'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.' [‎392] (445/562)

October 31.
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(or prefent) on his good behaviour. This lad fum is meant to defray Hs
expences back.
To-day the cook fent us word, that his wife will not let him go:
however we foon hired another, who is to have 60 Cyprus dollars, and Bum
on the fame footing as was agreed on with the firft.
We paid our farewel compliments to the conful in the morning, who
■with his Chancellor^ returned the vifit a few minutes afterwards i and we
went on board.
My very worthy and obliging friend Mr. Turner made us a vifit on board
the Elena Brig, and finding the captain not inclined for failing, infifted on
taking us afhore again. We yielded, and in our way paid our refpeds to
the conful, but fpent the day with Mr. Turner, who at our requeit, procured
for us two hogfheads of water, fome charcoal, and other culinary necef-
faries, which we on examination thought the veffel wanted, though the
captain and pilot both infifted on the contrary. Mr. Turner accompanied
us on board in the evening, and after fupping with us, left the fhip about
nine; when we weighed anchor, took leave of the illand of Cyprus, and put
to fea, fteering the proper courfe for the port of Leghorn in Italy. As the
dull detail of a fea-journal can afford but little entertainment j it will be
fufficient to obferve in general, that after the moft dillrefsful and alarming
voyage I ever made i (owing chiefly to the inexperience of our young
commander, who had been bred a clerk in a merchant's office) we hap
pily came to an anchor in Leghorn road on the 4th of December. In
our way we touched at Mejfina in Sicilyy an ifland which affords the moft fer-
ecem er/j., t j} e pi a i ns ^ an j one of the moft beautiful profpcd^s in the whole world, but
where, though they furniflied us with plenty of frefh provifions, we
xould not get leave to perform quarantine; fo cautious arc the magiftrates
there on this head, ever fince the great plague which raged in the year
1 744, and carried off two thirds of the inhabitants *.
The following accurate account of the dreadful havoc made by the plague at MeJJina
in tne year 1744, extradled by an Abbe from the regifters of that city, will fufficiently account
for the extreme caution ufed by that government to guard againft it.
Names of Parifhes.
St. Giaccma ■
St. Lorenzo ——
Si. Leo — ——
St. Luca — ■
■£/. Malleo -
St. Leonard ——
St. Pietro ——
St. Antonio —-
St. Nichola ——
St. Guiliam ——
Total —
Number of people
before the plague.
146?
4548
1398
547°
10378
2210
10699
4 1 H
1512
43359
Number that died
Remained alive
of" ths plague.
after the plague.
1124
35 1
1012
543
3068
1480
999
399
437o
1100
8302
2076
1560
650
7309
339°
2901
1213
972
540
3161-7
11742
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