Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . s he, some Chinese on the spot what they knew. Oh! theysaid, one big priest makie die there a long time since; he comefrom another country; but he very good man. There is astone in the museum of the Asiatic Society in Bombay broughtfrom^Chaul, on wliich is an inscription in Portuguese, Con-secrated to Eternity. 1). Joao lY. King of Portugal in the THE LIGHTHOUSE. 259 Cortes wliich he assembled in the year 1646, made tributoryhimself and his kingdom with an annual pension to tlie Im-maculate Conception of tlie Airgin Lady, and under a public
Bombay and western India, a series of stray papers; . s he, some Chinese on the spot what they knew. Oh! theysaid, one big priest makie die there a long time since; he comefrom another country; but he very good man. There is astone in the museum of the Asiatic Society in Bombay broughtfrom^Chaul, on wliich is an inscription in Portuguese, Con-secrated to Eternity. 1). Joao lY. King of Portugal in the THE LIGHTHOUSE. 259 Cortes wliich he assembled in the year 1646, made tributoryhimself and his kingdom with an annual pension to tlie Im-maculate Conception of tlie Airgin Lady, and under a publicoath promised to defend tliat the same Lady the elect Patronessof the Empire has been preserved from the stain of Original order that Portuguese Piety should last, he conniiande<l tocarve this perpetual memento on this stone in the 1 itli year ofhis reign and the year of Clirist This work was done inthe year But in case we drift into the History of Doctrines, we returnto Bombay Harbour and take a view of the Prongs. lentil the. BOMBAY IIARIIOUR, 1765. new lighthouse was erected this was a fatal place for vessels tobe sucked in or driven on the rocks, notably one, the (astle-reagh, where 18-i people jierished. You can walk from themainland at low tide four days before full moon and four daysafter to the Irongs Lighthouse ; but you must not linger toolong with the keeper, or you will be isolated for twelve is a verj- much longer journey than you imagine, and pickingyour steps and wriggling from one smooth and wet stone toanother render it infinitely troublesome. If any man walk fromthe Fort to the Prongs Lighthouse and back within five liours,lie will ]ierform a feat that deserves to be recorded. The old Kolaba Liglithouse has a liistory, but it is very little l!CC< BOMBAY HAKCOUR. known. Parsons in 1771 notices it. Tliu first story seemsniiicli older than the upper ones and may lie Portuguese, andl)uilt tor a watch-tower liy day and to hold a w
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