VI APPENDIX.

Caije Mesurata.

Entrance of tlie Gulf of Syrtis.

Bushaifa Bay.

Mesurata.

Aarar.

The inhabitants of Zoraig are about one hundred in number, and nothing but water could be procured in any abundance.

Toward the eastern termination of the sand-hills, the rocky coast gets higher, and when four miles from the entrance of the Gulf of Syrtis, forms three cliffs, which, at a distance. Monsieur Lauthier informs us, appear like as many islands. The eastern one of these three is Cape Mesurata (the Cephalus Promontorium of Strabo).

The entrance to the gulf is formed by a low rocky point ; at the back of it there are groves of date-trees among low sand-hills; and a mile to the southward is the white mausoleum of Marabut Bushaifa, which gives name to the bay it overlooks *.

There is good landing under the low point before mentioned, in a small sandy bay abreast of a low sand-hill. The bay appears to be full of fish, and the seine might here no doubt be hauled to advantage.

The Town of Mesurata is about two miles to the southward of the cape of the same name ; it is governed by an Aga, to whom it would be found advantageous to make a small present. Fresh provision, fruit, vegetables, and sweet water, may be procured here in abundance.

About ten miles south of Bushaifa there is a solitary date-tree, overlooking a low sandy tract of coast, bearing the name of Aarar.

Off here. Monsieur Lauthier informs us, at two leagues distant from the shore, there is a rocky bank, a league in length from east to west, with from fourteen to seventeen feet water upon it. The datetree, the position of which is well determined, will serve as a mark for this bank.

Leaving Aarar and coasting southward, the shore is very low and sandy, with apparently no danger. A low ridge of hills extends along the coast from one to three miles distance from it. Some few of these hills are covered with vegetation, and now and then a straggling flock of goats or sheep may be met with ; but otherwise no supplies of any kind are to be procured until you arrive at * Monsieur Lauthier informs us that there is good anchorage in this bay in six fathoms water, muddy bottom, at a quarter of a league distance from the shore.