THE VOYAGES AND TRAVELS OF 
 
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 (i®3 Sindbad discovering^ a means of egress from the dismal cavern in which 
 
 he had been buried alive with his wife. 
 
 DEVONPORT: PRINTED BY SAMUEL AND JOHN KEYS. 
 
 A LIBERAL ALLOWAKCE TO 8HOPKKEPER8. 
 
THE 
 
 VOYAGES AND TRAVELS 
 
 OF 
 
 SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 
 
 (As related by himself.) 
 
 THE FIRST VOYAGE. 
 
 SINDBAD ON THE WHALE's BACK. 
 
 \/rY father dying while I was very youngs and leaving me a 
 ~ ^ considerable fortune, I fell into a course of dissipation 
 that injured my health and destroyed my fortune. ]My riotous 
 companions then forsook me, and I was left alone to struggle 
 with my diseases, and to endure the severity of remorse for a 
 misspent youth. At length I recovered from my illness; and 
 resolving never to return to my former course of living, I 
 collected together the remains of my fortune, and embarked 
 with several merchants on board a ship, which we had jointly 
 )aden with merchandise^ for the port of Balsora. 
 
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 One day we were becalmed near a small island almost level 
 with the surface of the water, and which resembled a beautiful 
 green meadow. The captain ordered his sails to be furled, and 
 the merchants, among whom was myself, determined to carry 
 our provisions, and dine upon the little island. While we were 
 in the very midst of preparation for dinner, the island began to 
 move, and at the same moment those who were left in the ship 
 called to us to re-embark instantly, or we should all be lost, as 
 what we had taken to be an island was only the back of a 
 monstrous whale. The nimblest sprung into the sloop; but for 
 my part, I had only time to catch hold of a broad piece of wood 
 that had been brought out of the ship to serve as a table. On 
 this piece of wood I floated, but the current carried me away 
 from the ship ; and the captain having received on board those 
 who were in the boat, and picked up one or two of the swimmers, 
 he concluded that I was lost. A favourable gale just then 
 springing up, he hoisted the sails, and pursued his voyage. 
 
 I struggled to save myself all the rest of the day and the fol- 
 lowing night. Next morning I found my strength gone, and 
 I despaired of my life, when happily a wave threw me against 
 an island. Every part of the shore abounded with enormous 
 sea-snakes, and of fishes that are an hundred and two hutidred 
 cubits long, some having heads like owls, and others with 
 human faces ; but I found these sea monsters perfectly harm- 
 less, for, on my rattling two sticks together, they dived into 
 the sea, and I saw no more of them. I supped upon fruit, 
 and climbed the branches of a high tree for my lodging. 
 
 On the third day, to my great joy, a party of men landed 
 on the island, who were completely astonished to find me there. 
 They gave me some provisions, and then informed me they 
 were the grooms of King Mihrage, and that the island upon 
 which I was thrown was called Cassel, and belonged to the 
 warlike genius Degial, who visited it every night with drums 
 and trumpets, the music of which instruments I had every 
 night heard, but the performers were invisible. On account 
 of the rich pasturage of the island the king's colts were trained 
 on it. 
 
 The grooms took me with them to their royal master, who 
 ©rdered me to be lodged in his own palace, and well entertained. 
 
SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 3 
 
 One day, having walked to the principal quay, several sea- 
 men were busily employed in unloading a ship newly arrived 
 in the harbour. As I cast my eye on some of the bales of 
 goods that were landed, I perceived them, by the marks, to 
 be the same that I had put on board when I embarked for 
 Balsora. The captain, coming ashore, soon recognised me, 
 and delivered up my property, from which I selected some 
 valuable presents for the king, and exchanged the rest to my 
 advantage. 
 
 THE SECOND VOYAGE. 
 
 SINDBAD IN THE VALLEY OP DIAMONDS. 
 
