APPENDIX. vii \ ZafFeran — firewood excepted, which may be obtained from the wrecks upon the beach in large quantities.

Jcbbah is the first conspicuous object that presents itself after Kusser el Jebi>ah. Aarar. It is an old Arab building, upon an eminence about four miles from the coast. Its position is well determined, and its distance from the beach ascertained by a base purposely measured.

The whole of this coast is very low, and in blowing weather should be avoided, as there appears to be a great set down upon it from the north-east, judging from the number of wrecks, masts and yards, &c., that are thrown upon the beach, on this side of the gulf only — none being seen on the eastern shore.

Until we arrived at Jaireed, in latitude 31° 23' 27" N., we did not Shoals, perceive any dangers lying off the coast; but at that place we observed the sea breaking heavily over two shoals, distant from the shore about a mile and a quarter *.

From Jaireed the coast trends more easterly, but still continues low and sandy, with small hillocks at a short distance from the coast.

When near the latitude of 31° 16' N., ships must avoid some dangerous shoals that branch off from the shore at JiralF, and extend Dangerous Shoal, westward seven or eight miles — their most distant part from the shore being about two miles: the sea broke heavily over them when we passed, but within them it was more quiet; and if a passage should be found between the breakers, a tolerably secure anchorage will in all probability be discovered.

Eastward of JirafF the coast alters its character: the shore is rocky, the land gets more hilly, and is covered with vegetation.

In one part, in latitude 31° 12' 48" N., some high sand-hills, surmounted with small tufts of trees, will be seen overlooking the beach ; at the foot of them there is a small port called Mersa Zajfercm, Mersa ZaffVran.

in which boats may find shelter with all winds ; but it will be difficult to find, in consequence of there being no object to distinguish it from the other ports of the coast, except indeed the wall of a building which stands upon the beach be seen protruding through the * This distance is by estimation.