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Containing
An account of his travels in
Germany, Russia, Tartary, Turkey, The West Indies, etc.
Note: You should
note that this publication is written in the old style where the letter,
lower case "s", is written as an "f". It doesn't take long to get used to
this so hopefully you'll enjoy this publication.
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Contents
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Book
1
The author's descent. - His grandfather's going into the Prussian
service. - John Bruce's marriage and descendants, and the author's
birth, etc. - His entering into the Prussian service. - Lines on the
battle of Ramillies. - A remarkable story of the author's landlady. -
His first campaign. - His second campaign. - Defeat of the French. -
Siege of Lisle. - A remarkable accident to prince Eugene. - Captain
Dubois. - A sad accident to the enemy's cavalry. - Bon mot of the duke
of Marlborough. - Siege of Ghent. - Third campaign. - Siege of Tournay.
- Battle of Malplaquet. - Story of a Swiss recruit. - Siege of Mons. -
Fourth campaign. - Siege of Doway. - Siege of Bethune. - A sad
misfortune to six Scotch officers. - Sieges of Aire and St. Venant. -
Terrible story of the Jesuits at Tournay.
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Book 2
He goes into the Russian service, a captain. - Overtakes general Bruce
at Pruss-Holland. - A curious story of a man at Elbing. - They arrive at
Jaweross, where the Czar is privately married. - General Bruce's rank
and honours. - Account of the Russian army. - Their numbers and
cloathing. - Expedition against the Turks. - Council of war at the
Neister. Prince Constanure joins them without any troops. - A swarm of
locusts. - The Turks appear. - The Russians form on the river Pruth. -
Engage the Turks three days. - The czarina saves the whole army and
prince Canamire. - The king of Sweden upbraids the grand vizier. - The
Russians return. - Colonel Pitt's lady and daughter carried off by the
Tartars. - The grand seignior approves the treaty. - Captain Bruce sent
express to Constantinople. - Description of that city. - Its mosques. -
Accommodations for strangers. - Strength. - The seraglio. - Scutari, a
fine view. - The port and harbour. - Suburbs. - Arsenal. - Air and
climate. - The Turks contrasted. - Domestic Accommodations. - Internal
government of the country. - Religion. - Worship. - The plague. - Their
games. - Diet. - Rest. - Exercise of their youth. - Dress of their
ladies. - Ointment of Pilo. - Their predominint interest. - Matrimonial
privilege. - Concubine marriage. - Policy of their religion. -
Severities on the amorous stranger. - Their laws of debt. - In criminal
cases. - Their punishments. - The channel of the captain's information.
- New difficulties to the Treaty at the Pruth. - Change of ministry. - A
fresh treaty. - Fresh interruption to the peace. - Against which the
czar remonstrates. - Ministry again changed. - The Russian ambassador,
etc. sent to the Seven Towers. - Mighty preparations for war, which end
against the king of Sweden at Bender. - Reflexions.
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Book 3
Marriage of the czarowitz. - The czar's celebration of his old wedding.
- General Baur's discovery of himself to his friends and brother
officers. - The empress Catherine's descent and rise. - Prince
Menzikof's rise, and the czar's narrow escape from poison. - Expedition
against the Swedes. - Description of the city of Moscow. - An ambassador
from Persia; a great fire in Moscow. - A young physician burnt by the
clergy, who are therefore deprived of the power of life and death, and
holidays and convents abridged. - Manners of the gentry. - Description
of the women. - Entertainments of the common people. - Marriage. - The
princess Natalia's humorous fancy in the marriage of the dwarfs. - Three
women punished for drowning their husbands. - The punishment of the
knout. - The czar's birth and marriage. - A virtuous young lady. -
Muscovite robberies and murders. - The czar's danger by them. -
Remarkable murder of Swedish officers by Jews. - Suppression of the
Robbers. - Seat of empire changed from Moscow to Petersburgh. - A
description of the czarowitz's person and manners. - Ridiculous custom
in burying. - Their images. - Their baths. - Manner of travelling. -
Religious fasis.
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Book 4
City of Novogorod. - The Sterlit fib. - Marshal Zeremetof's military
mistakes. - The readiest method to get out of the Russian service. - The
city of Petersburgh. - The czar's usual table. - His entertainments. -
His present of boats to different ranks, and its good design. - An
ambassador from Usbeck Tartary. - A naval excursion for his
entertainment. - Cronstadt and Cronelet. - Oramanbaum, Petersboff, and
Catharinhoff. - The grand dutchess born, and the prince's behaviour on
the occasion. - His disrespect to the czar. - Naval expedition, in which
the czar was rear admiral. - His gallant action with Ehrenshield. - He
takes Aland. - His triumphal entry at Petersburgh. - Promoted to
vice-admiral. - He complimnts Ehrenshield's bravery. - His speech to the
senate. - His resentment of the czarowitz's disrespect. - He institutes
frequent social assemblies and a royal academy. - Court-martial on
Admiral Kruys. - The order of St. Catherine. - Confusions in the
revenue, and the consequent distress. - Many delinquents punished. -
Fiscals appointed. - The czar's public entertainments. - Mr Slitter's
perpetuum mobile. - The old Findlander. - Hard frost at Petersburgh. -
Experiements on bears. - Method of killing them.
