'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.' [‎415] (468/562)

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I obferved many wooden mills upon this river, raifed on boats, which I7 ro
are tied to each other, and fattened to (lakes, near the fhore. We often • , .
iaw three, four, and five in a row together. They are worked by the
ftream of the Po which here runs at the rate of four miles an hour, and is
navigable from Ponte de la ccuro quite to Ven We travelled feveral miles
to-day on us high artificial banks, which on both fides of the river are
railed twenty or thirty feet above the level of the country, and were in-
tended to be broad enough for two carriages to pafs each other.
At ten o clock we crofled a branch of the Po in a ferry-boat, and in
about two hours after, arrived at another branch'of it called Canale Bianco.
over which we pafled alfo in the fame manner. About two miles on the
other fide of this river, the ecclefiaftical territories end, and thofe of the
Venetian ftate begin. At five we arrived at Rouvtgo, having travelled only Rowxco.
twenty-five miles the whole day, owing to the deep and fwampy roads we
w J sn ''. through. We here met with, a clean houfe, and a very neat and
obliging hoftefs. . ,
We XthRonvigo a little before feven in the morning, and were obliged February %
to make ufe 01 four horfes to each chaife, and likewife to pay for a poll ex
traordinary, on account of the common road being at prefent overflown,
tor feveral miles we met with a great deal of trouble, being obliged fre
quently to get out of our carriages r to prevent our being fafl: in the mire.
At eight we reached a ferry on the river Adige^ which is navigable up to
Verona f ; and by ten had almoft got clear of the overflown, marfliy coun
try, which had occafioned us fo much fatigue.
In going through one of the grape plantations, I obferved an image of the
Virgin Alary fixed in a box, and nailed to one of the trees that fupported
the vines. She is looked upon it feems as the proteftrefs of vineyards, and
is therefore always honoured with a falute by every devout Roman Catholic.
traveller..
And Claudian has given the following pompous defcrlption of this river,
^ Ule caput placidis fublime flUentis
" Extulit, et totis lucem.fpargentia ripis
" Aurea roranti micuerunt cornua vultu.
" Non illi madidum vulgaris arundine crinem i
" Velat honos ; * rami caput "unibravere virentes
" Heliadum, totifque fluunt eledra capillis.
" Palla tegit latos humeros,- curruque paterno
" Intexus Phaeton glaucos incendit amicus: .
" Fulcaque fub gremio coelatis nobilis aftris
" -<Etherium probat urna decus," &c. &c. &c.
Claudian de fexto Conf. Honorii. 1
f — 1 Verona Athefi circumflua.
Si li us Itahcus ^ lib, 8,
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