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Page 762
... BASRA The bad treatment and the insult , which he had inflicted on the Englishman , might have passed with the Turks as an escapade ; but the killing of a Turkish porter was quite another thing . As there was no means of hiding or ...
... BASRA The bad treatment and the insult , which he had inflicted on the Englishman , might have passed with the Turks as an escapade ; but the killing of a Turkish porter was quite another thing . As there was no means of hiding or ...
Page 837
... Basra , he said that he would not allow me to go there in any other ship but his own . He also told me that , if I was tired and wanted to rest some days at Bandar Rig , he would delay his departure for as long as I wished . As my ...
... Basra , he said that he would not allow me to go there in any other ship but his own . He also told me that , if I was tired and wanted to rest some days at Bandar Rig , he would delay his departure for as long as I wished . As my ...
Page 842
... Basra roadstead , aided by a light wind and by the tide , which took us half - way to Qurna that day . We stayed the night near the mosque of an Arab sheikh , which was on the banks of the river about six leagues above Basra to the west ...
... Basra roadstead , aided by a light wind and by the tide , which took us half - way to Qurna that day . We stayed the night near the mosque of an Arab sheikh , which was on the banks of the river about six leagues above Basra to the west ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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