History of the Parsis : including their manners, customs, religion and present position : with coloured and other illustrations : in two volumes

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a good deal shaken. Thank God! there being no rock, but only sand, the vessel was not injured. We asked the captain to let us go ashore, but he said the admiral’s orders were not to permit any one to land. We passed the night im a very sad mood. When we were captured at Ceylon we asked the French captain to allow us to go on shore, but he gave us hopes that he would permit us to land at the Mauritius and return the passengers their goods and articles. The following day the admiral himself came on board, when we entreated him to restore us our goods. That high functionary informed us that our personal luggage and provisions, but not the goods of trade, would be given back to us. The captain thereupon directed us to bring up our things, which we did. He searched our kit, and he seized two pieces of agabana (a kind of thin striped mull-mull), bags of rice, and a case of liquor, belonging to me, but allowed me to keep a small trunk with my wearing apparel. I asked for a bag of rice, but it was refused. My things were all put into a boat, and we were sent on shore. Here we met Captain Grant, before whom we all cried for our sufferings and privations. He consoled and comforted us. We thanked God for having freed us from the hands of the French. There was an Englishman with us named Mr. Turner. He had on board an American boat 3,000 dollars on account of the Honourable East India Company. The officers