_ 95 _ Item: Sir, we arrived in Kamaran on 2nd May, where we stayed till 10th July. There the Commander ordered a headcount of the men, and it appears there were 1,500, some healthy, some sick. Item: Sir, when we left India we numbered 1,650 men, 600 Malabaris and 600 galley slaves. During our stay in Kamaran, people from all three groups began to die. Translation of pp. 411-2 Item: Sir, the Commander left there on 10th July. We sailed towards the mouth of the Straits and we proceeded, on his instructions, to Zeila. This we captured and burned. From there we continued to Aden. Item: Sir, Aden did not receive us in the same manner as when we left. Apart from giving us a little water, they did not want to trade with us. I believe they did this, Sir, because they were strong and were not afraid of us. We stayed there a week, Sir, and we left there on 9th August taking the return route to Berbora. That was because, Sir, we did not know the country. Item: Sir, as we did not know the country, we set sail but the calm weather and sea were so much against us that we could not put to sea, so we came by the homeward route to Cape Guardafui. We were sailing, Sir, very low on water
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