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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42799	A relation of an unfortunate voyage to the kingdome of Bengala describing the deplorable condition and dismal accidents attending those therein concerned, how that after the loss of their ship they were forced to abide in a desart and barren island, to eat leaves, toads, serpents, &c. and reduced to that extremity as to digg open graves and to feed on human bodies : as also, the manner of deliverance out of that place, and what befel them afterwards in the service of the great mogol : together with choice observations touching that monarch's government, laws, customs, and armies, and especially his late war against the kings of Azo and Assam, with several other remarkable particulars / by Mr. Glanius.	Glanius, W.	1682 (1682)	Wing G794; ESTC R40890	57,133	196

observed condemned to suffer the most grievous punishment Those that had still some Life remaining in them were tyed to Stakes where the Soldiers put an end to their Lives with their Arrows Thus perished this numerous and mighty Army of which very few escaped to carry the news of the loss of the rest The Admiral having disguised himself was notwithstanding taken Prisoner and released at the intercession of some of the General 's principal Officers As to the booty 't was not considerable consisting only in Powder Lead and some pieces of Cannon It was discoursed that the fault of this Admiral was the less excusable inasmuch as he had neglected the orders of his Prince who commanded him to go with six hundred Sail to expect us above the City of Goaëti Which was a very advantagious post as well to hinder us from taking in any Provision as to block us up in the Countrey but he chose rather to be guided by his own fancy imagining the shouts of his Fleet would dismay us The three hundred Vessels that escaped unhappily cast Anchor at about a quarter of a Leagues distance from the General who advanced up the Countrey with all possible expedition As soon as he knew where they were he brought two or three hundred pieces of Cannon and planted 'em against them and sunk the greatest part of them the rest past over to the other side of the River where our Vessels pursued them with success Some of 'em wheeled about thro by ways where the Moors found and slew them The Enemy's Fleet being thus routed we passed by the Foot of a steep Rock where was built a Fortress of difficult access Yet was it abandoned but 't was to draw us farther into the Countrey From thence we came to the City of Gueragan whence the King fled and our Admiral cast Anchor before the City of Lokwa situated about six Leagues from thence Some time after the General Commanded the chief of the Fleet to send him Money and Provisions for the Army Whereupon our Commanders sent him six Boats two laden with Gold and four with Silver but the six Boats unfortunately fell into the Enemy's hand who in the heat of the surprisal slew the greatest part of the Men. They reserved some Christians for their pleasure under whose Arms they fastned several wisps of Straw stuft with Powder and when these wisps were consumed they fastned others in like manner in their places till such time as they expired The pleasure of these Barbarians was to hear the screeks of these poor wretches who the louder they cryed the more they rejoyced these cruel Monsters Those that escaped into the Woods came at Night to the Army which was in great distress the Water being already so high that 't was impossible to return back The Army lay Encamped in a place full of fruitful Trees and sowed with excellent Rice The Mountains yield Pepper Agra-wood Sanders and Simples that are sold for their weight in Gold As to this mettal 't is not scarce Elephants are so common that the country as fruitful as 't is is not sufficient to feed them therefore they are always lean We chose in this pleasant Countrey a proper place to Intrench our selves and cut down to prevent surprisals all the Trees round about us We sent out scouts every day to observe the Enemy's motions Those that fell into the hands of our party were cruelly scourged and then had their Heads cut off which were hung up in Baskets upon the boughs of Trees When they were too numerous to be all made Prisoners they cut off the Heads of the greatest part and hung about the Necks of every one of the rest two of these Heads which they were made to carry into the Camp where they were cruelly whipt and when 't was judged they were near expiring they had likewise their Heads severed from their Bodies which were hanged like the rest in Panniers upon the boughs of Trees Some had stakes drove through them alive Others had four double hooks thrust down their Bellies which tore their Bowels and in this condition were carried to the places the Enemy frequented to the end the horrour of the Torment they endured might move them to forsake the weakest side If these punishments were cruel those of the Enemy were no less for they made their Prisoners languish so long in their Torments as would have moved the most obdurate to pity Having made 'em expire by their cruel usage they fastned them standing bolt upright to stakes upon flat-bottom Boats and sent them