'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.' [‎326] (377/562)

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175^* then, faid Lanza, they prove that he was zn Arah ; foc:h a one as thofe wh®
'—v—inhabit Arabia at prefent." The whole company appeared thunder-Uruck,
for the Arabs are looked on by the urks y as exceedingly perfidious and
wicked; the mafter of the houfe was gravely filent, while the others foftly
converfed with one another. At length one of them uttered .the .follow-
ino- fentence : " JVere there not political rectfons which prevent the execution of
jujtice at prefent, for the blafphemy you have uttered, Mr. Chrifiian! that head
of yours fhould in a few minutes fly from its fhoulders" The Padre added to
me, " I feek not occafions, but if thefe people will oblige me, I will fpeak
the truth without fearing what may be the confequences." I could not
but applaud him as a man of courage, but advifed him not to let his zeal
get the better of his dilbretion. He informed us, that at Aleppo and Con-
Jiantinopk, it is not permitted for Chriftians to enter their Mcfques ; but
in this part of the country, it is .not much objefted to on particular occa
fions. He is of opinion, the prielt was trying to make a convert of Mr.
Figot.
July 6. Our Ago. faw Hoffein Bafha this morning, whofe difcourfe, relating to us
and our journey, was much the fame as that of the Kahier, and fo were his
promifes of fervice. As the Caravan waits the return of the fcouts, who
are fent out to reconnoitre the country, the Bajha aiked our Aga, if we chofe
to travel poft, or with the Caravan ? and being told the latter way, fhould
it meet with his approbation; he faid it did, and that he would take care
to give proper inftru6tions to the chief conductor to infure our future eafc
and fafety.
We are to .take with us from hence provifions of all kinds, except water,
.as we can get no fupply till we arrive at Niftbin •, and there, as far as I can
?find, but a poor one. Our head mulateer demands of us a camel to be
liired in this place for carrying provifions, not only for ourfelves, but alfo
for every one of our attendants. Great difputes this day arofe between us
and him on this fubjeft *, by his pofitive afiertions, we have too much reafon
to fufped that we were deceived by Ccjee Raphael, by whom (as before
obferved at Baghdad) we were informed, that we had nothing to do m
refpe<5l to provifions for him., or his people. This is now pofitively denied,
and we are threatened that they will proceed no farther, unleis we continue
•conftantly to fupply them with every article of their diet, in the fame man
ner, (which to our furprize, we find) our Aga hath hitherto done, he not
knowing or fo much as fufpe6Ung that our contract did not make it necel-
fary. The Aga declares, that Cojee Raphael never hinted that the mulateers
were on a different footing from the takht-revan men.
We learned this evening, that a Caravan from Aleppo and Urfa, is within
a day's journey of this city, and had met with little or no obftrudion
from the Sanjacks. it fent hither for an efcort, and part of the troops which
are to convoy our Caravan are gone for that purpofe.
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