'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.' [‎433] (486/562)

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This once obfcure village was made famous by the vidbory gained here in 1759-
the year 1743, by King George the fecond over the-Frmi? army commanded
by Marfhal Noailles. The fellow, at whofe wretched cottage we lay, feemed,
very fond of relating the feveral particulars of this engagement, and was
efpecially folicitous to Ihew us a hole in one of the beams of his houfe,
which, he faid, was made by a ball from the Britijh artillery. He dwelt
particularly, and with an apparent pleafure, on the fpirited attack of the
Englijh, and the confufion of the French, when they made their precipitate
retreat over the Maine. My fellow-traveller Mr. Nottingham, and I, were
obliged to put up with one bed in this miferable hovel; we lay with our
clothes on, and our fervants llept in the fame room on ftraw. Thefe were
the beft accommodations we could procure from our Dettingen hoft and
yet, the money we paid the next morning (to the value of three ftiillings)
did not fatisfy, the woman of the houfe telling us, that as we were Eng-
liftmen, we ought to have depofited a fequin at lealt (near ten fhillings);
and fhe infifted that her bed was the beft in the whole village, and that a
great man, a German Baron, having lately flept in it, pronounced it to be a
very good one.
At fix o'clock this morning, we left the village of Dettingen, and at half February 20.
paft feven reached Hanau, which is a well-fortified city, having a double
wall, and two wet ditches. The French are at prefent in pofieflion of it,
and maintain a large garrifon here. The ftreets are broad and well-paved,
and the houfes large and handfome. The country around is well cultivated,
and the town is fupplied with water from the Maine by artificial canals.
On our entring the inner gate, we were conducted by the ferjeant ftationed
there, to the French captain who commanded the main-guard. He looked
at our pafsports, and civilly difmifled us.
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The women in general here wear a quilted linnen cap, which coming a
long way down the fides of the face, even below the chin, is then turned
back, and pinned over the fhoulders. They make ufe of a long cloak alfo,
made of quilted linnen. The women of better fafhion appeared to drefs in
the Englijh and French manner.
At half paft ten o'clock, we arrived at Franckfort a free, imperial city, Franck-
very large and populous ; and the place where the Emperors of Germany were fort.
formerly always ele6led. It is well-fortified with a double ditch, baftions,
redoubts, and ravelins. The ftreets are remarkably wide, and the houfes
handfomely built. By means of the navigable river which runs through it,
this city has great conveniency for carrying on an extenfive trade with the
other parts of Germany, and the two fairs held here annually are very con-
fiderable. The fuburbs are called Saxenhaufen, and are joined to the city
by a ftone-bridge, built over the Maine, Our firft intention was to have
proceeded immediately on, without making any ftay at Franckfort*,
but Mr. Hope, who keeps a houfe of public entertainment there, per-
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