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knew his mailer would complain, and loudly too, and would 

 be heard both at Cairo and Jidda. The Vizir took his refo- 

 lution in a moment like a man. He nailed up the baggage, 

 ordered his horfe to be brought, and attended by a num- 

 ber of naked blackguards (whom they call foldiers) he came 

 down to the Bengal houfe, on which the whole fadory took 

 alarm. 



About twenty-fix years before, the Englifli traders from 

 India to Jidda, fourteen in number, were all murdered, fit- 

 ting at dinner, by a mutiny of thefe wild people. The houfe 

 has, ever fince, lain in ruins, having been pulled down and 

 forbidden to be rebuilt. 



Great inquiry was made after the Englifli noblemany 

 whom nobody had feen; but it was faid that one of his 

 fervants was there in the Bengal houfe ; I was fitting drink- 

 ing coffee on the mat, when the Vizir's horfe came, and 

 the whole court was filled. One of the clerks of the cuf- 

 tom-houfe afked me where my matter was ? I faid, " In. 

 heaven." The Emir Bahar's fervant new brought forward 

 the Vizir to me, who had not difmounted himfclf. He re- 

 peated the lame queflion^ where my mailer was ? — I told 

 him, I did not know the purport of his queflion, that I was 

 the perfon to whom the baggage belonged, which he had. 

 taken to the cuftom-houfe, and that it was in my favour the 

 Grand Signior and Bey. had written. He feemed very much 

 furprifed, and afked me how I could appear in fuch a drefs? 

 -*-" You cannot aik that ferioufly, faid I ; I believe no pru- 

 dent man would drefs better, confide ring the voyage I 

 iUve made.. But, befides, you did not leave it in my power, 



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