'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎36] (889/1024)

A New md Particular Relation of the
and to fire a Musket with Matches, (for they know not
theufeof Fire-Locks) to ride the great Horle, to (hoot
running, and to manage thzit Zagays^ which are a fort
of Staves, cheek'd with Iron, like a Half-Pike. When
they are ready in all thele Exercifes ? then they learn to
make all forts of Artificial Firerworks} a$ alfo how to in
vent new ones ? tQ make life of them againft the Elephants. By
the way L mufl needs tell you, there are fome of thefe Ele
phants as I have feen feveral times, that are fo accuftom'd
to thefe Artificial Fires, that they regard them not at all,
neither are any way difturb'd at the Scjuibs that are thrown,
and go off under their very Nofes and Bellies. Neverthe-
lefs of zoo of thele Creatures which the Eaftern Kings
carry to their Wars at a time , you flhall have hardly fifteen
that are lb hardy and valiant. So that unlefs their Gover-
nours take not great, care, inftead of running upon the
Enemy, they turn upon their Friends, and put the whole
Army into a moft diffnal confufion 5 ax you fiiall hear by
the following j Story r . For Anrenge-Zeke , the prefent
Great Mogul , being then a young Prince, obtain'd of
Cha-gehm , his Father, to let him have the command of
an Army of threefcore thoufand Men, and fourfcore Ele
phants • and with this force,: out of his Antipathy to the
Chriftians, he laid Siege fo Daman , a Town belonging to
the Tortugdls , fourteen Leagues from Surat. The Gover-
nour was a perfoa of greqx Valour i and had alfo two Sons
with him, who, together with himfelf, had both ferv'd
the King of France. He had alio in the Town eight hun
dred Gentlemen, who voliintarily put themlelves into the
Garrifon for its defence, Tom all parts < of India where the
(Portugiiefex had ta do, and were aHexcellently well mounted.
For the (Portugalsr: at that time made ule of none but Arabian
Horfes, the wotff of whichxofl: a thoufand Crowns at leaft.
The Governour finding that the:Indian Vrincc began to prels
hard, upon him, having already made two Affauhs, refolv'd
With all his Cavalry and Infantry to make ^ Salley upon Sun
day Morning, eaufing them to fix at the ends of their Spears
and Lances certain Artificial Firevworks, to which they were
order'd fuddenly to give fire, as: foon as they lliould gain
the Elephants Quarter. This defign was fo fucceisful, that
when it came to be executed,the Elephants were fo fuddenly
terrified.