 After a short time home lost its charms, and I went once 
 more to sea. One very sultry day we landed on a shady island, 
 loaded with trees, bearing delicious fruits. After eating, I 
 stretched myself in the shade, and fell asleep; on awakening, 
 I found ray friends gone, and not the least signs of the vessel. 
 I tore my hair, and ran about like a madman. On looking 
 around, 1 perceived a large white substance. As I was exa- 
 mining it, I beheld an enormous bird approach : it was what 
 the sailors called a roc, and the white oval thing was its egg: 
 the bird, having alighted on the ground, sat over it to hatch it. 
 I crept close to the roc, and with the cloth of my turban bound 
 myself to one of the bird's legs, which was as thick as the trunk 
 of a small tree, in hopes that, when the roc again took flight, 
 she would carry me out of the desolate island. Next morning, 
 the bird rose high in the air, so that I could not see the earth, 
 and then descended so rapidly that I lost my senses; but, on 
 recovering, I found the roc on the ground, when I freed myself 
 from her. I was not bettered by this change ; I was now in a 
 deep valley, encompassed on every side with rocks, so steep, 
 that it was impossible to ascend them. I observed the ground 
 ■yvas strewed with diamonds : I was startled by something falling 
 
4 SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 
 
 close to me : it was a large piece of fresh meat, and presently 
 other pieces were hurled from the rocks. I had often heard 
 talk of the Valley of Diamonds, and the schemes used by the 
 merchants to get the jewels from that inaccessible place. I 
 filled a small bag with diamonds, which I tied to my girdle, and 
 then tying a large piece of meat on it, I lay down to wait the 
 event. vSoon after a large eagle pounced upon the meat, and 
 carried me up with it to its nest. The merchants began shoutinc^ 
 till they scared the eagles from their nests, that they might 
 secure the diamonds which stuck to the meat. They were 
 surprised to find a living man, but, on hearing my story, thev 
 were very J<ind to me. 
 
 Being invited to dine on board a vessel, a storm arose, and 
 we were driven out to sea; lightning struck the ship, and it 
 took fire. The boat was hoisted out, and immediately became 
 overloaded. " Push off! " cried I, who saw our danger. The 
 boat was upset, every soul perishing but myself, who had the 
 good fortune to meet with a hen-coop. 1 called to mind that 
 I had in my coat pocket a case bottle of a fine cordial. I drank 
 some of it, and it had a most reviving eflfect. I kept my hold 
 of the coop, and next morning was cast on a very small island, 
 not above four yards wide, in the midst of the sea. I now again 
 indulged in a plenteous draught out of my friendly bottle. 
 While I was drinking I heard a great noise over my head : 
 looking up, I saw two large birds fighting: the contest was 
 lucky: one of them dropped a sea biscuit; this I eagerly 
 seized, being more than half-famished ; I almost emptied my 
 bottle, and fell into a profound sleep. On awakening, a dreary 
 prospect presented itself: except a small spot of earth on which 
 I was seated, not a trace of land appeared ; and, to render my 
 situation the more afflicting, the weather was piercingly cold, 
 and I was drenched with rain. The remainder of my" bottle 
 was soon gone; hunger caused me to despair, and heavy sighs 
 burst from my aching breast, until sleep again stole over my 
 senses. When I awoke, I looked anxiously towards every point 
 of the compass, and in a few minutes beheld a sail to the east- 
 ward : it appeared to be rapidly approaching. I began prepa- 
 ring a signal, and remained with my eyes fixed on the cheering 
 sight of a vessel coming to my deliverance, when, alas! she 
 tacked about, and was presently out of sight. The pangs of 
 hunger and thirst added to my despair. '^ Why should I remain 
 here," said I to myself, "to undergo such cruel tortures, only 
 
