'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.' [‎389] (442/562)

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eontlnue there a few months longer.—The fame advices add, that there 175?.-
are now five Englijh gtnl\em<tn n Aleppo, travellers from who are v—^
daily expedled at Latichea in their way to England.
1 clofcd to-day with the captain of the Elena Fort-uftata for my own and-O<^ 0 her st,
my fervant's paflage to Leghorn. He is to yield me the fole ufe of the areat
eabbin, and no paffenger is to be admitted into it without my confent. ^He
is to find me alio in fire and water, and to give me fuch other affiftance
as fhall lie in his power to make the paflage agreeable. On my parr, I am
to pay him fifty Leghorn fequins in hand, and provided I (hall be thorouo-hly
fatisfied with my treatment, ten more,, on my landing at Leghorn.
The marriage ceremony was this day performed between- two young O&obcr -zz;
perfons, who were Chrijiians. It was intended to have been a public affair,
but afterwards changed to a private one, as- the point of precedence could
«ot be fettled between the Britijh and French confuls.^
Mr. Turner was fo obliging as to trouble himfelf about my fea-ftock, and?
procured me an hogfhead of old Cyprus wine. All the wines almoft of this
ifland, have in them a peculiar tafte of tar; this is owing to the vineyards <
lying on the fides, or at the foot of the mountains which are covered with
pine trees, whofe juices wafhed down by the rains, impart this flavour to-
the grapes..
The wind blew this morning from the N; E. which brought the coldefl oaober 2**
weather-1 have known for fome years, and obliged me to have a fire.
This afternoon, four of the Englijh gentlemen from India, Meflrs. Gregory, oaober 26,
Nottingham, Bailey, and Fajley arrived here, having left one of their party
behind at Aleppo \ and at five o'clock they paid me a vifit.-
I returned their vifit this moming, and made them an offer of the ufe Oaober 27,
of the great cabbin with me, provided they were inclinable to go in the
Leghornefi veffel.. They expreffed themfelves greatly obliged to & me, and
agreed with the captain for a paffage for themfelves and fervants. They
left Bengal in February laft ; touched at Karec and Bajfora, and brought a'
letter from Baron Kniphaufen addreffed to Mr. Doidge and me, which I efteem ■
fo great an addition to his former favours, that 1 cannot help tranfcribincr:
it..
" Messieurs,.. Karreck, le 10 Juillet, 1758.
" J'ai ©te charme d'apprendre votre heureufe et prompte arrivee a BdJJora^.
" quant aux remerciments que vous voulez bien me faire au fujet des petiss
44 fervices que j'ai eu le bonheur de vous rendre ici, je les attribue a votre
44 politeffe, et vous prie de croire que je fouhaiterois pouvoir vous en rendre
de plus clTentiels* Le pauvre Matelot a qui vous deftiniez le prefent
" de-