'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎207] (244/562)

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top-mafts an end, but had difcharged their pilots." Upon the whole, he
gave it as his opinion, that the two French vefTds could not be going yet,
but advifed all mafters, in proceeding up the gulph, to call at every
port, where he would not fail to lodge intelligence. He concluded with
faying, " that fhould any Englijh fhips get into Bajfora river, they would
then be fate, as he was perfuaded,, the country power would interpofe to pre
vent hoftilities."
We came to an anchor in the road about one o'clock in the afternoon^
faluted the fort with eleven guns, and received the fame number in return.
Captain Lindefey, Me'flieurs Doidge and Pye went on fliore after dinner. The
Grab Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. faluted them on their putting off with nine guns, and at their landing
they were received by the fecond in council, and the military officer, who
introduced them to Baron Kniphaufen, to whom they delivered Mr. G^'s
letter of recommendation. The fame evening Captain Lindefey came oa
board, and gave us an account, that the Baron (who had given them the
moft genteel and friendly reception) had in his opinion fuggefted an excel*
lent plan for Our future proceedings,^having recommended it to Mr. Doidge^
that we fhould land at Grane on the Arabian fhore, and fet out from thence
over the Great Defert for Aleppo. That the Baron knew it to be a road fre^-
quented by people of trade; that an European^ attended only by a fingle
fervant, had fafely travelled over it, and that the journey would not take up
more than 25 days.) Captain Lindefey farther added, that fhould we approve,
of the fcheme, the Baron would immediately fend a Felucca with a mef-
fenger to Grane, who Ihould bring the Sheick of; that place (a man greatly
obliged to him, and in fome meafure under his influence) to Karec ',
with him he did not doubt, but he fhould be able to concert a plan for-
conveying us fafe to Aleppo-,.
The next morning, Lieutenant James Alms; Captain Lindefey, Mr. Pigot,
and myfelf, went on Jfhore, and were very genteely received by the
Baron. We v/ere met by Meflleurs Doidge and Pye, Mynheer Bofman the
fecond; Mr. Rohingfon, an enfign in the artillery, but of Englijh ex
traction, and who fpoke our language tolerably well; Mynheer Nicoli the
company's accomptant ; Mynheer Tilick the furgeon ; and Mynheer Binkey,
the mafter attendant. The Baron prefently opened to us his plan for our
future journey, and it appearing to be a route as little hazardous, as any
we had yet thought of, and more expeditious (though lefs commodious.)
than that by Baghdad, we unanimoufly agreed to put ourfelves entirely un
der the Baron's dire£lion ; who gave immediate orders for the Felucca''^
going to Grane. 10 bring the Sheick- Qi that, place to Karec.
In the evening we took a walk to the fouth end of the ifland, aecompa-
nied by Mr. Robingfon ; and pafTed through fome agreeable fields of corn,
a few ears of which were then ripe, and fome gardens, where we faw
Gole -worts, beans, and peafe in perfedlion. We could not but take notice
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