18th, two hours before day, they departed, coafting along the fhore till noon, and then caft anchor in four fathoms, at Mugoro, a good port, fifty miles diftant, where there is both water and wood. The 19th, an hour before day, they departed with their oars, and at fun-rife, the wind changing, they failed along fhore 50 miles, to a place called Darboni, fubject to Mecca, in feven fathoms water. The 20th, being calm, they coafted it till noon, when a gale fpringing up, at fun-fet they came to an anchor in ten fathoms water, at a place called Yafuf, belonging to Mecca, 50 miles farther. The 21ft they went on along the coaft. At noon the wind fprang up, and at fun-rife, having made 60 miles, they anchored at Chofodan, a place dependant on Mecca, in 40 fathoms. The 22d, the bafha ordered fix galleys to go foremost, on account of the fand banks, which are fo thick, that there is fcarce any failing in the day-time. They came to a fhelf called Turach. The 23d they coafted it among the fhoals, through which only a fingle galley could pafs at a time, and caft anchor at a place called Salta, in four fathom water, having ran 50 miles. The 24th, failing along the coaft, at noon they anchored in a place called Ariadan, but the port Mazabraiti, a place inhabited by peasants, fubject to Mocha, in fix fathoms water. The 25th they failed along fhore; but at fun rife, the wind changing, drove them to fea till noon, and afterwards towards land; fo that they caft anchor betimes, and refted till the 27th. On the firft of April they landed at Joddah, and pitching their tents without the town, ftaid there four days; and the batha himfelf rode towards Mecca on a pilgrimage, ordering the fleet to proceed towards Suez. In coming into the port Contior Abehein, a galley funk, in endeavouring to double, the point. Here a carpenter called Mark, be longing to the Venetian galley, of Alexandria, ftaid and turned Mahometan. Thus they continued ranging the coaft till the 19th, when they care clofe in fhore, with out any thing materjal happening; for which reafon we shall not trouble the reader with the names of all the places they paffed by. We fhall only obferve, that on the 24th they proceeded with a pretty favourable wind; a half galley having left behind an anchor and three cables; and one galley ran a-fhore, but was not loft. On the 27th, failing weft north-weft, at noon, they were up with Tor; and continuing their courfe, two hours -after night, the wind turned against them; therefore they lay by till day break, when the Moorish captain fet fail again; and the other galleys weighing anchor, hoifted their forefails; after running 100 miles, they Came into hoal water, where they flaid five days in fix fathoms. The 3d of June the fleet left the bank, and holding on their courfe, caft anchor fome. times on the coaft of Abyffinia, (or rather of Egypt) fometimes on the other fide, and the 15th they arrived at Corondel. At this place the fleet took in water; and here are the baths of Mofes, as they called them.Here they ftaid two days. The 16th the fleet failed, and purfued its courfe for two days together; at the end of which, they arrived at Suez, whence they fet out, and on the 17th, began to draw the barks on thore. They began to haul their chief galley on land the fecond of July, next the bafha's half galley; and then the reft were arranged and drawn on fhore, in the order they arrived. The Chriftians were the porters, and those who worked the engines in unloading, cleared and unrigged the veffels: all the fatigue lay upon them till the 19th; when the lemin paid them all off. On the nineteenth of Auguft, the lemin, accompanied with feven boats, went to Tor to pay off the galleys which ftaid behind; he took with him the beft and ftrongeft Chriftians that were on the spot, in order to carry thofe galleys to Suez, which were in a manner difarmed; as well by reafon of the death of many, as the flight of others. At Tor all were paid off, and the Chriftians diftributed among the galleys The re mainder of the fleet arrived at Suez, the 20th of October, and were all drawn on fhore by the hands of the Chriftians; who wrought hard, both day and night.-The 26th, an end was made of hauling the galleys on land; and the cables, rigging, tackle, irons, planks, fmall cannon, and other materials were carried into the caftle. -This is the author's account of the voy age.. -The fate of the expedition againft Diu, will befeen at large in the following pages. From the mouth of the Red-fea to Suez, are 1800 miles; the coaft running northweft all the way. The breadth of this gulph is 200 miles, and in fome places more. It is full of banks, fhoals and shelves towards land, fo that there is no failing by night, except in the middle. tricately disposed, that a person cannot pofThe place is fo infibly difcover the proper channels, otherwife than by the eye, or direct the courfe to be taken, but by ftanding at the prow, and crying ftarboard, larboard; and for this reafon the return could