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 to meet a lingering death ? No : I will die at once ! " Thus 
 saving, I made a leap, to throw myself into the sea ; but faint- 
 ness caused me to stumble backwards, and I received such a 
 severe contusion on my head that I lay insensible and bleeding 
 on the ground. It pleased Providence, however, to preserve me 
 for future voyages. On my recovery, I found myself lying 
 in a neat cot, on board a ship; but whether in the power of 
 enemies, or in the hands of friends, I had to ascertain. For 
 this miraculous preservation, however, I returned thanks to 
 heaven. At length a sailor entered the cabin : ''Where am I?" 
 said I, ^'I mean, in what ship, and whither bound?" "To 
 Alf^iers," answered the man. "One of our crew," continued 
 he, "having been guilty of a great crime, the captain beat 
 about for an island on which to leave him : we came to that 
 on which you laid bleeding from a new wound in your head : 
 we left our man and took you on board." I recovered rapidly, 
 and was soon able to go oii deck. One day I espied a large sail 
 bearing towards us ; it was a sloop of war, belonging to the 
 Commander of the Faithful, the Caliph Haroun Alraschid. 
 The Algerines prepared for action, and I was ordered to the 
 bread-room. The conflict was long and obstinate, but the 
 pirates were compelled to yield, and I regained my liberty. 
 I was taken on board the "Caliph's vessel, and arriving at 
 Balsora, journeyed over laud to my native city, Bagdad. 
 
 THE THIRD VOYAGE. 
 
 «INDBAi) AND THE ONE-EYED MONSTER. 
 
 The jdeasures and comforts I now enjoyed made me forget 
 my past difficulties. I was still in the prime of life, was of an 
 active disposition, and had a great desire to see new curiosities, 
 so that I very soon resolved upon a third voyage; and with a 
 cargo of the richest merchandise of Egypt I once more took 
 shipping at the port of Balsora. 
 
6 SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 
 
 After we had been at sea some weeks we were overtaken by 
 a dreadful storm, and at last we were obliged to cast anchor 
 before an island, from which the captain had vainly endeavoured 
 to steer. He now informed us that this and several other 
 Keighbouring islands were inhabited by savages, covered with 
 hair, who would speedily attack us in great numbers. 
 
 We soon found the captain's information to be true; for a 
 multitude of frightful savages, about two feet high, and covered 
 all over with red hair, came swimming towards us, and boarded 
 our ship, chattering a language of which we could not compre- 
 hend a word^ In an instant they took down our sails, cut the 
 cable, towed the ship to land, and, having made us all get out 
 they carried off our ship in triumph to another island. 
 
 We went forward into the island on which we were landed In 
 deep dismay, expecting nothing but death. When we had got 
 a little way we beheld a huge pile of building, and made towards 
 it. We found it to be a lofty palace, with a folding gate of 
 ebony, which we pushed open, and entered a spacious court, 
 that led to a vast apartment with a porch, having on one side a 
 great heap of human bones, and on the other a number of 
 roasting spits. At this terrible spectacle our legs trembled 
 under us, and we fell to the ground, where we lay motionless 
 with fear, thinking we might share the same fate. 
 
 Presently the gate of the apartments opened, and there 
 came out a black monster as tall as a palm tree. He had but 
 one eye, which was in the very middle of his forehead, and 
 looked like a ball of fire. His fore-teeth were long and sharp, 
 his under lip hung down upon his breast, his ears resembled 
 those of an elephant, and covered his shoulders, and his nails 
 "were long and crooked. 
 
 At the sight of so hideous a giant we could scarcely keep 
 from swooning, while he sat down in the porch gazing upon us. 
 At length he advanced, and taking me up by the skin of the 
 Beck, as I would take up a kitten, and having viewed me 
 well, and perceived that I was nothing but skin and bone, he 
 threw me on the ground with disdain. He took up all the 
 rest, one by one, whom he examined in the same manner, and 
 the poor captain, being the fattest amongst us, fell a victim 
 to his savage appetite ; he was presently killed, roasted, and 
 eaten by the dreadful monster. 
 
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 When the one-eyed giant had finished his savage meal, he 
 stretched himself upon a great stone bench in the portico, and 
 fell asleep, snoring louder than thunder, when nine of the most 
 resolute of us got up very softly, and taking nine spits we held 
 the points of them in the fire till they were red hot, and theti 
 thrusting them all at once into the monster's eye, we blinded 
 him. The pain occasioned him to utter a frightful scream, 
 and he began to grope about with his hands to catch us, that 
 he might sacrifice us to his rage, but we took care to keep out 
 of his reach, and having sought for us some time in vain, he 
 opened the ebony gate, and went out of the palace howling. 
 
