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GULF OF PERSIA.

PART II *

LEAVING BUSHTRE.
Leaving Bushire, of which the Residency flagstaff is in lat. 29° O'
SO" N., long. 50° 51' 30" E., you pass along a low coast, with sound­
ings regular and safe, in three and a half fathoms, until you come to
Ras Rushire, five miles distant.
Ras Rusiiire.
Ras Rushire is in lat. 28° 55' 50" N., long. 50° 50' 32" E., and is a
low point, planted with date trees, with a small reef of rocks extending
one mile from it, which should not be approached nearer than three
and a half fathoms.
Rushire, Old Fort.
The old fort of Rushire is now in ruins, and was built by the Portu­
guese. It is about four and a half miles from Bushire. You may
approach the shore here to within half a mile, in three and a half
fathoms.
Ras Halilla.
Ras Halilla is in lat. 28° 50' 30" N., long. 50° 54r E., and forms the
northern point of Haliila Bay. The village of Halilla, which has a
square fort, is about two-thirds of a mile from the point. Halilla Bay is
situated between this and Khore Kwoire, and affords good shelter in
north-westers. The best anchorage is with Halilla Point S. 79° E.
true, and Ras Halilla N. 31° 21' true, in three or three and a half
fathoms at low-water, soft muddy bottom. Good water is procurable
here from a well near the date grove. Between Ras Halilla and Khore
Kwoire there is a small island near the shore, with two fathoms inside
it, where boats not requiring more than five feet water lay sheltered.
The authority of the Shaikh of Bushire ends here, and the Tangassier
District commences.
Halilla Peak.
Halilla Peak is a remarkable mountain, the north part forming a
peak, in lat. 28° 40' 10" N., long. 51° 38' 40" E., and is a well known
landmark.
Khore Kwoire.
Khore Kwoire is a small creek, dry at the entrance at low-water, in
lat. 28° 47' 25" N., long. 51° 4' E.; variation in 1827, 3° 47' W,

* Dated 5th October 1835.

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