not be described fo well as the fetting out. There are two forts of pilots for this fea; the first, thofe acquainted with the middle of the gulph, which is the courte of navigation outward; the other fort are for fhips returning from the ocean, and fail within the fhoals: these are commonly called Rubati, and are excellent fwimmers, fo that in many places, where they cannot caft anchor, by reafon of the - bad bad ground, they will fwim under water, and fix galleys within the fhoals; and often times even faften the prows under water according to the nature of the prows. On the 28th of November, 1539, the Chriftians of the galleys of Alexandria, left Suez, and the firft of December, arriving at Cairo, were lodged in the fame houfe where they were at firft. Each was allowed half a maiden a day, which is equivalent to twopence of Venice; fo that they fuffered great affliction and fatigue: for every time it happened that the cifterns were to be cleaned, hills made plain, gardens to be put in order, buildings raifed, or the like, all the labour fell upon the Chriftians.The 25th of March, 1540, many of thofe Chriftians went from Cairo with a guard of Turks, to a hill or mount two miles from the Nile. We have alfo obferved that the author of this voyage, was obliged to follow Solyman Bafha on his expedition, which ended with the fiege of Diu; before we proceed to a narration of that remarkable event, we fhall Tay a few words by way of digreffion, of the occafion of it, and of the character and behaviour of Solyman, which may not be improper for the information of the reader. A prefent fent by Badur, king of Cambaya, to Solyman the Magnificent, Emperor of the Turks, was delivered, together with the news of his death. The great va lue of this prefent demonftrated to that prince the vaft riches of India, and flirred up in him a defire of becoming mafter of it. He thought it might be in his power to expel the Portuguefe in the caft, and one of them, a renegado, then at Conftantinople, promoted the defign, by reprefenting it as ealy to be executed. The fultan ordered a fleet to be fitted, and gave the command to the eunuch Solyman Basha, governor of Cairo; this Solyman was a Greek Janiffary, born in the Morea, his age eighty years, of ftature fhort, his face ugly, and his belly fo big, he was more like a beaft than a man, and could not rife up without the help of four. His purfe purchased this command: offering the Turk to furnish the shipping at his own expence. The better to perform this, he put to death many rich men, in order to feize their efts; among others, he hanged prince David, king of Upper Egypt, after taking from him a great fum N T E. of money. The fleet was got ready by Ibrahim, a confiderable officer under him, and confifted of feventy fail, moftly large galleys, well flored with cannon, ammunition, and provifions. In them were embarked 7000 land foldiers, Turks and Mamalues, befides the feamen and flaves; many of which latter were taken out of the Venetian galleys, then seized at Alexandria, the peace made by Bajazet in the year 1503 being newly broken. Solyman having fet out, he caufed 400 foldiers to he put to the oars, and becaufe they complained, put to death 200. He thought to have taken the king of Jodda; but he, who well knew him, retired with the inhabitants. At Zibit, after receiving a rich prefent, he beheaded the king Nocada Hamet, with a hatchet. At Aden he pretended he had many fick men on board, and having obtained houses in the town from the king, to lodge them in, conveyed foldi ers in beds, counterfeiting fickness, on fhore. Thefe at a fign given from the fleet, feized the city; and the king coming on board the fleet, Solyman afked him how it came to pafs that he had neglected coming, (as it' was his duty) for three days. The king's answer having perhaps been freer than his ears were accustomed to, he caused him to be hanged at the yard-arm of his ship; as has been already related. About the beginning of September, the bafha arrived before Diu, having left fix fhips by the way. He was, by inftructions, to have vifited Goa firft; but, on farther thoughts, had changed that defign. When king Badur was killed upon the fea, with fome of his retinue, one Chojak Zaffar fwam to fhore, and was well receiv ed by the Portuguese, who put all others to the fword. He upon feveral occafions shewed himself fo grateful, that Nunno de Cunna much favoured and recommended him earnestly to Antonio de Silveyra. At laft, without any provocation, he filed from Diu to Mohammed, the new king of Cambaya, offering his fervice, and perfuading him to war upon the Portuguese; affirming it would be caly to drive them from that coaft, with the affiftance of the Turkish fleet, which he knew would foon be there. The king with this encouragement, formed a body of scoo horfe, and 10,000 foot at Champanel, the place of his refidence. The firft who appeared was Chojah Zaffar, with 3000 horie, and 4000 foot, which he maintained at his own charge, knowing