'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.' [‎427] (480/562)

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* and at the foot of it, we loll fight of the river AMge., which rifes in fome
other mountains, to the weftward of our prefent road.
We reached Infpruck about four o'clock in the morning ; where we had the February 13.
plealure to reft ourfelves in a bed, for the firft timefince our leaving
Infpruck is the capital city of Tirol, and received its name from the river
Inn, which runs near it. It has a noble caftle or palace, formerly the I nspruck.
place of refidence of the dukes of the houfe of Auftria, and a (lately cathedral
where they were buried. The houfes, though built in the German tafte,
are rather handfome, and the ftreets though narrow, are remarkably well
paved. For the defence of this city, the inhabitants can place but little
confidence in the ftrength of its fortifications, which are very trifling •, they
feem rather to depend on the natural face and faftnefles of the couhtry 3 , which
1 indeed form a barrier fo perfedly inacceflible to any enemy, that even the
great Guftavus Adolphus, after having over-run with his viftorious arms the
other parts of Germany, could never make any impreffion upon this part
of the empire.
We had fcarcely alighted out of our chaifes here, before we were vifited
by the governor of two young German noblemen, who propofed to us an
exchange of carriages \ and the reafon he gave for it, was, that their own
were not fo well fitted for the Italian roads, as were ours: we defired how-
ever to be excufed from clofing with this gentleman's propofal.
At half paft nine, we left Infpruck for Augfhurgh, between which two cities
are the following pofts.
From Infpruck to Dorfienhach — —
Dorftenhach to Payervis — —
Payervis to Nazareth — —
Nazareth to Heidervang — —
Heidervang to Fueffen — —
Fueffen to Saumejier — —
Saumefter to Bruch — —
Bruch to Biffen — —
Diffen to Hurlac — — —
Hurlac to Augfburgh — —
Total of poft and hours —
* So pleas'd at firft the tovvring Alps we try.
Mount o'er the vales, and feem to touch the iky
The eternal fnows appear already paft.
And the firft clouds and mountains feem the laft
But thofe attain'd, we tremble to furvey
The growing labours of the lengthen'd way;
Th' increafing profpeft tires our wand'ring eyes.
Hills peep o'er hills, and A//>s on Alps arife.
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