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, distant 3 miles, N. E.¾E. Dalgrousht, do. 5 do. S. E. by E.½S. Dellesheb, do. 6 do. E. N. E.¾E. Dubia, do. 11 do. E. by S.½S. Racka Garbia, do. 2 do. 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, distant 6 miles, E. by S. Racka, do. 6 do. S. E. by S. Germ Malco, do. 6 do. S. S. W. Dalgrousht, do. 4 do. E. N. E. Dennifarek, do. 7 do. N. N. W. Seide el Arabi, do. 4 do. W. by S. Dahal Couss, do. 9 do. N. W. by N. The south cape of the island of Dahalac is called _Ras Shouke_, which, in Arabic, means the Cape of Thorns, because upon it are a quantity of sunt, or acacia, the thorny-tree which bears the gum-arabic. We continued our course along the east side of Dahalac, and, at four o’clock in the afternoon, saw Irwée, which is said to answer to the centre of the island. It bore then south-west of us four miles. We also saw two small islands, Tarza and Siah el Sezan; the first, north by west three miles; the second, north-east by east, but something farther. After having again violently struck on the coral rocks in the entry, at sun-set we anchored in the harbour of Dobelew.