'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.' [‎263] (304/562)

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but it is truly a moft refined ftroke of policy : for knowing that immenfe
riches in this country are the fureft means to fhorten a man's days, he puts
himfelf out of all danger by never prefuming to accumulate them for
his own ufe. He is rather ftudious to be thought the generous and difin-
tereiled, than the rich and opulent man. Doubtlefs, it is entirely owin^
to this, that he is fo great a favourite with the Bajha of Baghdad, whole
purfe he takes care to fill, though he finds it prudent to negiea; his
own.
Mr. Shaw told me at Baffora, the particulars of a difpute between him
and Aly Aga when governor of that place, for which the latter was difplaced,
and but of late appointed to the command at Hafca. He has fince acknow
ledged, that he injured Mr. Shaw^ and made all proper concefTions to
him. They had now entered into a friendly correfpondence, and a new
branch of trade-, which it is hoped will prove advantageous to the company,
and be of fervice likewife to this generous, genteel, worthy man, whofe
common emolurr ents are judged inadequate to his fpirit and deferts.
At half paft eight, we weighed, and took our laft leave of Aly Aga^ with
the difcharge of all our guns; our bounces being expended in the unex-
pefted fecond falute of yefterday, we could not carry the compliment any
farther; Cojee Pagoofe undertook to apologize for us on this head. Here, two
of the Lafcars or feamen belonging to our Sandal ran away; Vertan got
two perfons in their room, one of whom foon left us alfo : this fervant had
now the charge of that veflel fince the difmiffion of the Chocarda and his
adherents, of whom we were now told there were three or four.
At eleven we crofled the river, and began to track on the left hand fide,.
The land in view is partly pafture, partly arable, the cattle continue the
fame as lately mentioned, but horfes are more numerous. We obferved
one of the latter fwimming acrofs the river, with a fervant. This horfe (by
our information) was defigned as a prefent to us, had not Cojee Pagoofe
difcovered that we had already a fufficient number, and that a habit would
be more acceptable.
At twelve we ftopt for our luggage-boat, and at half paft one begare
again to track; at fix in the afternoon pafled a fort to the right called
Monoly. The wind is ftill againft us, and the ftream runs down at the rate
of five miles an hour, which, joined to our delays from the Sandal, prevent
our making but a very flow progrefs. At half paft eight, the Trackers
called to leave off work, the bottom being now bad, the banks bufhy, and
they themfelves in fear of lions, tygers, and other wild beafts. We took
the men on board, and ftood off into the ftream to avoid infults from the
people on lliore, but were obliged to return to the bank on account of the
rapidity of the river. If we could have lain at a diftance from the fhore,
we lh6uld have been more at eafe in all refpeds ^ particularly from thofe
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