SUNDAY,  3d  August.
The  morning  came,  only  to  furnifli  us  with  frefli  inftances  of
the  perfidy  of  thefe  people.  Inftead  of  the  vizier's  pafs,  or  any
figns  of  our  departure,  we  were  left  to  our  own  reflections,  and
we  faw  nothing  of  the  young  fliaik,  of  our  hofl:,  or  of  his  brother.
Nay,  to  fuch  a  pitch  was  their  neglefl  carried,  that  at  noon  we
found  there  was  no  dinner  provided  for  us  in  the  houfe.  In  this
embarrafTment  we  fent  out  Abdul  Ruffar  to  purchafe  us  fome  pro-
vifion ;  and  as  we  underllood  the  city  abounded  with  Chriftiaii
merchants,  we  direCled  him  to  apply  to  them  for  their  opinion  of
our  detention,  and  for  their  advice  and  affiftance  on  this  alarming
occafion.  Too  flrid  a  watch  was  kept  upon  the  motions  of  Ibra-
him, to  admit  of  his  negotiating  fuch  a  matter  for  us.  It  was
rarely  that  he  was  fuffered  to  ftir  out  of  doors,  under  pretence  that
the  people  of  Banute  were  once  more  in  fearch  of  us,  to  tax  us  in
another  prefent  -,  and  when  this  liberty  was  allowed  him,  he  was
attended  by  the  hoft,  or  fome  of  the  family.  We  were  yet  in  the
dark,  therefore,  in  refpeCt  to  the  form  and  nature  of  the  govern-
ment under  whofe  extortions  we  groaned.     But  we  gave  the  ab-

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fcnt  prince,  whoever  he  might  be,  fall  credit  for  a  principal  fhare
in  our  fufferings.
