'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.' [‎191] (228/562)

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of remark in the inhabitants of this place, except that the breads of the men, 1757.
who were natives of Ceylon, appeared to us of an uncommon fize. While -v—
we lay here, three delerters from the Dutch came on board of us \ two
were hollanders, and the third Alexander M c IntoJh, a Scotchman, The laft
I engaged as my fervant, and he was added to our party.
Saturday the 17th of December we fet fail from Columho, in company with,
an Englijh merchant-fhip from Bengal. On the 19th we were off Anjengo,
on the Malabar coaft, and then buried Mr. Knox, the Revenge firing half-
minute guns. Anjengo lies in the latitude of 8° 35" north, and is the fouth-
ernmoft of our fettlements.
Mr. Moor came on board with Mr. Spencer the Chiefs compliments to
Commodore James and his paflengers, defiring the pleafure of their com
pany at his houfe. Here we were genteely and hofpitably entertained, till
the 23d. Our mornings we fpent in reading, or rather feafting on the
many news-papers, magazines, and political pamphlets, lately brought from
Europe. The evenings we paft on the river in the Chiefs barge, with our
mufkets, in purfuit of alligators. The groves on each fide the river, are
chiefly planted with cocoa-nut trees, and are inhabited by men and women
in almoft a pure flate of nature, for they go with their breads and bellies
entirely naked: this cuftom prevails univerfally throughout every Caft^
from the pooreft planter of rice, to the daughter or confort of the king
upon the throne.
Here, for the firft time, I faw pepper grow: the plant is a creeper that
runs up and around trees; and I found the tree which gives the Cmgery,
or 'Tellicherry * bark, to be the moft common fupporter of it. This grows to
the fize of our common cherry tree; the pepper, like the ivy, entwines
itlclf about the tree, and fends off clullers, refembiing the firft fliootings of
a bunch of grapes. A great variety of doves are found here; one fort is
green, and larger than the common pidgeon. Here are alfo fnipes, a few
woodcocks, hares, and wild hogs, but no partridges. The fea abounds with
Sardinias, Mullet, Horfe-mackrel, Rock-filh, Eels, young Sharks, Nayer-
hfli, &V.
Anjengo fort is fmall, but neat and ftrong ; it is a fquare with four baf-
tions, having eight guns mounted on each, carrying a ball of eighteen
pounds. Two of thefe baftions face the fea, the other two the country,,
_ * rins oark was many years ago recommended to me by Mr. Sue mi, late furgeon of
his majefty's dock-yard at Port/mouthy under the mime of the Cort de Pala, as an excellent
fuccedaneum to the Peruvian or Jefuit s bark ; and when I got to India I frequently ufed it
with fuccefs. It is no where to be met with but on the Malabar coaft; and fhould a large
quantity be wanted, it cannot be f urchafed at Bombay on a fudden, but timely notice muft be
given for it's being procured from Tsllicberry.
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