'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.' [‎235] (276/562)

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Hafca, whom we are to falute with an even number of guns, the more the
better, and then fend the Chocarda, with our linguift and one of our own
fervants to him, with our compliments and the letter, defiring to be honoured
with his comands for Baghdad. This will probably induce him to fend us
an invitation to come afhore, which we are by no means to refufe but to
wait upon him either at dinner or fupper, as he fhall appoint. We muft
particularly remember to go in flippers, and be very careful not to thruft
our legs and feet out, but contrive (after the Turkifo manner) to fit with
them acrofs. Should he prefent any one of us with a vefl, we are then to
give the fervant who fliali put it on, fixty Crufe, making at the fame
time a proper apology for his trouble, but to take care not to give
the money till the moment or our departure. If no veft be prefented,
then we are to diftribute ten or twelve Crufe among the crovernor's
^ other letter mult be addrefied to Choudar Aga, governor of
Hula, whom we are to lalute with three guns, and then fend the letter by
our Chocarda and linguift with our compliments, as before to Aly Aga. Here
we are to be furnilhed with horfes, camels, mules, and afles to carry us and
our baggage to Baghdad, paying for each horfe ten Crufe, for each camel five,
and for each mule or afs two and an half. Should the governor make us a
compliment of paying for^ thefe animals himfelf, we are then to make a
pielent of half, or lomething more than half of their value, to his fervant.
——4th. We are alfo to cany a letter addrefled to Mr. Garden at Baghdad,
which we are to difpatch to that gentleman from Hilla', taking care that our
ftay at this laft place be as ihort as poflible, left the fhew of our baggage
might tempt the Arabs to endeavour to intercept us.—-—5th. Should we^be fo
unfortunate as not to meet with Mr. Garden at Baghdad, we are then to
apply to Cojee Raphael, an Armenian, who does Mr. Shaw's bufinefs there,
and he will take care to provide us with camels, &c. and will bargain for
their hire to Aleppo which ufually is from fifteen to twenty Piaftres Rums
of eight, five Marmoodas Baghdad currency; or 4 of a loaded camel. The
hire of a camel to ride on, is little more than half the price of a loaded one.
our fervants have a cuftomary right to mount the camels which carry pro-
vifions, without our paying any thing extra upon that account. 6th. If
we meet with Mr. Garden at Baghdad, he is beft able to inform us of the price
of a hired horfe to ride on to Aleppo. 7th. To remember to purchafe at
Baghdad, two Cradles * for a camel, which will be very uieful, fhould any
of us be fick.^ 8th. Mr. Shaw will give us a letter of credit on Mr.
Garden or Cojee Raphael (as Mr. Hough ot Bombay did before on Mr. Shaw)
tor what monies we fhall want. If we fhould not have occafion for the
whole of v/hat w^ leave with Mr. Shaw, or rather, for what we have given
our draughts on Mr. Hough in that cafe, he provides us with credit upon
JVliner-Rigo, by means of Mr. Drummond at Aleppo. 9th. We are now and
then to entertain with coffee the man who provides us with camels, and the
* ^ " 0t T 00 !? un ^ e our common cradles for children ; a pair of them are hune on
a camel s back m the fame manner as panniers on horfes in Englan{ t
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