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Tray els into the Levant. Part II. 
Congo to Bahrem, and the Pearls that go from thence to Bajfora being but the fmal- 
ler : but this prefent year one thoufand fix hundred fixty live, they have begun to 
fettle a permanent Factory there. 
Being at Congo, I had thoughts of leaving the.Ship Hopeml^ and to./2ke the 
Sindj, opportunity of a Bark for the Sindy, which is the hither part of the I^es^ and the 
place where the River of Indus difcharges it felf into the Sea. I had two reafons 
to incline me to this \ the firft, that I might the more regularly make the Tour of 
the Indies, and befides I was willing to learn at a diHance news of fome Hollanders 
my enemies, who were at Surrat, before I came too near them. Since I had the fame 
deiign at Bajfora, where there were two good Baiks, each mounted with fix Brafs 
Guns, ready to fet Sail for the Sindy, I was refolved to have taken palTage in one 
of them, and for that end had fpoken to the Rets vvho was a îWrj^ of BaJJhra : 
but the War of the Bajha fupervening, he caufid thofe Barks to be unloaded of 
their Goods, and loaded with Corn tor theCaHlc of Camay where he defigned to 
maintain the brunt of the War , and bcfideshe made account, (in cafe helhould 
be overcome,) to put on Board thofe two Barks, the belt of his Goods, and make 
his efcape with them, not into Perfia, (where the laft time he had taken refuge 
there, they would have Arretted him,) but to the Indies. In the mean time, that 
unexpcded War broke all my Meafures, and left me none other to take for 
the famedefignj becaufe there was not a Ship at Biaf/îw bound for that Voyage > 
ard that a little before, hoping to have a palTage in one of thefc two Barks, I had 
let flip the occafion of a Galliot going to Congo, where (he expeded to take in 
mony, and then continue her Courfe to Sindy -, finding my felf fruftrate of my 
expe^ation, I vs»as obliged to take Shipping in the Hoftml^ that being come to 
In the beglti- Congo I might take the cccafion of a Bark for Sindy \ for every year in the beginning 
"'"f T^ecember feveral fmall Barks Sail from Congo to Sindy -, but we found none 
put out from but the Galliot which fet out from Baffora, there being no other to make the 
Congo for the Voyage this year. I made enquiry whether or not it was fafe to go in that 
Indies. Galliot, and was informed that no body would venture any thing on Board of 
her, for fear of the Zinganes, who are Indians Neighbouring upon the Sindy, that 
2/»^4««,R©b- robmoft part of the Barks that put in or out of it. The King of Mogul fends 
them Preîents every year, though they be his Subjeâs, to oblige them to leave 
off their Piracy h but being Rebel Subje<Ss, they take his Prefcnts, but ftill con- 
tinue their Robberies. 
The zingtnts Thcfe Zinganes have a pretty odd way of taking Prîtes j they keep with their 
way of Rob- Barks upon the Bar of the Siady, and when they fee any Merchant Bark coming, 
** they get to the Windward of him, and being come up pretty near before they lay 
him on Board, they throw into the Bark a great many Pots full of Lime reduced 
into a very fmall Powder i the Wind driving this duft agaioft the Men that are on 
Board, blinds them, and renders them unable to make defence. In the mean tkne, 
they Board and leap into the Bark, putting every living foul to the Sword, (for they 
have no other Arms but Swotds and Arrows :) and if any have a mind to fave 
their lives, there is no other way for it, but to jump into the Sea, and fo avoid 
their fury until they be wholely Mafters of the VelTel > for till then, they give no 
Quarter : but when they find themfelves fure of their Prize, they (hed no more 
blood, and make Prifoners of all that remain alive i to hinder whofe efcaping, they 
cut the great Tendon that is above the Heel in each Leg, which renders them for 
ever unable to run away -, and indeed, it is not poflible for a Man who has thefe 
Naves cut, to go. Then ihey carry them to their Habitations, and fet them to 
keep their Flocks, without any hopes whilft they live of being delivered from that 
Bondage which is worfe than death it felt Having informed my felf then, of 
that Galliot, I learnt that ftie was not only in danger of being taken by the 
Zinganes, but alfo that the Men who were on Board of her, and were all Banians, 
were refolved to make no Defence, but to let themfelves, (according to their 
Cuftotn,)bc taken like fomany Calves ; befides (hould thefe Men have been Friends 
of the Zinganes, I had reafon to fear that they might fell mc to thefe Pirats, or 
to the /Irabs of Mafcate : fo that finding my felf every way in danger of Ipfing 
my Liberty or Life, and not permitted to defend my felf i I refolved to continue 
in the Hopirvel, and to proceed to Surrat, laying afide all thoughts of the Gal- 
liot, which fet out from Congo, Tharfday the thirteenth of December, I have 
obfcrved thefe things, becaufe I think the knowledge of them may be ufeful 
to 
