'A New Account of the East-Indies: Being the Observations and Remarks of Capt. Alexander Hamilton who resided in those parts from the Year 1688, to 1723, Trading and Travelling, by Sea and Land, to most of the countries and Islands of Commerce and Navigation, between the Cape of Good-Hope, and the Island of Japan. The Second Edition. Volume II.' [‎63] (82/362)

of the Eaft Indies.
ters of Recominendation from the Priefls of
one Convent to thofe of another on the
Road they defign to travel, where they may
expeft VefTels to tranfport them to Syrian *
and if any be Tick or maim'd, the Priefts^
who are the Teeners chief Phyficians, keep
them in their Convent, till they are cured,
and then furnifh them with Letters, as is a-
bove obferved, for they never enquire
which Way a Stranger worfhips God, but if
he is human, he is the Objed of their Cha
rity.
There are fome Chriftimis in Syrian of
the Tortugueze Offspring, aud fome Arme
nians. The Tortugtieze have a Church, but
the fcandalous Lives of the Prieils and Peo
ple make them contemptible to all People in
general.
I have only to add to my Obfervations of
\Pegu, that, in former Times, Arfartavanvjtis
one of the moft flouri/liing Towns for Trade
in^ the Eaft, having the Benefit of a noble
River, which afforded a good Harbour for
Ships of the greateft Burden; but, after the
Barmaes conquered it, they funk a Number
of Veffels full of Stones, in the Mouth of
the River, fo that now it is unnavigable, ex
cept for fmall Veffels. They make earthen
Ware there flill, and glaze them with Lead*
oar. I have feen fome Jars made there, that
could contain two Hogflieads of Liquor
They have alfo ftill a fmail Trade in Fifb„ *
Their Mullet dried is the beft 'dry Fifh I e-
vcr tailed, either in India or Eurefe.
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