'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.' [‎401] (454/562)

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amifician for the feafon. The band confifts of 25 hands, among whom
-are fome of the beft performers in Italy. The opera-dreffes are made up
-in a good tafte, and very droll.
The governor, conful, and Mr. Levet, returned our vifits. As foon as
they were gone, we went to take a view of Donatella's famous ftatue of the
grand duke in marble, and the four 'Turkijh flaves in bronze, which is a
piece of exquilite workmanfhip. The grand duke is Handing on a pe-
deftal, with the father and his three fons fo chained, that at its four
corners from the proper point of view, all their faces are at once beheld.
The bagnio likewife is a very noble fight, and well deferving a traveller's
attention.
We breakfafted with Mr. Hutchinfon, who afterwards, with Mr. Levet^ January 18.
walked round the walls of the garrifon with us. It is a neat, compact fortifi
cation, with a wet ditch, redoubts, glacis, &c.: from the walls, we had a moft
■beautiful knd and fea profpeft. We were afterwards conduced to feveral
■handfome churches. One belonged to the Greeks of the Roman perfuafion,
and another to the Armenians. We faw a pretty collection of paintings at
Mr. Hutchinforis : Among others, were fome very ftriking likeneffes of the
•gentlemen ot the fadory, done by our countryman Mr. Dance^ who bids
iair to be at the top of his profellion. At this gentleman's lodgings, we
heard the famous Seignior Giardini play upon the violin •, he was a pupil of
Carton?s, and is looked upon as the firft fiddle now in Italy.
In our walk this morning, I could not but take particular notice of a January if.
great number of horfes, which were led about drefled with ribbons and other
ornaments. Upon my enquiring into the reafon of this piece of pageantry,
a French gentleman who came with us from Cyprus^ and now happened to be
upon the parade, (hook his head, and faid, he was afliamed to inform
me, but the fa6t was, that the too credulous people, conformable to an an
nual cuftom, were leading thofe creatures to a certain church, in order to
their being blejfed^ which was done by the prayers and laying on of hands of
a prieft, who for his good offices received a pecuniary fatisfadion ; and with
out this benedidion, the owners never exped any good fervices from their
cattle for the enfuing year.
This day Meflfrs. Becher, AJkew, Levet^ Hut chinfon. Dance, and Dr. Gar- January 2®;
den (uncle to our good friend at Baghdad, and whom I made very happy in
my account of his nephew) gave Mr. Gregory and me the pleafure of their
company at dinner.
Many gentlemen and ladies of the fadory, and our whole party dined January au
with the governor to day. He is called Seignior Bourbon, Marquis de Monte,
His falary is 1000/. per annum, exclufive of his houfe, firing, wines, and
F f f many
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