thus down the River either towards the Army or the Fleet where they became such a sad spectacle that they could not be beheld without dread and horrour As to those that rendred themselves they were received with great expressions of kindness There came likewise to our Camp Ambassadours from the King of the Antropophages or Man-eaters offering the assistance of his Army against the King of Assam's Subjects but the small sincerity of these people being known their offers were not accepted yet were they sent away with assurances of the great Mogol's Friendship provided they assisted not his Enemies These people had fierce looks a rough carriage and the Mine of persons that eat others alive In effect they fed on Human Flesh scrupling to Interr their Dead whom they design'd for a better use Those that are sick amongst them and in a languishing condition are knockt on the Head and eaten and this is all the charity they have one for another They possess all things in Common carrying what they steal from strangers to the Common Heap where they have all an equal portion When we told them their way of living was contrary to the rest of Mankind it being unnatural to eat their fellow Creatures they replyed Opinion and Custom made all these things either good or bad and that a Man cannot do ill in following those he found established There were in our Army certain Soldiers whose Maxim was Never to give back and to dye rather than abandon the Post assigned them Those that dye thus are sure of Salvation whereas those that behaved themselves cowardly and were slain were certainly Damned This opinion renders 'em valiant which is not such a Barbarous one as we are apt to imagine seeing many in the most civilized Nations have asserted it extreamly meritorious to dye for one's Country The General had honoured us with a high Character of our Valour so that the only report of our name stood him in as much stead as an Army Those on the Enemy's side who fled over to us had such a great esteem for us that they made room for us wheresoever we went The Moors shewed us the same respect but those dreadless fellows I now mention'd kept their gravity with us claiming precedency in all rencounters which for quietness sake we granted them Next after the Dutch certain Armenian Horse-men were in greatest esteem as well for that they

to those of our own Nation He granted us the full enjoyment of all the booty we could take from the Enemy and fifty Roupies for every Head we brought him and an hundred for each Prisoner In fine he told the Master of our Ship he would send him to the Factory to inform them of the loss of their Vessel and that he might take our Chirurgion with him and our three Boys which were too young to serve in the Army In the mean time the Arak made us so bold that we had like to fall'n together by the Ears for Oranges which were given us because all had not a like share without considering we were in the General 's Tent. He winkt at our rudeness and commanded his Chirurgion to carry us to his Tent and drink there more moderately The next Morning the General sent us three hundred Roupies and assign'd us certain Vessels called Gourapes one of which carried fourteen Guns and about fifty or sixty Men. Each Gourape was attended by four Kosses which are Boats with Oars to tow great Vessels There were also several great Flat-bottom Boats that carried no Mast yet were well furnished with Guns The greatest part of the Officers were Portugaises and the General had so good an opinion of the Christians that if a Moor could speak but a little of that Language he commonly preferred him to some considerable Office There were several other Vessels laden only with Provision and War-like Ammunition We saw likewise several Barges set forth with Streamers wherein were the Wives of Persons of Quality that followed the Army The General had five hundred for his share These Women were kept by Eunuchs made so in their tender years who were in great credit with their Masters As soon as we were ordered to march we sought the Vessel assign'd us but I had the unhappiness to lose my self in that vast multitude of people together with one of my Companions and were eight days before we could know where to betake our selves This small mishap gave me the opportunity of an exact observation of the Army which consisted of near three hundred thousand Horse and five hundred thousand Foot The General rode in the midst of the Cavalry and before him marched several Trumpeters and Kettle-Drummers mounted on Elephants He was followed by twenty of these Animals each of them carrying two small pieces of Cannon two Gunners with as many chargers After these came three or four thousand Moscovites all extraordinarily well mounted Several thousands of Cammels laden with the Baggage were followed by all sorts of Merchants Artisans Curtisans some mounted on Cammels others on Horses 'T was told us that this great Body stood the Mogol in every day above five Millions the greatest part of which were paid by the Curtisans and Merchants that followed the Army Which is no hard matter to believe because I knew in that Countrey the Cities were destitute of all Trade in time of War and therefore the Inhabitants were forced to follow the Army