'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.' [‎256] (297/562)

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greatly exerted hlmrdf, by encouraging, punifhing, and by his own ex
ample fhewing the Trackers how they ought to work ; he even ftripped
and threw himfeif into the water, Iwam to the rope, and affifted for a little
while in the tracking. What a ftrange alteration in the conduct of this*
man !
About noon we drew near to a high fpot of ground, and pafled a tomb
on the right, raifed to the memory of Hakb Hojfein. Upon this rifincr
ground, is a large town built of mats called Lemhloon it is on the left fide
of the river, oppofite to which, on the right, is another tomb or monument
raifed to Imaum Kzaai. The river here is about three hundred feet broad.
We fent our fervant to the village to buy provifions ; during his abfence
the 'Turkijh galley pafled us, which had been to-day behind us, and lefs ex
peditious than ourfelves. At four our Sandal went by likewife, and then
our man returned with fome rice and Ghee^ and a bull-calf, which with
great difficulty he had bought for us j they would by no means part with
the female.
Since we left Bajfora, we have always had cool water in plenty, owing to it's
prefervation in the earthen jars, which we there provided ourfelves with. The
water is not perfedlly clean, nor is it very foul ; we fine it in the jars with
a little alum, otherwife it would be very muddy. Upon the whole, at pre-
fent we make no complaint of our water, but often declare, that if the
wells of the Vefert are as propitious to us, as the Euphrates is now, we
fhall think ourfelves fortunate in this important article."
The fatigue of the morning occafioned one of our Trackers to rnn away;
another ot them is fick, and two more are, or pretend to be fo. With
pain, I obferved this forenoon, that one of the Trackers to the Turkijh galley
from exceffive wearinels gave over work, and made towards the veiTel, en
deavouring to get into her he feemed to be almoft exhaufted, and cried
out for admittance, but inflead of being fufFered to enter the galley, he was
fevercly beaten with a large (lick by one of the officers, and the poor crea
ture was obliged to quit his hold, and to fwim the river; he made for
the fedge on the left-hand fide, into which he threw himfeif, and lay
groaning as we paifed by : it was debated whether we ought to take him in,
but twas concluded, that this might give offence to the Ba/ha, and efpe-
cially as the man was not far now from an Arabian camp. Soon after
we had pafied him, he creeped afhore, and made towards the encamp
ment.
Our people fed well to-day; for to their rice and Ghee^ we added the
offals of the calf. How different the cuftoms of thefe Arabs, from the
Gentoos in India! none of the latter will eat of the moil delicate food, even
if but another Getitooy unlefs of his own Caji, has touched it: die former are
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