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180 COAST OF ARABIA.. [cm,

Sherm Yaliur may be entered without any
apprehension* ; it has excellent anchorage, is
spacious (at least, contrasted with other inlets
on this coast), and well sheltered from all
winds. Wood and water, in small quantities,
may be procured from the Bedowins, who
bring these articles from Mowilahh and the
interior on camels, for sale, to the boats that
put in here on their passage up and down the

coast. On the northern side of the entrance
a pile of stones has been raised by the Arabs,
without which it would be difficult to distin­
guish it.
In these days, for reasons which he who
has been in Egypt, or mixed much with
Arabs—which I was constantly compelled to
do—will easily comprehend, I shaved my
head and wore a wig. Having lauded at this
anchorage, I took my seat beneath a tree,
and was busily engaged in sketching, with
our purser, a man of much humour, and a

* From boisterous weather or other causes, it is not improbable
a vessel might seek for some harbour in which to heave down
or repair in this pari of the sea. Sherm Yahar is exceedingly well
adapted for the purpose ; and the vicinity of the fort of Mowilahh
would render the navigator less apprehensive of molestation from
the Bedowins than in more unfrequented parts of the coast, where,
however, there are harbours equally good.