'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.' [‎424] (477/562)

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1 —' At ten o'clock in the morning we left Verona, having hired what are here
called Vet urine horles for the city of Trent. At twelve we pafled over the
■rapid river Adige in a ferry-boat, whofe current runs at the rate of feven
miles an hour*. The roads now begin to beftony and hilly: and that beau
tiful country which has been fo diftinguifliable in our whole journey from
Leghorn, is now putting on a different afpedl, though even here, the vines
hang like fo many garlands, from tree to tree. We tailed fome excellent
white wine this day at a little obfcure village, which was the more extra
ordinary, as good wines are very fcarce all over Lombardy.
Chufa pafs. j n ^ afternoon, we got to the remarkable pafs of Chufa, where
the road was fo very fteep, narrow, and rocky, that we were obliged to get
out of our carriages, the horfes not being able to draw them over it. At
this pafs are always kept fome foldiers, whofe afllftance in dragging along
the chaifes, our poftilions were obliged to purchafe at the expence of ten
pauls. The charge of our four horfes, of the feveral turnpikes, and of
getting through this pafs, amounted in the whole to eleven fequinsj five
and a half of which we depofited before we left Verona, and agreed to pay
the remainder on our arrival at Jj rent.
At half paft fix o'clock, we pafled by the boundary ftone, which divides
the Venetian (late from the bifhopric of 7" rent. At eight in the evening, we
reached Borgetto, which is one of the many little towns feated on this road
among the Alpine mountains. Here we got a clean room, and fome whole-
fome food *, were well attended, and (what is ftill more extraordinary) our
bill was very moderate.
Borgetto. Borgetto lies about twenty miles from Verona-, and through the whole
journey, a traveller's mind is very differently amufed and agitated. At one
time, he is wonderfully ftruck, and pleafed with the grand and romantic
fcenery that is every where about him. At another time, he is almoft
chilled with horror at the fight of huge precipices of naked rocks hanging
perpendicular over his head, and feeming ready to fall upon him. To this
.may be added, the extreme narrownefs of the road, and the horrid Gulfi
of fome hundred yards depth, all along on his left, at the bottom of which
he dilcovers the river Adige running with great rapidity, between a double
range of fharp pointed rocks. It muft not be underftood however, that
fuch frightful ideas as thefe attend the traveller during the whole of
this diftance; for fometimes the eye is entertained with a view of feveral
ranges of mountains, covered with trees and pafturage, which form one of
the mod irregular, and at the fame time one of the moft pleafine fcenes in
the world.
February 10, We left Borgetto at feven o'clock in the morning, and having paflcd
through Aid at eleven, and Roverido at three (two confiderable port towns)
• Claudian calls this river, " Velox Athcfis."
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