it is fufpicious to advife dangerous enterprizes, and not have part in them. Antonio de Silveyra, having notice hereof, provided for a long and dangerous fiege.. Ghojah Zaffar made the first breach, falling upon the town of the Turks near Diu, where he did much harm. Francisco Pacheco defended himself 0 0 2 bravely bravely in a bulwark, with fourteen Portuguefe, till he was relieved by Antonio de Silveyra, and Zaffar obliged to draw off, being wounded in the arm. At the fame time appeared Alu Chan, the king of Cambaya's general, with all the army; who, in conjunction with Zaffar, fat down before the paffes; which posts, on their approach, Antonio de Siiveyra gave orders fhould be quitted by his officers, the better to maintain the city and fort. In the execution whereof they loft fome fhips and guns. By reafon of this lofs, and because there were many private enemies, who only waited an opportunity of fbewing their malice, Silveyra could not maintain the city. Some he hanged, and then retired to the fort; always taking the advice of his captains. Alu Chan and Chojah Zaffar prefently poffeffed themselves of the city and ifland, a bandoned by the Portuguefe, and began to play their hot vigorously. Lope de Soufa, who guarded the wood and water, whereof the fort ftood in need, had feveral rencounters, and flew many of the enemy, without lofing one man; but was himself much wounded. Antonio de Silveyra hearing of the approach of the Turkish fleet, immediately fent advice thereof to Nunno de Cunna; the answer was the diligence wherewith he prepared to relieve him in perfon. Michael Vaz, a refolute man, fent by Silveyra to reconnoitre, faw the en-mies fleet, and the better to view it, came up fo near, that their fhot reached his vellel: how ever he got off, and carried the news to the governor at Goa. The fleet came to an anchor in the harbour, and was now formidable not only to thofe few Portuguefe, but even to the Moors who had expected it. Next day Solyman landed 600 janiffaries, well accoutred, and armed with bows and mufquets, to terrify the beholders. They entered the city, and there acted all the infolences used by foldiers. Then drawing near the fort, they killed fix Portuguese, but 300 of their mufqueteers advancing, killed fifty of them, and forced the rest to retire. A ftorm obliged Solyman to remove to Madrefavat, a fafe harbour, five leagues from Diu. There he continued twenty days, in which time Silveyra improved the fortifications, planted his artillery, and affigned every man his poft. The fame was done by the Turks, affifted by Chojah Zaffar. Some of their cannon played upon a balwark; to burn which, they built a wooden caftle on a great bark, filled with combustible matter: but Francifco de Gouyea, who had the command by fea, went out by night, and with great difficuity got to. and burnt it. At this time came fome relief fent by Nunuo de Cunna: yet the greatest comfort they brought was the s of his coming after in perion. Solyman returned from Madrefavat, and fired his cannon upon the bulwark where De Gouvea, commanded; from whence, and from St. Thomas's tower, he was fo well answered, that one of his galleys funk with_moft of his men. The greatest harm the Portuguese received was from their own cannon, which burst and slew some : for the enemy only killed two brothers, whose mother (named Barbara) took them in her arms and carried off the bodies without theding a tear. Zaffar now furiously battered the bulwark commanded by Pacheco, which he rendered not tenable, 700 janiffaries affaulted it, and fet up their colours, but fome of the fcattered Portuguese advancing, fell ́ on, diflodged them, and killed 155. The difpute lafted all day, and the enemy drew off with thame; for the weight of this action lay upon two refolute gentlemen.-Next day Pacheco in defpair, furrendered. The enemy entered the bulwark, caft down the Chriftians colours, and fet up the Turkish. Juan Perez, a man in years, enraged hereat threw down the Turkish, and again reared the Chriftian enfigns. But the enemy preffing, he and five Portuguese more, who joined him, were all killed upon the fpot, and their bodies caft into the fea, which laid them at the gate of the fort, where they were honourably buried. Pacheco, and those with him, had articled for life and liberty; yet the latter was not performed at all by Solyman, and the firft but for a while. However he gave them Turkish vefs; and fent one of them to fummon Silveyra to fur render, who made a jeft of the propofal. Enraged at this contempt, Solyman prepared to batter the fort, and planted his ar tillery in feveral places, under the direction of Zaffar. Among the cannon (about 130 in all guarded by 2000 Turks) were nine pieces of enormous fize, carrying a ball above ninety pounds weight: besides several other fizes. On Monday, the 4th of October, the battery began, and continued violently twenty days, doing great harm to the fort; from whence little damage could be done; nor were the besieged