'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.' [‎213] (250/562)

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workmen, was not the only difficulty the Baron had at fir ft to ftruggle with ; 1758.
for at his coming on the coaft, he had the mortification to hear that his old ' '— J
friend the Sheick of Bunderick had been murdered by his fecond fon, and
that this unnatural villain having ufurped the fovereignty, threatened de-
ftruftion to him and his intended enterprize. No way intimidated however
with thele threats, he made, good his landing, and began and perfefted his
work.
This eftablifhment at Karec, was only a part of the Baron's fcheme.
There was fomething befides, which from the beginning he had never
once loft fight ot, the reimburfing himfelf, at the expence of the Turkijh
government, the 50,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. which had been fo unjuftly taken from
him at Bajfora. Por this purpofe, he kept his fhips in conftant readi-
nefs to put to fea, and in the months of April and May, when he knew
the rich 'Turkijh veffels would be coming from the gulph, he ordered
two of his fhips (for he had by this time fitted up a third) to cruize at the
entrance of Bajfora river, and not to fuffer any velfels to pafs without
examination. Thefe orders the captains of his two cruizers moft pundtually
fulfilled, and moreover frequently landed in their boats, and took awajr
oxen, fheep, goats, and all other forts of provifion, from the fhore. While
the Bar oris two fhips were thus commencing hoftilitie-s in the mouth of
Bajfora river,, two Turkijh veflels, very richly laden, touched at Karer
for pilots, and to enquire into the caufe of the Butch commanders
conduft, as reported to them in their paffage up the gulph. The Baron
entertained the Turkijh captains in the moft polite manner, and took care
to furnifh them with everything that could contribute either to the refrefh-
ment of their (hips crews, or their own amufement. He pretended alfo to
find great fault with the hoftilities committed by his two cruizers, and was
politic enough to per/uade the Turkijh commanders not to depart from Karec,
until the return ot his own captains, when, faid he, you yourfelves fhall be
witneffes of their being brought to a proper account for their paft beha
viour. He was all this while however very uneafy at his own untoward
fituation ; being doubtful whether, in fpite of all his art, thefe two
ftlips might not by fome accident or other be alarmed, and make their
way back again out of the gulph. He could not but refled: too, that he
had no torce with him at prefent capable of preventing it, there being
but one fhip left at Karec, poorly manned, and ftill worfe commanded;
and the two Turkijh veffels carried at leaf!: two hundred and forty men, with
guns in proportion. Add to this, that he was in daily, almoft in momentary
cxpeftation of his enemy, the Sheick of Bundarick, fending over his Tran-
filled with foldiers, to. the affiftance of the Turks. In this dilemma,
he wifhed only for an opportunity of calling in his cruizers, but at the fame-
time defpaired of finding any. Luckily for him, at this very critical
conjuncture, the mafter of a Trankey, bound to Bajfora, applied to him
for a pafs ; the Turkijh captains feconded the requeft, the pafs was granted,
and an order was fent with it to the commanding officer for the immediate
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