 We did not stay long behind him, but hastened to our floats, 
 and waited only for day-light to embark upon them ; but 
 scarcely was the first dawn of day visible when we beheld our 
 monstrous enemy approaching the shore, led on by others of 
 the same species. We immediately jumped upon our floats, 
 and pushed them from the shore as fast as possible, and the tide 
 assisted us greatly ; but the giants seeing us likely to escape, 
 tore great pieces of rock from the clifl's, and wading into the 
 water up to their waists, hurled them at us with all their might, 
 and instantly sunk every float but the one I was upon, and all 
 my companions, except the two with me, were drowned. 
 
 For two days we were tossed about at sea, and were at last 
 cast ashore on a pestilential island ; both my companions were 
 devoured, by the serpents which infested it. I espied a sail at 
 no great distance, and made a signal, which was observed by 
 the captain of the ship, who sent a boat to fetch me. It so 
 happened that this captain was the same I had sailed with on 
 my second voyage. He had preserved all my bales of goods, 
 which he honourably restored to me. I continued my voyage 
 with the honest captain, and sold my merchandise very 
 advantageously, and at length returned to Bagdad with vast 
 increase of riches. 
 
g SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 
 
 THE FOURTH VOYAGE. 
 sindbad's marriage. 
 
 Still undaunted, after a year's rest, I joined with sonne other 
 merchants on a speculation to Persia: we were wrecked; four 
 others and myself got to shore on a plank : we were soon sur- 
 rounded by blacks, carried to their settlement, and fed on fish 
 and boiled rice ; but grief threw me into a languishing disorder. 
 This saved my life ; for these blacks, being men-eaters, devoured 
 my companions, but reserved me till I should be in better health. 
 I feigned to be more sick than I actually was, so that they be- 
 came negligent in Avatching me, and one morning, while they 
 were out hunting, I made my escape. On arriving near the sea- 
 shore I was gratified by the sight of white people gathering 
 spices: they presented me to their king, who listened with 
 wonder to my story. I grew into great favour with the king, 
 insomuch that he gave me one of his ladies of the court in 
 marriage, and we lived in great harmony and contentment. 
 
 I had contracted a strict intimacy with one of my neighbours, 
 and one day, as I was sitting down to dinner, I was informed 
 his wife had just died. I immediately hastened to afford him 
 some consolation under his misfortune. ''Alas!" said he, 
 " what comfort can 1 take who have not above an hour to live } 
 It is the established law of this country, that the living husband 
 shall be interred with the dead wife, and the living wife with 
 the dead husband. Nothing, therefore, can save me : and every 
 one must submit to this law." 
 
 I went home, deeply affected, and day and night I thought of 
 nothing but how to effect my escape. But while I was forming 
 a thousand projects to escape this eviK my worst fears were 
 verified — my wife fell sick and died. You may easily judge of 
 my distraction when I beheld the preparations for my own 
 funeral, at which the king and his whole court, to show their 
 regard for me, intended to assist. 
 
 The corpse, richly dressed, was placed in a coffin, and the 
 cavalcade began. I went next the corpse, with my eyes full of 
 tears and my heart bursting with despair. I knelt down, and 
 entreated the king to take pity on me as a foreigner ; all I said 
 
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 SINDBAD THE SAILOR. Q 
 
 was useless: I was forced into an open coffin, with seven small 
 loaves and a bottle of water, and let down into a kind of cavern. 
 The opening was covered with a large stone, and my ears were 
 shocked by hearing the funeral train depart. 
 
 It appeared as if there was a general mortality in the city, 
 for a number of bodies were let down, day after day, the living 
 with the dead: in order to sustain my own life, I dispatched 
 the former as quickly as possible, to get their bread. One day 
 I heard something M'alking close to me, panting very hard ; I 
 started it up, it ran away, and I pursued it until I observed a 
 glimmering of light. This inspired me with hope, and I found, 
 on going towards it, an opening in the rock : the creature 
 which had alarmed me was a sea-monster, that had entered to 
 prey on the dead bodies. 
 
