"رحلة من إنجلترا إلى الهند في سنة ١٧٥٤ وسرد تاريخي لعمليات الأسطول والجيش في الهند، تحت قيادة الفريق واتسون والعقيد كلايف، في السنوات ١٧٥٥، ١٧٥٦، ١٧٥٧ ... ورحلة أيضًا من بلاد فارس إلى إنجلترا من طريق غير معتاد. مع ملحق يحتوي على تقرير عن الأمراض المتفشية في سرب الفريق واتسون، إلخ" [‎٤‎١‎٩] (٥٦٢/٤٧٢)

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We were employed this morning in taking a view of the arfenal, which
has a line drawn round it ot abouc three miles. Xhree thoufand artificers «
and labourers in the feveral naval branches, are conftantly employed here. February
1 he cxpence to the ftate, upon this account, amounts to about fix thou
fand ducats weekly. It is upon the whole, a neat and compad dock
yard, the whole navy of the republic, confifting of twenty-four (hips of
the fir ft rate, which carry eighty guns each, and twenty-five galeafles, being
kept herein. They all lie under cover, are finilhed to the upper deck^
and we were told, that in the fpace of two years, they could be all fitted
out, and fent to fea. The maft-yard, rope-walk, fail-lofts, fmith-fhops,
founderies, and magazines of every kind are upon this fpot j and as far as
we could obferve, every thing feemed to be ready at hand, and in exad
order. We walked through that part of the arfenal where the fmall arms
are laid, and faw the complete fuits of armour which the greateft captains
belonging to the republic formerly wore. Thefe are hung up as precious
relicks; and are held in great veneration by the prefcnt race of Venetians.
We were afterwards fhewn the famous Bucentaur Galley^ which has two
decks, and is truly a fine fight. It is decorated with a great variety of
curious carved work, reprefenting the different feafons, the arts and fciences,
juftice, charity, prudence, patience, and other virtues. The bare gilding
of this vefTel coil 12000 ducats of gold, which in our money amount to
near fix thouland pounds. The Bucentaur is kept merely for fhew, being
feldom it ever ufed, but on the day of our Lord's Afcenfion, the anniver-
fary of the Doge's marriage with the fea.
After taking our leave of the arfenal, we went to fee the church belong
ing to the bare-footed Carmelites^ which is a gay, handfome ftrudure, and
has an altar-piece truly majcftic. This church was defigned by the fame
artift who built that belonging to the Jefuits ; and what is very remarkable
in a place fo confined as Venice, has a good and fpacious garden adjoining
to it. One of the brethren who fhewed us the church, refufed to take the
money we offered him for his trouble.—A very extraordinary circumftance
this, and worthy to be noted !
We had the honour to dine this day with Lady Wentworth and her huf-
band ; Mr. Murray, Mr. Bridges an Englijh gentleman on his travels, and
Mr. Ducket fecretary to Mr. Murray, made up the reft of the company.
We had before been favoured with complimentary cards from Lord Bru-
denel fon of the earl of Cardigan, Mr. Conful Smith, MefTrs. Lyte, Frazier,
Udney, and Seignior Sehajiian Battagio. This laft gentleman is the fame per-
fon who was mentioned in my friend Mr. Doidg€ 9 s letter. He tendered his
beft fervices, and told me, that he had received a private letter of recom
mendation from Mr. Smith of Aleppo in favour of Mr. Dcidge and me, with
credit for whatever cafli we might Hand in need of. This was the more
H h h 2 kind