'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.' [‎371] (424/562)

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We were alked, if we were agreeable to pay our comoliments to the mS
French, Butch, and Venetian confuls, for before we had gone through this '— y —
ceremony, we were not to expeft being vif.ted by any of the prTvafe g n
lemen of thofe nations ; but after waiting upon'thei? confuls we mf'ht
then depend upon every one of thefe foreigners coming to pay their "e-
fpefts to us. As we found this point to be a matter of the utmoft indif
ference to Mr. Drummond, we chofe to decline the increaf.no- of our ac-
quaintance, fo that our converfation and vifiting were confined to the
fmall, but agreeable circle of our own countrymen. And this very cir-
cumftance. confidenng the great fatigues we had fo lately undergone! was
not without its advantages; for hereby we had an opportunity of bein^
more at our ea.e, and ot devoting the fhort time we were to continue herf
to our own concerns, which otherwife would have been almoft entirely
taken up in receiving or paying ceremonious vifits.
Mr Holloway was too ill to officiate to-day, in the public fervice of
the church. At noon, Abdullah Bajha made his public entrance into the
,,Jf erda J an ^ our whoIe time was tilken up in fettling ac- AoguftJ.
counts, and paying ofi our Mocha and takht revan-gee, with whom we had
much trouble, and clamorous difpute. Mr. Baron our countryman a cren-
tleman ot great lagacity, and Mr. Edee our nation's firft Braroman ox in
terpreter, took much pains to prevent our being impofed upon; but in
fpite of all their endeavours, thefe rafcals will be paid more than they have
a light to demand: to get any red refs from government muft be attended
with great expence and lofs of time, therefore the remedy would be worfe
than the dileafe Wc refolved to leave the fettling of thefe matters to
the difcretion of Mr. Baron, and the Dragoman, who is a man of fenfe
genteel in his deportment, and we are told, of a very confiderable for-
tune, which is made in fome meafure fecure to him by his connedion with
the Englijb nation.
Our party are now all recovering; we have better fpirits, and tolerable Auguft
good appetites. Meff. Boidge and Pigot, with myfelf, returned all our vifits.
Mr. Ktrkhoufe was fo obliging as to go with us.
We learned from Mr. Edee, that the Bajha had enquired after us, and
told him of our great hurry to get from him, as well as of his own re-
lolution to detain us, affigning no other motive for his condud but the
great anxiety he was under for our fafety. As Mr. Edee is quite the
polite,^ weJ-bied man, doubtlefs he made the Bajha a great many more
compliments on our part, than we ever defired he fliould ; fince to this
moment we cannot but be of opinion, that he ought to have granted
us an efcort many days before he did; by which we fhould fo much
the fooner have been freed from our extraordinary hardfhips and fatigues.
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