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Roficrucian, availed himfelf confiderably 
of the papers of Forman in compiling 
his own cloudy books, which, though 
little known in England,- attracted fo 
much notice abroad as ‘to be deemed 
worthy of an anfiver by the learned Peter 
Gaffandi. 
CYPRIAN LEOWICZ, 
A celebrated aftrologer, was a native 
of Bohemia, and rendered himtelf re- 
markable in ‘the fixteenth sea by his 
predictions. He foretold, that im 1565 
the emperor | Maximilign would affuredly 
becoine fovereign of all Europe, for the 
punifhment of the tyranny of the’ other 
princes: but the year before the time 
predi¢ted, the fultan Solyman IT. took 
Sigreth, the ftrongeft place in Hungary, 
in the fieht of the emperor and of the 
whole imperial army. 
Leowicz, however, was not abafhed 
by this difappointment, but announced 
with the greateft confidence that the 
world would be at an end in 1584. This 
prediction fpread “a general alarm, and 
fe frightened the people, that the churches 
and monafieries throughout Germany 
were thronged by fuperititious devotees 
The aftrologer died ten years before at 
La awingen. ‘The famous Tycho Brahe 
made a journey on purpofe to vifit him 
in 1569 ; for, notwithftaading his extra-- 
vagance. in aftrological matters, Leowicz 
was a man of feience, and publithed a 
judicious work on eclipies, and fome 
‘others on aftronomical fubjects. 
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JOURNAL of a@.voyaGE performed in the 
INDIAN SEAS, fo MADRAS, BENGAL, 
CHINA, 6¢., &c., im HIS MAJESTY’S 
SHIP CAROLINE, 77 the YEARS 1803-4-5, 
wnterfperfed with short DESCRIPTIVE 
SKETCHES of the PRESENT STATE of the 
principal SETTLEMENTS of the INDIA 
COMPANY. 
Communicated to the MONTHLY MAGAZINE 
by an OFFICER of that sui. 
HE inhabitants of the Andamans 
have no form or idea of govern- 
ment, of religion, or of focial order: 
indeed, they are fearcely a degree re- 
moved fi from the level of the brute cre- 
ation, having no -houfes nor other habi- 
tations than caverns or the hollows of 
trees, &c. 
When a fettlement was formerly at- 
tempted on the Great Andaman, the na- 
tives could not be prevailed upon to have 
any intercourfe with the Europeans, and 
our people were. therefore obliged to re- 
inquifh the fituation, bringing eff three 
2 Fournal of a Voyage in the Indian Seas. 
ftrange fail. 
[April 1, 
or four of the natives, one of whom is 
now on board of a man of war; and 
though he has been many, years from his 
native ifle, which he left young, yet he 
has learned very few words, and his ideas 
are as confined as his words. 
We this day,-while {teering between 
the Narcondam and Cocos iiles, per- 
ceived at ten o’clock in the forenoon a 
large fhip on our lee quar ter, evidently 
in chace of us, As it would have excited 
too much alarm to bear ws immediately 
after her, a rufe de guerre was tried, 
which completely facceeded to our withes. 
Molt of the fmall fails were taken in, 
the top-fails reefed, taking care at the 
fame time not to alter our “courfe, nor to 
appear as taking the lealt notice of the 
By this decoy the gain- 
ed fo far upon us at fun-fet, that we 
could clearly fee her hull off the deck, 
werking up with a ftrong prefs of fail. 
During the night we kept under very 
little canvas, frequently heaving up in 
the wind, fo as to make fcarcely any 
progrefs. 
Before the day dawned, men who were 
noted for good fight were ftationed at 
the matt-heads, with orders to keep a 
vigilant look-out. 
faw her ten minutes before fhe faw us, 
during whieh interval we were enabled 
to wear, and f{tand directly towards her, 
without her obferving our manceuvre : 
fhe confequently took us for fume. other 
veffel, a mitiake fhe could not correét, 
for the was completely under our can- 
non, and fell an eafy prey, without firing 
a gun! She was a large frigate-built 
privateer, of 30 guns, and 220 mea, a 
fhip that would very probably have done 
much mifchief to the trade of the coun- 
try. It was amufing to behold the coun- 
tenances of the French officers, who had 
been on board fince the capture of the 
other privateer, when they faw this fhip 
(their old confort) running into our jaws ; 
fometimes curfing the temerity of their 
countrymen, and at other times bewail- 
ing their infatuation !- 
Without any farther interruption we 
arrived at Kedgeree on the 15th of Fe- 
bruary 5 and here we remained till the 
8th of March, during which time the 
weather was as’cool as one would defire; 
the N.E. monfoon coming down clear 
and refrefhing from the country, and 
we had confequently no ficknefs on 
boerd. 
We now took leave of the Ganges for 
the lafi ume, and proceeded with a besa 
war 
By this means we’ 
rete. Tis 3S Rae 
