoal. There were no breakers upon it, the sea being so perfectly calm. I suppose if there had been wind, it would have broken upon it, as I certainly saw it do before we struck; between Megaida and Zober is a small sharp rock above the surface of the sea.

We got under sail at six in the morning, but the wind was very fast decaying, and soon after fell dead-calm. Towards eleven, as usual, it freshened, and almost at due north. At noon I found our lat. to be 15° 29´ 33´´ north, from which we had the following bearings:—

Selma,distant5miles,S. E.½S.
Megaida,do.4do.S. S. E.
Zober,do.2do.S.
Dubia,do.5do.W. by S.¼S.
Racka,do.1do.N. W.
Beyoume,do.5do.N. W. by N.
Cigala,do.6do.N.
Fursh,do.3do.N. E. by N.¼N.

—and the rocks upon which we struck, E. by S.½S. something less than five miles off.

At four o’clock in the afternoon we saw land, which our pilot told us was the south end of Dahalac. It bore west by south, and was distant about nine leagues. As our course was then west by north, I found that we were going whither I had no intention to land, as my agreement was to touch at Dahalac el Kibeer, which is the principal port, and on the south end of the island, where the India ships formerly used to resort, as there is deep water, and plenty of sea-room between that and the main. But the freight of four sacks of dora, which did not amount to ten shillings, was sufficient to make the Rais break his word, and run a risk of cancelling all the meritorious services he had so long performed for me. So certain is it, that none of these people can ever do what is right, where the smallest trifle is thrown into the scale to bias them from their duty.

At six in the evening we anchored near a small island called Racka Garbia, or West Racka, in four fathom of stony-ground. By a meridian altitude of Lucida Aquilæ, I concluded the lat. to be 15° 31´ 30´´ north, and our bearings as follow:—

Dallacken,distant3miles,N. E.¾E.
Dalgrousht,do.5do.S. E. by E.½S.
Dellesheb,do.6do.E. N. E.¾E.
Dubia,do.11do.E. by S.½S.
Racka Garbia,do.2do.S. W. by W.¼S.

On the 13th, a little after sun-rise, we continued our course west, and a very little southerly, with little wind. At eight o’clock we passed Dalgrousht, north by east about a league distance, and a new island, Germ Malco west by north. At noon, I observed our latitude to be 15° 33´ 13´´ north; and our bearings as follow:—

Dallacken,distant6miles,E. by S.
Racka,do.6do.S. E. by S.
Germ Malco,do.6do.S. S. W.
Dalgrousht,do.4do.E. N. E.
Dennifarek,do.7do.N. N. W.
Seide el Arabi,do.4do.W. by S.
Dahal Couss,do.9do.N. W. by N.