'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.' [‎303] (352/562)

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^, 0u i ?! c \ 0r groom ' is t0 , have 2 5 P iaftr «. be paid him it Jeppo.
The Takht Remn-gee, or conduftor, has already been paid 29
and on our arnyal at Aleppo he is to have 31 more to make up 60 for him-
felf and his feven men.
Cojee Raphael nbW told us, that we muft provide a tent for the J?a who
in general will chufe to live by himfelf, and which will be much more' con
venient for us. Having given away one of our India made tents to Mr
Rohingfon at Karec, and a fecond to Mr. Garden at Baghdad, we commiffioned
■Raphael to pufchafe another for our Aga, We continue on this fpot till
to-morrow evening, in order to recollea: whatever may be wanting, and
to get ourfelves well fupplied before we advance too far.
We took a Walk this morning in one of the Eajha\ gardens, and found
black and white grapes quite ripe; mulberries of the European kind, which
were originally brought from Moful, peaches, nedlarines, and apricots, (the
two firft were riot ripe): almonds, apples, and plumbs come to perfeftion
here in their proper feafons. The quinces, figs, Pomegranates, and
MoJJungs (a fruit not much unlike a very fmall apple, but of a dif
ferent fpecies) were not ripe, though mufk-melons and cucumbers were.
We obferved alfo a very large fort of fervice-berry, and fome olive
trees. In the afternoon, feveral 'Turkijh and Armenian merchants delired
leave to go in company with us, which we readily granted.
Aga Mahomet or Hamet, whom they call Aetch Aga, carries with him
orders from Solyman Bajha, for all governors and captains between this
place and Aleppo-, alfo four recommendatory letters from him to the Bajha's
of Moful, Diarbekir, Urfa and Aleppo ; four others from Abdulla the Kahier
or prime fecretary, to the four Kahiers of thole Bajhas. The four letters
for the Bajhds were put into white purfes, thofe for the Kahiers into red
ones. Mr. Garden and Cojee Raphael recommended it to us, to prefent the
Aga with 500 piaftres at parting, fhould he bfehave properly^ They like-
wife wifh that t\\z Britijh conful zx. Aleppo would write a letter by the returri;
of the Aga to the Bajha of Baghdad, ackno\vledgihg his favours to us..
Had we been merchants inftead of king's fe'rvants, we were told, we
ftiould not have met with fuch honours •, or have been permitted to travel
in Takht Revans, or have carried a gilt ball on the top of our tent, none
but the BaJJoa himfelf being allowed this laft privilege. While we con
tinued on this fpot, the Bajha difebvered oiir gilt ball from his Seraglio,.
and immediately enquired whofe it was : upon being told, that it belonged
to the tent of the Englijh travellers, he very obligingly replied, " Take no
notice of it" As foon as we were informed of his politenefs,, we imme-
ordered the ball to be taken down* ^
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June 19,,
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