'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.' [‎8] (33/562)

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1754. height, that they are never more fenfibly hurt, than when they think you
1 are treating him with any kind of incivility. We met with a moft ftriking
inftance of this, foon after our arrival at the ifland, when the king's purfers
made Admiral Watfon their firft vifit. At the time thefe people entered the
fhip, it happened that the admiral was deeply engaged in bufinefs ; he there
fore defired Captain Speke, (who had been at Madagafcar before, and con-
fequently was acquainted with moft of them) to officiate as his deputy, and
entertain them in the ward-room, till he could wait upon them in perfon.
This talk. Captain Speke executed with the greateft hofpitality and politenefs-
but notwithftanding all his endeavours to pleafe, in lefs than twenty minutes
they became quite impatient, and very ferious ; talked much of going afhore
again, and ot their king's dignity being greatly hurt by this delay, 0 " who
(they laid) was a great man, and would be much difpleafed, when he Jhculd be
told they had waited fo long before they had been admitied to an audience of the
commodore " for fo they called the admiral not only at his firft arrival, but
ever afterwards, it being a title they had been much accuftomed to • nor
had they before been ever vifited by an officer of Mr. JVatfon's rank.
Captain Speke, touched with their complaints, hurried away to the admiral
who immediately admitted them into his cabin, and made them happy'
Before they took their leave however, they in very plain terms gave Mr."
H atfon to underftand, that unlefs he made the King of Baia the firft vifit no
provifion of confequence would be fuffered to be put on board his fhips. '
v r llVn ader w i" excu , fc m y g ivin g him another inftance of this kind
T, rM A more . ft " kln § 1 y, dll P la ys the extreme fenfibility of thefe iflanders*
m refpeft to their king s dignity. Robin Hood fwho feemed to ad as nri™
mmifler, and negotiated molt of the king's concerns wTour aaen
cat r which had preceded it, ungua^edly"r J ^ ^ alter ;
Bait. The eyes of Roiin Hood flalhed like Lhmin 7 , lng of
violent wrath he retorted, «D—n Kim f an - n" Ir,oft
tlie fpot, hurrying away towards the ' n n,: Wt
man was foo^ itruck^Ttr the im^Sw orhi?? 8 ."" • OUr
and overtook the difputant and ha Jmi 1 n V10ur i followed
affair was happily terminated. S made aU P ro P« conceffions, the
ables them to exch"ge e their'ca^tfe' poukr ""Tk b / 0ken 43 en '
flam, potatoes, yams, fi(h, lances and'Ihell/ f' m ' nce ' falt . P" r -
Jets, flints, clouties (which include handkerchief" m . U ? cets ' Powder, bul-
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