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Book 5
Descent upon Sweden. - Birth of the emperor's grandson Peter, and death
of the princess, his mother. - The birth of Peter Petrowitz, son to the
emperor. - A carnaval. - The czar's double eagle. - The czar's attention
to improve his capital and country. - His military rewards and
punisbents. - Thirty tall grenadiers for the king of Prussia. - A horrid
murder at Riga. - Contributions on Dantzig. - His scheme in taking
Weismar. - Conference with the king of Denmark and arrival at
Copenhagen. - The combined fleets. - The Danes alarmed. - Resufe
subsistence to the troops. - A conference with the king of Denmark in
his capital, with its consequences. - The story of leutenant general
Bohn. - Oppressive scheme of the Duke of Mecklenburg. - The distress
of his people. - The czarowitz dissapears. - The captain refused leave
to quit the Russian service. - The czar's return from Paris. - The
return of his army to Petersburgh. - Desorders in his absence redressed.
- Attempt to discover a north passage to India. - The fatal expedition
of prince Beckwitz. - A new regulation at Petersburgh, and a silk
manufactory at Moscow.
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Book 6
Return of the czarowitz from Moscow, and his esclusion from the
succession. - His accomplices. - The prince, Mary concerned in it. - The
trials of the czarowitz at Petersburgh. - His death and character. - The
Swedish field-marshall Rheinshield's return home. - Negotiation at Aland,
for peace with Sweden, renewed. - King of Sweden's death. - The
death of baron Gortz. - The fiscal's information against the grandees
for misdemeanours, and their trial. - Prince Gagaren's unaccountable
behaviour. - More of the czarowitz's confererates. - Death of prince
Peter Oetrowitz. - Prince Peter Alexowitz made a seargeant, taught his
exercise, and made ensign. - Negotiations for peace renewed, but
fruitless. - The czar resolves to command it. - Memorable descent on
Sweden. - The British fleet come too late. - The czar disgusted with
Britain. - The Jesuits banished. - The czar seized with a fit at Revil.
- General Weyde's illness, and the czar's concern for him. - Affairs of
Sweden. - Marshal Weyde's death. - Ill treatment of his family. - His
funeral. - The czar reproves Menzikoff. - Captain Bruce's inffectual
attempt to quit the Russian service. - The new king of Sweden notifies
his accession. - A second invasion. - The Swedes attack our fleet with
loss. - The czar receives the duke of Holstein into his protection. -
Court martial on lieutenant colonel Graves. A curious lawsuit between
two brothers at Reval. - Fresh preparations against Sweden. - Proposals
on their part, for a cessation of hostilities, rejected. - A third
descent on Sweden, which obliged them to sign the preliminaries, and a
child remarkdly preserves. - The fleet arrive at Petersburgh. - The czar
honoured by his senate with the title of Peter the Great, &c. - A wise
reformation in the benefits of the law. - The captain again refused
leave to quit. - Triumphal entry into Moscow. - A proclamation and oath
regarding the succession.
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Book 7
The reason for the Persian expedition. - Embark on the river Moscow. -
Nismi Novogorod. - Embark on the gallies. - The Ceremiss Tartars. -
Casan Tartars. - Manner of fishing in the Wolga. - Kinds of Fish. -
Alabaster quarry. - Bulgarian Tartars, and the Maiden-Hill. - Kalmuch
Tartars. - Astrachan. - Nagayan Tartars. - Short account of the Tartars
in general. - The Nagayan Tartars manner of life. - Desarts near
Astrachan rich with salt. - Fruits at Astrachan. - The Banyan woman's
burning herself at her husband's death. - The inhabitants of India. The
Banyans.
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Book 8
Army embark at Astrachan, 18th of July. - Variety of wild fowl on the
little islands. - Terki, the capital city of Circassia. - Herring in the
Caspian. - Voyage to Bustrow. - General Waterang's account from the
province of Andreof. - Circassia, and its inhabitants, their manners,
religion, &c. - Continuation of the voyage, and view of mount Caucasus,
&c. - The army land at Agrechan. - March into Asia. - Kindness of the
Dagastan Tartars. - The army pass the river Sulack. - General Wateraang
joins the army. - Embarrassed on their march, a severe punishment of the
officers of the guards. - Arrive at Tarku, with a description of the
Dagestan Tartars. - Interview with the ladies. - The Dagastan ladies
wait on the empress. - Erect a monument at Tarku, and march for Derbent
through a fine country. - Sultan Udenack's cruelty, and its
consequences. - Twenty desperate Tartars. - A beautiful Tartar youth
slain. - Undaunted resolution of the priest. - Arrive at Derbent. -
Description of the city. - Remarkable Tombs. - Alexander and Malkehatura.
