Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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off the coast, and also wlieii the s.w. monsoon
has ceased and thoy cannot got fai'ther north
in the dhows. And Miirdly, tlio vessels of the
squadron were so disposed of on the coast by
Commodore (now Admiral) Sir Leopold Heath,
that the slave-dealers never could find out
where they were likely to turn up, but were
surprised in every direction by them.
After refitting at Bombay, we sailed in company
with the flag-ship and " Star," and for a
few days were engaged in trying rate of sailing,
in which the " Daplme," I am bound to confess,
was always where the little boat was, as those of
her class are likely to be, for though powerful
steamers, they are perfect tubs in sailing.
We parted company with the flag-ship and
*'
Star " on the 2nd April, and proceeded in
accordance with our orders to Ras-el-Had and
Kooria-Mooria along the Arabian coast.
On this
coast we chased and boarded some
fifty or sixty dhows, none of which had on board
any, excepting a few domestic slaves.
On one occasion we sighted three dhows close
together, and as soon as they discovered we