'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.' [‎380] (433/562)

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This day arrived here in the conful's boat from Cyprus, Mr. Prefton, a
^ \ young gentleman late from Leghorn and England, in his way to Aleppo-y
September 5. where he is going to refide as a merchant, in the houfe of Mr. Free.
September 8. I wrote another letter to Captain Evans of the Prefion, and fent it to
Scanderoon r I fent alfo duplicates of the fame to Cyprus, to beg the favour
of a paflfage in his fhip. Conful Beaumefter difpatched a Mefs or packet,
for Aleppo this afternoon ; I embraced the opportunity of writing to Meffrsr.
JDrummond and Baron, and fent by the fame meffenger a parcel which Mr..
Doidge had left for Mr. Shaw at Bajfora.
Septemb^u . received advice from Aleppo, that the plague ftill rages at Conjlanti-
nople, but had ceafed at Smyrna the 5th of laft month: the 14th inftant
therefore will be the fortieth day from its ceflation ; the fhips at this lafl:
place, we prefume, will then, according to cuftom, begin to take in their
lading. This advice, which comes from one of our merchants at Aleppo,.
farther tells us, that the Prejlon, with the fhips under her convoy, will nor
be able to fail from Smyrna till the id of Ottoher,
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Septemb. 12. I thank God I am much better to-day. My pains are gone, and the flux
greatly leifened, For the firft time I now drank a glafs of tar-water, and
rode with the conful to Latichea*
Septemb. 13. j continue to drink tar-water, and have received great benefit from it.
I rode again to the town with the conful, Mr. Prejton, and Mr. Jafper Cruter.
This laft gentleman was fo obliging as to fhew Mr. Prejton and me, the
marine-yard, and the mole or imall harbour, wherein were 12 French
fhips, from 150 to 200 tuns burthen, whofe employ is to carry Turkijh goods,
and Jew paifengers from port to port: they are called Caravanferahs.-
We afterwards vifited the remains of two triumphal arches,, which are fo
tully delcribed in Mr. DrummoncFs book of travels, that it would juitly be
deemed impertinent in me to fay any thing of them. We then paid a vifit
to Mr. Clinkey, who adts here as vice-conful for the Dtitch and Germans. In
cur way to this gentleman's houfe, we paffed through feveral ftreets, in
which are colonnades (mentioned alfo by Mr. T)rummond) and Bazars, or
market-places, kept in good order.
liATlCHEA.
Latichea is a pretty large town, built of good ftone got from the fea-
fhore. It has fix or feven Mofques with Minarets, and the houfes are better
built than the 'Turkifh ones are in general. The governor is appointed by
t\\t Bajha oi 'Tripoli: He is abfolute in his power, of which he has given
a mofb convincing proof fince our arrival at Befnada, having ordered three
criminals to be impaled, for a robbery on the highway. This punifhinent
was inflicted immediately upon their being taken, without waiting for the
tedious form of a trial.
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