_ 94 _ the Malabaris were saved. The nau being short of water, put in at Dhalac el Kebeer and did not accompany the Captain-General to Jidda. Item: Sir, the Captain-General remained at sea, though short of water, until we arrived at Jidda in April, on the feast of Low Sunday. We entered by a narrow, shallow channel and anchored one and a half leagues from Jidda in eight fathoms. Sir, we came across several ships in the shallows outside the city, including one of your galleons and three naus from Diu. There were fifteen Turkish galleys beached there and two others at sea before the city. Two others had left a fortnight before with Amir Hussein, a top Turkish captain, for Suez. Item: Sir, our Commander ordered us to investigate where the naus and the galleon were, so as to set fire to them. We went off and found only shallows, apart from a channel through which unladen galleys could enter. Item: Sir, the name of the Turkish captain was Rais Suleiman. As we approached the port they began firing heavy artillery, which passed over our heads, deafening us. We were in the port for three days but the Commander did not consider it in your interests to go ashore. We left and made our way to Kamaran because we were very short of water.
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