[50] It is not here to be understood that the Arab described the day by the 5th, but by an interval of time which we knew corresponded to the 5th.
[51] It is always the part of a firman from the Porte, that the bearer is at liberty to wear what colour, dress, or arms he pleases.
[52] It is a loose garment like a night-gown; it is a gift of ceremony, and mark of favour.
[53] Not one ship has ever yet entered the Red Sea, as I am informed, without a copy of my letter and firman.
[54] Warren Hastings, Esq.
[55] The Cuddalore was lost in a storm in the bay of Bengal, and Captain Wedderburn drowned before the commencement of the voyage. A small vessel, called a Gallevat, was substituted, commanded by Captain Moffat, who made the voyage.
[56] Mr Hastings, here alluded to, with these memorandums and informations, dispatched the Swallow packet to the Red Sea.
[57] The Diamond is a small rock, just without the harbour of Alexandria; when ships arrive there, they are cleared out, and never molested further by the customhouse.
Transcriber's Notes:
1. Obvious spelling and punctuation errors corrected.
2. Obsolete forms of spelling and use of hyphens have been retained.