"رحلة من إنجلترا إلى الهند في سنة ١٧٥٤ وسرد تاريخي لعمليات الأسطول والجيش في الهند، تحت قيادة الفريق واتسون والعقيد كلايف، في السنوات ١٧٥٥، ١٧٥٦، ١٧٥٧ ... ورحلة أيضًا من بلاد فارس إلى إنجلترا من طريق غير معتاد. مع ملحق يحتوي على تقرير عن الأمراض المتفشية في سرب الفريق واتسون، إلخ" [‎٧‎٣] (٥٦٢/١٠٢)

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cooleys and fpe&ators. As foon as he came near die fort, he alighted
from his elephant, and then got into his palanquin^ which was the richeft
I ever faw \ the Pinjeree^ bed and cuftuons, being embroidered and inlaid
with gold. The admirals met him at the entrance of the fort, and as
they were now well acquainted, they familiarly embraced him, and led him
up the ftairs into the great room defigned for his reception; where he was
placed between them on a feat, covered with crimfon-velvet cufhions,
embroidered with gold. One very remarkable circumftance happened
on this occafion •, Mr. Cohhe, at the admiral^ requeft, had put on his
canonical drefs, and the Nabob perceiving that he was uncommonly
attired, feemed very defirous of knowing who he, was. Upon being
informed that he was the admiral's chaplain, he made him a fecond
falaam, and defired much that his own Faquier * might be introduced
to him:; who entered prefently afterwards, quite in the apoftolic habit.
He had a kind of white cloth that went round his loins, and another of a
coarfer fort flung carelefsly over one fhoulder. He had no turban, and his
hair was tied in a knot behind, while his beard hung down almoft to his
■middle. He wore a fort of fandals on his feet, and loofe iron chains about
his legs. But exclufive of his extraordinary habit and appearance, he had
fomething very wild and ftaringfin his looks; and indeed none are admitted
into this particular order, without having manlfefled fome degree of enthu-
fiafm and madnefs. The two holy men congratulated each other on their
refpeftive office, and then feated themfelves with the reft of the company.
The Nabob was faluted by the guns of the fort; and all the officers and
troops of the garrifon were under arms upon the occafion. The feveral
ihips of the fquadron likewife fired, upon a certain fignal being given
to them from the fort. The Nabob attentively eyed thefe laft, and 0 feemed
much pleafed with the view of them, though they lay at their anchors
at the diftance of at leaft three miles. Mr. Watfon gave the Nabob an invi
tation to go on board the fquadron, which he at that time declined,
by reafon (as we imagined) of the furf of the fea, which in general
is very rough here. He defired however, that the curiofity of his generals
and fome other of his grandees might be gratified with a nearer view of
the (hips; accordingly, attended by fome of our officers, they went on
board immediately. While ^hey were vifiting the feveral fhips of the
fquadron, the Nabob took his leave of the admirals, and direded his
courfe to the water-fide, where he had ordered his tents to be pitched,
that he might the more conveniently dine f there, and entertain himfelf
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^ * Faquier or Fakir in the Arabian tongue fignifies a mendicant monk. This is a par
ticular pneftly order, of a mortifying call, who make a vow of po /erty, and lire entirely
«n the charity of others. 7
-.f The/»<//«« enftoms differ fo much from our's in regard to eating, that it was impof-
fcble for the admiral to alk the Met to dine with him.
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