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niander Hawkins exchanged one of his seamen for two of the
mutineers, and, on the 4th of May, one of the whaler's men
having again been insubordinate, lie sent for the master and
crew on board the ' Clive,' and punished the delinquent with
three dozen lashes. Being short of supplies, on the 5th of
May, Commander Hawkins proceeded on shore with a party of
men, when the natives, who have the reputation of being
very treacherous, attacked him. Commander Hawkins exhibited
great forbearance, but, at length, when he was himself wounded,
and the safety of his men was imperilled, he fired and drove
the enemy off, when he succeeded in reaching the boats without
loss.* On the 8th of May Commander Hawkins proceeded with
* The following extracts from Commauder ITa-\vkins's Journal detail bis pro-
ceedings between the Stli of Marcli and 5th of May —
:
" On the 7th of March passed Peir.ba Island ; on the 8tb, at sunset, saw-
Zanzibar Island from the deck, and at two a.m. anchoi-ed in twenty-eight fathoms,
off the north end of the island. At sunrise weighed, and at four p.m. saw the
shipping at anchor off the Imaum's palace— saluted him witli nineteen guns. On
the 10th of March, paid his Higliness a visit of ceremony, and was received with
great honour and kindness, his Highness insisting on supplying all the wants of
the ' Clive' during our stay. On my return on board, a boat-load of bullocks,
goats, vegetables, and fruit, in the greatest abundance, were sent, and during our
stay we were frequently supplied in the same liberal manner, and also with wood,
and offer of water. Nothing could exceed the attention of his Highness ; I could
only assure him of the pleasure it would give me to represent his friendly conduct
to the notice of my superiors.
" March 19th. Having completed our wood and water, weighed and pro-
ceeded to the southward—his Highness having kindly ordered us a pilot, who,
on quitting, could not be prevailed onto accept of remuneration. On the evening
of the 20th, shoaled suddenly on a small bank, from twenty to four and a-half
fathoms rocks and sand ; bore up to the westward, and immediately deepened to
thirty fathoms.
" On the 7th of April came-to in twelve fathoms, under the lee of Isle Langa,
immediately to windward of Cape Uel^ado, having experienced very strong
currents aud fresh winds from the southward— some days gaining a few miles, on
others losing as many. I'ound here several large boats, two with horses, belonging
to thelmaum of Muscat ; they had been here some days, having quitted Zanzibar
before our arrival, aud, in consequence of the strength of the current could not
proceed. The Naquedar having represented that he had nothing to hold water,
having his tank stove, I directed him to be supplied with two sixty-gallon casks.
I remained at this anchorage till after tlie springs, in hopes the wind would shift
or become more moderate. On the 17th of April weighed, and worked south-
ward, but found, on standing in shore, we had lost ground ; would have got into
our old anchorage, but could not fetch it, and to avoid the loss we should sustain
v.ere we to remaiu under Meigh all night, anchored off a reef projecting from
Cape Delgado in six and a half fathoms. At daylight on the 12th weighed, and
again attempted to work to the southward, but iincling we lost ground eonside-
ably, bore up, and anchored in Hambreezy Bay, {a) in eleven fathoms. Ee-
mamed here till tlie 27lh April, it blowing hard from the southward in squalls,
with a great deal of heavy rain ; filled up with water collected Irom rain in pools
opposite the ship, opened a communication with the natives up a salt water river,
from whom we obtained supplies of fowls and pumpkins in quantities sufiicient
for the ship's company. There were in the river great numbers of the hippo-
potamus ; but altliough we wounded some, were not fortunate enough to kill
any. At this place 1 was visited by an Arab Slieik, named Nasser bin Easser, to
(a) Probably off Mizimbary Island on the north side of KoTuma Bay.