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panied by one servant. He first visited every
European country, in doing which he spent eight
years. He then embarked for America; was
two years in the northern part, and three more
in South America, travelling as a Spaniard,
which he was enabled to do, from the extreme
facility with which he spoke the language.
The delightful climate and luxuriance of Peru
enchanted him so much that he hired a farm,
and resided nearly a year on it. He next visited
the East: he passed successively through all the
territories in Africa to the South of the Mediter-
ranean, Egypt, Syria, etc., and all the dominions
of the Grand Seignior; passed twice through
Persia, once through the northern, and once
through the southern provinces; over India,
Hindostan, and part of Siam and Pegu; and
made several excursions to the boundaries of
China. On his return he stopped at the Cape
of Good Hope; penetrated far into Africa from
that quarter; and, on his return to the Cape,
took the opportunity of a ship sailing to Batavia,