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Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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224 DHOW-CHASING.<br />

at the distance of about fifty miles south of the<br />

Portuguese fort and town of Mozambique, an<br />

occurrence which is hkely to happen aga<strong>in</strong>.<br />

A cutter belong<strong>in</strong>g to H.M.S. "Lyra" <strong>in</strong><br />

charge of Lieut. Eeed and six or seven men,<br />

was swamped on the bar at the entrance of the<br />

river Mog<strong>in</strong>cale, the boat be<strong>in</strong>g lost with all<br />

the arms, &c., and while<br />

the crew were sitt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

near the beach <strong>in</strong> the hope of see<strong>in</strong>g their<br />

ship<br />

appear, the natives <strong>in</strong> large numbers attacked<br />

them ; some of the men escaped <strong>in</strong>to the bush<br />

and rema<strong>in</strong>ed there till the ship arrived, but<br />

two were murdered, and Lieut. Eeed was seized,<br />

thrown to the ground, and secured with cords<br />

and taken with one of the crew <strong>in</strong>to the <strong>in</strong>terior.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Portuguese were appealed to, but could do<br />

noth<strong>in</strong>g. But Mousa, a powerful Ai-ab chief,<br />

to whom no less than a hundred and thirty<br />

m<strong>in</strong>or chiefs are tributary, and who reigns over<br />

territory extend<strong>in</strong>g from with<strong>in</strong> sight of Mozambique<br />

island to Angoxa river, and far <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

<strong>in</strong>terior, sent a messenger to the village where<br />

Lieut. Reed had been taken, order<strong>in</strong>g the m<strong>in</strong>or<br />

chief to dehver Mr. Reed and the other captive

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