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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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THE CEUISE OF THE " PANTALOON." 127<br />

chairs.<br />

Her Majesty hav<strong>in</strong>g asked many questions,<br />

and expressed her pleasure at see<strong>in</strong>g<br />

an EngUsh ship there, I <strong>in</strong>quired if she<br />

desired to see the ship, which she had asked<br />

some questions about, to which she appeared<br />

<strong>in</strong>chned to answer <strong>in</strong> the affirmative; but<br />

at this the prime m<strong>in</strong>ister became very irate,<br />

and probably threaten<strong>in</strong>g to throw up his<br />

portfolio if she did, made her decl<strong>in</strong>e the <strong>in</strong>vitation.<br />

We left the place much <strong>in</strong> the same<br />

way we entered, I<br />

tak<strong>in</strong>g care, when a reasonable<br />

distance from it, to tumble off my extraord<strong>in</strong>ary<br />

vehicle and not to get on aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />

" All the forces " went through some dangerous<br />

but <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g evolutions by way of a salute<br />

I<br />

suppose, but I am not sure of that, and <strong>in</strong><br />

which, fortunately, they had only one man<br />

wounded, after which we proceeded to the<br />

boats and left the island. Arriv<strong>in</strong>g off Cape<br />

St. Andrew's, Madagascar, we fell <strong>in</strong> with the<br />

"Lyra" with our orders for Tr<strong>in</strong>comalee, where<br />

we arrived on the 7th October, first hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />

returned to <strong>Zanzibar</strong> and Seychelles.<br />

A few days later Commodore Hillyer arrived

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