- Jackalls and sand hares. - Suchary bread. - Two express and one
ambassador arrive at the army. - A Turkish ambassador obliges the
emperor to return. - Occasion of the troubles in Persia. - The army
return. - Cold nights. - Dangerous and harrassing march. - The new town
of Swetago-Kerst. - Fort at the river Nitzi destroyed, and revenged. -
The army re-imbark at Agrecham. - The provisions for the captain's
galley lost; a starving voyage. - Arrive at Astrachan the 15th of
October.
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Book 9
Progress up the Wolga to Czaritza. - The Gost there. - A short history
of the Cossacks. - Stephen Ratzin's Rebellion. - Ordered to survey the
Caspian Sea, on which he proceeds to Taik and Yembo. - Island of Kula,
and Turkistan Tartars. - Gulf of Iskander. - River Oxus and the Usbeck
Tartars. - The Gulf of Carabuga. - River Darta. - River Ossa. - Gulf of
Astrabat. - Provinces of Terebat and Massenderan. - Gulf of Sinfili and
City of Resbt. - Difficult path of the Pyles. - The Rivers Ardeschin and
Linkeran, and the famous naphtha oil-pits. - The River Cyrus, or Kur. -
The city of Baky. - City of Shamachie. - City of Derbent. - The river
Sulack. - Gulf of Agrechan, Island of Trentzeni and city of Terki. -
General description of the Caspian Sea. - Watch tower on John's Island.
- General Matuskin's marriage to the window in tears. - Contest among
the Kalmucks, and expedition against them. - Description of their
kibbets. - A battle with the Kalmucks. - Some odd Customs among them. -
The Baranetz, or Lambskin. - Returns for Moscow up the Wolga. - A narrow
escape from the ice. - Proceed by land. - A cruel robbery in the woods.
- A remarkable discovery of a town, with an account of it. - A wild girl
taken in the wood. - Arrival at Moscow.
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Book 10
The Duke of Holstein. - The fall of baron Shasirof. - The captain
endeavours to get his discharge. - A dignified troop of chevaliers. - A
description of the cathedral. - Procession to the coronation of the
empress. - Corenation ceremony. - Procession to the church of St.
Michael. - Procession to the church of the Resurrection. - Dinner in the
hall of solemnities. - New mode of promotion. - The captain obtains his
furlough. - The captain leaves Moscow. - A Swedish colonel at Riga
suspected of having shot Charles the XIIth of Sweden. - The captain
embarks for Scotland. - Puts into Erdholm, a Danish harbour and fort. -
Description of the harbour. - Departs for Elsingohr. - Driven into
Marstr and dismasted. - Quarrel between Carnegie and his mate. - He
arrives in Scotland.
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Book 11
The captain sent engineer to fortify Providence, and goes out in the
Rose man of war. - Arrives at the island of Madeira. - Waits on the
Portuguese governor. - Description of the island. - A hard passage to
Carolina. - Misses a fine prize. - A violent storm. - The fortifications
at Charlestown. - Arrives at Providence. The ruinous condition of fort
Nassau. - Short history of the Bahama islands. - The oppresive practices
of governor Fitzwilliam. - Governor Tinker succeeds him. - Short account
of that gentleman. - The captain prevails on the inhabitants to carry
materials for building fort Montague. - Nature of the stone. - and
mastich wood. - Description of fort Montaque. - The governor's letter
about it. - A quarrel with lieutenant Stewart. - The captain confined. -
and set at liberty.
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Book 12
The treatment of two privateers and their owners. - Letter from
Lieutenant Moone. - Letter from a friend. - Letter from lieutenant
Dromgole. - Division of the quick silver. - The captain applies again to
the assembly to bring the materials. - The Assembly withdraw the
governors salary. - Letter from lieutenant Moone. - Another from
Charlestown. - Letter from governor Glen. - Produce of the Bahama
Islands, and the adjacent sea. - Observations on St. Salvador and the
Bimini islands. - The inhabitants of Providence. - Description of Fort
Nassau. - Cost of both forts. - The captain leave Providence. - Arrives
at Charlestown. - A visit from a Cherokee kings. Captain Frankland's
rich prize. - A short description of Carolina. - The captain sails for
England. - Arrives at London.
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