well able to repair the moft dangerous breaches, notwithflanding all art and diligence was employed. The fixth day after they began to batter, the Turks perceiving Gafper de Soufa's bulwark much damaged, thought to carry it ; but many of them were killed in the attempt, with the lofs of two Portuguefe. Every day there was an action, Gonfalo Falcam had his head fhot off, Juan Fonseca being wounded in the right arm held his lance with the left, as if he had received no hurt; Juan de Gallego, a youth of nineteen, of a little body but great heart, purfued a Moor into the fea, till lofing ground, he was like to drown; which the Moor perceiving laid hold 1 The hold on him to kill him; but he recovering the meridian of the baronet's life, he had himself, without lofing gun or fword, flew ftill fome faint fparks of youthful ardour rehis adverfary, and came out all bloody; maining; the appearance of Nannette roused walking leifurely towards the fort, while the ftupor of his dormant paffions; he deterfhowers of bullets flew about him. Many mined to watch the fair one to her place of other fingular acts of valour were perform- abode. Lady Cleveland having company, the ed at this fiege.-But by this time many drefs was left, after being ordered to attend brave gentlemen had been killed in the fort; her Ladyfhip the following day at one. powder grew fhort, the provifions fcarcer: baronet having watched Nannette to Mathe relief of the viceroy Don Garcia de No- dame de Thue's-"Very lucky, faith," cries rona, now arrived in India, moved flow. Sir James; "my wife's milliner a FrenchThe neighbouring forts fent no aid; and all woman, and for a golden douceur, of began to be in confufion; which was increaf- weighty confideration, (the only prevailing ed by a fickness (caufed by the bad water) argument) her confcience would aid her in that hindered moft from fwallowing the lit- carrying on an intrigue; but I must away tle provifion they had, fwelling the gums, to business, it is of too much moment to be and loofening the teeth, fo that they fell out. loft thre' indolence or trifling talk.". -The Portuguese fought and fuffered, as if the greateft mifery could not overcome them. (To be continued.) The baronet haftened home, refolving in his mind an hundred different projects, by way of prologue to the farce. The firft fcene clofed with a difappointment, being too impatient to wait till the following day, fearing a more youthful or richer rival might ftep in between him and his chance. He immediately after dinner repaired to the milliner's; fome ruffles were shewn him, but no Nannette could he difcern. He made an excufe for troubling them, faying, he could not fee them fo perfectly by candlelight; that he would call the following day at noon. The reafon. of Nannette's abfence was, it happened to be the identical evening that she treated Eliza to the play. ROM this period the two females became inviolable friends; and, ftrange to tell, (yet with truth I affert it) haftily as it was formed, and warmly as it was cemented, the grave it was that put a period to its farther exiftence; death it was diffolved its bonds: never term it a paradox, when you hear it declared, that female friendship is poffeffed of stability. Nannette's new con- They were attended by a young man, a nection gave rife to fresh difguft; it was the relation of Eliza's. They fat in the pit; foundation of an open breach, void of man- the house was remarkably crouded. Whereners on the one fide, whilft it received from ever the Nouriffon appeared, fhe was fure the other, in turn, the most pointed con- to catch the eyes of all. A young gentletempt. Nannette's taking Eliza to the play, man, who was unable to get a feat in the occafioned fo violent a rupture, that Madame boxes, by accident strayed into the pit; he, de Thue's aid was obliged to be called in to like the reft of the multitude, faw and admirquell the turbulence of the infurgents, and a ed. At first fight his heart felt the force of temporary cellation of hoftilities took place. Nannette's powerful attraction; his eye -The winter feafon fast approaching, bufi- caught the magic of her's; he found much nefs flocked in rapidly. Amongst a number difficulty in obtaining a place near her, but of customers who honoured Madame de he found himself amply recompenfed for the Thue with their commands, Lady Cleveland difficulties he encountered, in the completion (the mother of the deceafed Madame Pier- of the arduous tafk; his perfeverance was mont) was by no means the leaft to be dif- crowned with fuccefs. The ftranger was tinguished. Her Ladyship, though in years, delighted with the behaviour of Nannette; was very gay, confequently her dresses were her manner was free, but blended with the elegant, her orders large and frequent. It greatest delicacy. When the play was over, being the immediate province of the junior they retired. The gentleman being in to go home with things when finished, waiting, he planted people to watch NanNannette was