by which means it abounded with all necessaries except strong drinks the use of which was only permitted to the Christians because the Moors in drinking never so small a quantity became cruel and bloody minded After a long march we entred into Kosbia a Country lying between the Kingdoms of Bengala and Azo of which the General easily became Master The King of Azo imagined the Walls of his Capital City were proof against our Cannon and believed himself secure but soon found the contrary for we took his City by assault and made him Prisoner He had an Iron Collar fastned about his Neck whence hung two great Chains which were fixt also to his Legs and in this manner was served by four Pages A while after the King was taken Prisoner the General was shewed several Caves made into rocks wherein was hid his Treasure the rest became the Souldiers booty and we thought all to enrich our selves but were mistaken for besides that these people wear no other Cloathing than a piece of Linnen which reaches from their Waste down to their Knees they had so well hid every thing of value that we could find nothing but a Pot of Rice and a Box full of Tow and some Leaves which they chew continually to cleanse their mouths We were troubled to find our expectations thus frustrated especially considering the smallness of our Wages which were not sufficient to maintain us being no more than ten Crowns a Month and Provision was very dear The reason why we had no more was because we served by constraint whereas the English and Portugaises that went voluntiers received monthly twenty five Crowns a Man Some days after the General required our two Carpenters assistance in the building him a stately Vessel from a model he shewed them Which finished he promised 'em their liberty They accepted the proposal and were sent to Decka where they finished their undertaking to the General 's content who kept his word with them It was demanded of us at the same time whether either of us was willing to accept the Government of the Castle of Agra and for our encouragement there were several advantagious offers made us but they could not prevail with us especially considering we were to live amongst Moors and that such an employ perhaps would so fix us in that Countrey that we should never get out of it The General being a Man of dispatch immediately after the overthrow of the King of Azo hastened towards the Countrys belonging to the King of Assam who was one of the Mogols chiefest Enemies 'T was said that this King having notice of his march derided his discretion wondering that with eight hundred thousand Men only he should undertake that which two Millions of Men could not atchieve In effect it seemed to be a rash Enterprize and that the Example of so prodigious an Army which lately perished in the same Parts where we went should have deterred our General But so far was he from being discouraged by this consideration that the greatness of the danger served only to heighten his courage and lest the Flood which every six Months overflowed the greatest part of this Kingdom should hinder his project he advanced with great expedition and arrived before that time at the place he intended As soon as we were in the Enemies Countrey a general consternation seized upon them and the fame of Nabab's Fortune caused infinite numbers of the Enemy's Subjects to come over to his side as the surest In the mean time the English and we having observed all the signs of an approaching tempest carefully viewed and repaired our Vessels but all our pre-cautions could not hinder its sinking For not being Ballasted the Currents overturned it and that which hastened our loss was the Sottish and Extravagant curiosity of a Marriner that had the management of it This Man to try experiments would needs have all the Sails hoisted up which was no sooner done but our Vessel sunk

were Christians as that they continually kept good Horses and observed good order Our Reputation thus up the Admiral judged us the most fitting persons to take charge of the Artillery For which purpose he made us very advantagious proffers but we liked neither the Country nor Manners of its People and therefore intreated him to pitch upon some others to whom this employ would be more agreeable than to us who were not so well versed in the Tongue as to make our selves obeyed which reason satisfied him Every New Moon is a Festival with the Moors which day begins with the discharge of all the great Guns after which the Soldiers are paid and this payment consists of fifty Roupies or 25 Crowns for every Horse-man some have a hundred paid them others thirty twenty and others again only ten The Foot Soldiers pay is but small being not above five or six Roupies a Month. As to the Slaves who work almost both day and night they have scarcely any thing or that which is given them is so inconsiderable that the greatest part of them dye with hunger These Slaves are Indians who eat nothing endued with lise and their superstition is such that how great soever their hunger may be they choose rather to dye than to eat either Fish or Flesh Their Food consists chiefly of Rice and when they are destitute of it which happens not seldom they dye willingly not doubting but this kind of