'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.' [‎435] (488/562)

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their tombs are feveral of their ftatues cut out in marble, with the coats of
arms belonging to their refpedive families. In this cathedral the bones of
St. Alexander *, and two of his fellow-lufferers in martyrdom, lie depofited
in thiee Teveral caflcets, which are always fliewn to the ftrangers who vifit
it. 1 hey are kept in the middle of a Iquare open Maufoleuwi^ within the
choir, which is ornamented with handfome marble pillars at its four ano-les,
and a beautiful carved foliage is carried from the architrave of one pillar
to that of another. Here is alfo a well-toned, handfome organ, with a
canopy of gold and filver tifTue, in which the miracle of our Saviour's
railing Lazarus from the dead, is curioufly worked. The pulpit too is ele
gantly finifhed, being fet off with pillars and pilafters made of alabafter,
on whole bales are fome good Bajfo and Alto Relievos. We did not fee
either the archbiflicp's palace, or the arfenal, becaufe the perfon whole bu-
fmefs was to (hew them, could not be found.
Mentz ftands on the left hand, as you go down the Rhine, near the February 22.
jundion of that river with the Maine. Here our boatman difembarked the
merchandife which had lb juftly given us offence. He would have left the
city early in the morning, as foon at leaft as the gates had been opened,
but was prevented by a very thick fog, which did not difperfe till one o'clock
in the afternoon, when we got on board again, but got no farther than
Bingen that evening, our watermen refufmg to proceed but by day-light.
Bingen is a confiderable town, fituate at the mouth of the river Nahe^
which here empties itfelf into the Rhine. It is diftant about 16 Englijh
miles from Mentz.
We left Bingen this morning, and had a thick, fmall rain for the whole February 25.
day. 1 mention this, becaufe it is the firft rain we have met with, fince our
leaving the Lazaretto at Leghorn. We were almoft continually palling by
towns and villages on both fides of the river. Vineyards alfo are all around
us on the hills, and bear the appearance of hanging gardens even at this
feafon of the year; they form a moft romantic and delightful profpe6V.
This day we failed by the famous ifland of rats, where Hatto, the wicked
archbiftiop of MentZy is faid to have been devoured alive by thole
animals.
At fix o'clock in the evening, we reached a fmall town, called Loenftein y
from the river Loen which here falls into the Rhine, and continued there for
the night.
r * I apprehend that the St. Alexander here mentloRed, was Alexander the JirJl, Pope 0/Rome;
who ordered holy water in its benedidtion to be mingled with fait, and fprinkled in private
houfes, " Ad dcemona morbo/que fug an do s" to drive away devils and difeafes; and water to be
mingled with the wine, as a token of Chrift's union with his church.—He was martyred in
Adrian's time. See Abridgment of Moreri's Diftionary, publilhed in 1703.
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