accordingly deputed to wait on nette home; but the audience being fo nuLady Cleveland with her fuit for the enfuing merous, the fpies loft their feent. When birth-day. As Nannette, attended by a they returned to their informer, to give him girl who carried the boxes, were walking up an account of the ill fuccefs of their scheme, a ftupendous flight of marble flops to the he fell into a violent pallion; he difmiffed houfe, Sir James Cleveland met them as he them in high anger.. Her form was fo firmwas coming out. The youth and beauty fly imprinted on his imagination, he could the fair milliner ftruck him forcibly. Sir James, in his youth, had been very amorous; and though many moons had rolled on fince not relt. He arofe at break of day, after enjoying a night of vexatious troubles; he was determined to find out the Nouriffon; how Remembrance, wak'd with all her bufy train, (to pain. Swell'd in her breaft, and turn'd the past my land, in a paroxyfm of affliction; " fenfibility in fuccouring the infant; neither how to fet about it was the queftion.-Sir The well-known hand of a beloved James, much mortified at his disappoint- daughter, caused fighs to heave, and tearn ment the preceding evening determined to to flow. go in fearch of the milliner the following morning. He arrived at Madame de Thue's between twelve and one, but unfortunately Nannette was gone to wait on Lady Cleve-. land, as appointed. The ruffles were again tumbled over, but all would not do. Sir James was too much ruffled already; he could not conceal his chagrin. The milliners puzzled themfelves in endeavouring to define the caufe. The baronet had infenfibly funk into a reverie; he was roufed by Madame de Thue's inquiring if Nannette was not returned from Lady Cleveland's, won dering what could occafion her long delay. Thefe words fold the ruffles; Sir James paid the price with the greated alacrity, hurrying out of the fhop with the utmost impatience. Str James made the beft ufe of his legs poffible, till he arrived within fight of his own refidence. He waited a long time for the milliner's coming out; at laft his patience growing weary, he wrapped at his own door, thinking the milliner had gone fome other way home, for he never imagined his lady could have detained her fo long. He inquired if lady Cleveland had any compa ny; he was anfwered only her milliner. There was that je we feais quoi centered in Nannette that ftruck every one, and prepoffeffed them in her favour. On her being firft ufhered into the dreffing room of Lady Cleveland, Nannette felt uncommon fenfations: Lady Cleveland was Madame Piermont's mother, whom the for a long period imagined to be her's. Lady Cleveland, on entering, did not perceive Nannette, who courtefied at her approach. The humility of the milliner interested the lady; queftions were afked, anfwers were given that charmed, though they furprifed; Lady Cleveland was aftonished. Nannette executed her embaffy with credit; fhe returned to Madame de Thue's without a fault, the firft time the circumftance ever happened, for Lady Cleveland was fantastical in dress to a degree. The baronet, in the evening, went to make another purchase; Nannette waited on him; his former difappointments were now repaid, During his stay he whispered foft things into the ear of Nannette, but the artless girl understood them not. Weeks paffed on, the baronet frequently making purchases. Lady Cleveland was pleafed with the milliner; converfation, partly difcioles fecrets. Words were dropped that raifed Lady Cleveland's curiofity; the requefted Nannette to write her a faithful account of the principal events of her life- a request that the Nouriffon complied with, by, fending her late daughter's narrative, The fenfations of Lady Cleveland can be Letter conceived than defcribed. till death. She confulted her on the way of Lady Cleveland promifed to be her friend life the intended purfuing, as fhe was fhortly to be her own miftrefs.-She likewise hinted a wifh to know if he had formed any romantic idea of a lover-she begged her to be ingenuous, to remember the ftudied her welfare, and expected her to repofe in her breaft unlimited confidence. you hesitate; you, who have such innumerable "Nannette, charms to captivate, muft undoubtedly have heard fome enamoured youth plead the caufe of love, and rehearse fufceptibility's foft tale " Nannette blushed, and hanging down her head declared in the negative. Lady Cleveland's interrogatories difconcerted the milliner; her answer became myfterious. Lady Cleveland began to fufpect her veracity, and felt herfelf chagrined at Ninnette's coynefs; her opinion had taken deep root, the determined to have it confirmed. With this view he went to Madame de Thue's, one day when he knew that Nannette was waiting after her at her own house by appointment. Lady Cleveland began complimenting the milliner, on having fuch an apprentice as Le Nouriffon, as if by accident she introduced the lubject of the ill effects frequently occurring of girls form |