death procures them Eternal Life These poor Wretches Discourses were continually concerning the contempt of abundance and the excellency of want They could not comprehend how those that live in plenty in this World can be happy in the next and in this imagination take their misery for a mark of their Election The Inhabitants of the Country of Assam are another sort of superstitious people who worship a Cow and consequently never kill any of that kind Their Temples are full of the Images of these Creatures the greatest part made of Gold and Silver and some few of Brass About three Leagues distance from the place where our Vessel lay stood a Temple which we pillaged and carried away one of these Golden Cows which was divided amongst us It was no small grief to these poor Pagans to see their Divinity thus taken from them and yet they sold us Cows at a cheap rate for we did not pay above two shillings for the best What sottishness said I within my self are these people guilty of to sell their Gods 't is true we were forced to promise we would not kill 'em but they knew the contrary and when we blamed their silly humour they demanded of us whether the Christians had none and whether their actions answer'd the Religion they professed Our Vessel lying at a great distance from the Army we knew but one part of what hapned there and although we understood they were in ill circumstances yet we could never have believed there dyed so many thousands of Men had not the River brought them to us The Water became so infected by the prodigious quantity of dead Bodies thrown therein that several persons perished by that means wherefore at length we boyled the Water before we used it After three Months stay the Water having been continually at that height that 't was impossible to come out of our Trenches the Enemy believed we were starved and consequently that we might be easily defeated In truth hunger pressed us very sorely and the greatest part of the Army were forced to kill the Camels and Elephants for their sustenance The Enemy then coming down almost certain of the Victory our General commanded to let them draw near as if the whole Army had been dead and in the mean time made the Horse to fetch a round to hem them in his stratagem took effect for as soon as they began to attack us they were charged by our Horse and wholly defeated leaving near twenty thousand dead in the place There were not above ten Men wounded on our side and since this skirmish the Waters fell insensibly so that we had order to be ready to give battel Whilst we were preparing our General caused several Waggons to be laden with provision and sent them to the King of Assam charging his Messengers to tell him he sent him this present for his supply in case he wanted it For as for his own part he had more than he needed for his Armys subsistance this six Months Our General 's drift was to Allarm the King of Assam who design'd at that time to retire to the Mountains having lost all hope of being able to resist This Prince understood the General 's design and saw well this was a kind of Summons to render himself at discretion but he knew too well his Enemy to expect any favour from him and therefore chose rather to send him word that he loved himself too well to entrust his person with any one but was willing to yield to any reasonable terms This answer discovered the Enemy's weakness and the General who was enraged that he had insulted over him within his Trenches resolved to make him repent it He told his chief Officers then his resolutions to give Battel which they all readily agreed to Amongst others there was one that spake thus My Lord says he to the General when we came into these parts first we had four Armies all in good order and disposition whereas now we have not one that deserves that name The greatest part of the Soldiers of these four Armies being either dead or in a sick and languishing condition Why then do we not immediately march up to the Enemy Shall we tarry till all our forces are spent And will it not be more glorious for our Monarch and honourable for such a Captain as you to go and insult over the Enemy than to lye languishing here where a longer stay cannot but be most shameful The freedom with which this person spake had a good effect for the General resolved to follow his advice in case the King of Assam refused to accept of the following conditions To wit that this Prince should give the General half of his Kingdom and the youngest of his Daughters for his Concubine two thousand Elephants some Millions of ready Money and his richest Vessels full of excellent roots with which that Countrey abounded and which are of inestimable value Although the General 's Army was in very great distress yet his Enemy accepted these conditions and this unexpected Peace came very seasonably for 't is certain that never any Army was in a worse condition As soon as the Waters were sufficiently fall'n we hastned to pack up our Baggage being glad to leave this wretched post for 't is certain we were so tired that had the Enemy set upon us we could scarce been able to make resistance As for riches we wanted them not having found good store in Graves It being this peoples custom to Interr with their Dead their