The coasts alone of the Red Sea are dangerous, but the number of anchorages is so great that the sailors of the country never navigate at night, but anchor every evening. In rough weather they remain at anchor sometimes for a week or a fortnight at the same place, without daring to gain the open sea or take advantage of any wind that would be favourable to an European ship. The excellent work of Commander Moresby and Captain Rogers on the Red Sea, written by command of the East India Company, to resolve the question of its navigation, and in consequence of which the steam service of the Red Sea was established; this excellent work, we say, if it does not represent the monsoons to be as regular as is stated by Bruce, does not contradict the generality of the facts given by that traveller, as may be judged from the following extracts:— OF THE WINDS AND CURRENTS BETWEEN SUEZ AND GEDDAH, BY CAPTAIN MORESBY. “From Suez to Geddah, during the whole course of the year, the wind is generally north, and blows, at times, with great violence; but it abates usually at the change of the moon. During the winter months, from December to April, the south wind prevails, sometimes for a few days, and occasionally blows fresh, more particularly in the Sea of Suez, where it sometimes attains the force of a moderate gust. At this season gusts from the west are not uncommon in the Sea of Suez, and are much dreaded by the inhabitants in consequence of their violence. On the Arabian coast, near Geddah, to the south and north of that port, the north and north-west winds sometimes blow with great violence during the winter months, and bring with them clouds of dust from the land. “The south wind, which blows sometimes from October to May, generally occasions a current of twenty or thirty miles a day. After a gust from the north-west, when there is a light breeze, there is generally a current towards the north. It is then better to beat along the Arabian side than the Egyptian, as was the practice of ancient navigators, who considered the latter coast more healthy. “The average length of the passage from Geddah to Cosseir depends so much on circumstances, that it is impossible to assign any fixed term for it. It is, however, rarely more than twenty or less than ten days. With the boats of the country it takes from twenty-five to thirty days, and sometimes more.” ON THE WINDS AND CURRENTS OF THE RED SEA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BY CAPT. ROGERS.