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Page 691
... soon as we anchored we saw a canoe coming from the shore . She came alongside our ship with a Portuguese priest and some native Christians , who told us all we wanted to know . The black priest , called Father Laurence Covittotte , told ...
... soon as we anchored we saw a canoe coming from the shore . She came alongside our ship with a Portuguese priest and some native Christians , who told us all we wanted to know . The black priest , called Father Laurence Covittotte , told ...
Page 699
... soon recaptured all the maritime fortresses which had submitted to the young prince , except that in which he took shelter . The Taybe besieged this so vigorously that it soon surrendered unconditionally , and the young king was ...
... soon recaptured all the maritime fortresses which had submitted to the young prince , except that in which he took shelter . The Taybe besieged this so vigorously that it soon surrendered unconditionally , and the young king was ...
Page 843
... soon as possible . I found him in his divan , which was by the riverside at the custom - house on a point of land separating the two rivers , Tigris and Euphrates . At first he received me very coldly , being vexed that I had gone to ...
... soon as possible . I found him in his divan , which was by the riverside at the custom - house on a point of land separating the two rivers , Tigris and Euphrates . At first he received me very coldly , being vexed that I had gone to ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 661 |
VOYAGE FROM MADRAS TO BOMBAY | 677 |
JOURNEY FROM BOMBAY TO TARAPUR | 718 |
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