 I returned to the cave, and, groping about, collected all the 
 jewels and valuables I could get from the coffins. I then 
 watched for a ship, and espied one, which attended to my sig- 
 nal. I told the captain I had been wrecked. I had a prosper- 
 ous voyage, and was joyfully received by my friends. 
 
 THE FIFTH VOYAGE. 
 
 SINDBAD AND THE TROUBLESOME MAN. 
 
 I soon embarked on another enterprise. After being at sea 
 several weeks, we landed upon a desert island in search of fresh 
 water, where we found a roc's egg, equal in size to that I for- 
 merly mentioned. The merchants and sailors gathered around 
 it in great amazement, and though I entreated and conjured 
 them not to meddle with the egg, they would not forbear, but 
 making a hole in it with their hatchets, they picked out the 
 young roc, piece after piece, and roasted it. 
 
 Scarcely had they made an end of their treat, when there 
 appeared in the air, at a distance, two great ch)uds. I knew 
 it was the rocs belonging to the young bird, and calling the 
 people together, I made them embark and set sail. 
 
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 The two rocs alighted, and seeing their eggs destroyed, made 
 a most frightful noise. Presently they took flight and disap- 
 peared. It was not long before they returned, with stones, or 
 rather rocks, of a monstrous size, between their talons. When 
 they came directly over my ship, they hovered, and one let his 
 stone drop, but it missed us and felfinto the sea. The other 
 roc threw the stone so exactly in the very middle of the ship 
 that it split into a thousand pieces. The mariners and passen. 
 gers were all killed or thrown into the sea. The latter was 
 my fate, but I fortunately caught hold of a piece of the wreck, 
 which carried me to an island whose shore was very deep. 
 
 This island seemed to me to be a delicious garden, abound- 
 ing in the finest fruit trees of every description. 
 
 On advancing further into the island, I beheld an old man 
 on the banks of a river, of whom I asked several questions; 
 but the old man replied only by signs, intimating a wish to be 
 carried across the river to gather some fruit from a tree. I 
 took him upon my back, and the old man, clasping his legs 
 firmly around my throat, caused me to convey him about, while 
 he ate the best fruit, and gave me the refuse. " He never quitted 
 me a moment. When I laid down at night he lay down with 
 me, his legs always fast about my neck. 
 
 One day I found in my way several dry calabashes ; I picked 
 up a Jarge one, and pressed into it some juice of grapes, which 
 made an excellent wine. I gave the old man the calabash, and 
 the liquor pleasing his palate, he drank the whole of it, and 
 became completely drunk. By degrees he loosened his legs 
 from my neck, so that I was able to throw him upon the ground, 
 where he soon fell into convulsions, and I had the satisfaction 
 to witness his death. I soon after embarked on board a ship 
 that touched at the island for water. 
 
 When we arrived at the harbour of a great city, the captain 
 gave me a large bag, telling me to follow the ship's crew, and 
 do as they did. We proceeded through the city to a forest 
 abounding with cocoa-nut trees, and swarmed with apes : the 
 sailors pelted the apes with stones, who in return threw cocoa- 
 nuts at them. I collected my share of them, and went every 
 day to the forest till I procured a sufficient quantity of nuts to 
 raise me a large sum of money, when I returned to Bagdad. 
 
SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 1 1 
 
 THE SIXTH VOYAGE. 
 
 SINDBAD IN THE DARK CAVERN. 
 
 I determined on another voyage. The pilot lost his course, 
 and the ship was dashed to pieces against a rock. Our lives 
 and merchandise were saved. We saw the coast covered with 
 pieces of ships, human bones, and goods of all kinds. In one 
 of the mountains was a S])acious cavern, with a river running 
 througli a part of it, which stunned us with its noise, and here 
 all my companions died with grief. I alone survived, and I 
 formed a design of effecting my escape by means of the dark 
 river. I made a float from the wreck, loaded it with goods and 
 provisions, and after floating for a week at the mercy of the 
 current, I sank into a deep sleep. On awakening, I found 
 myself in a delightful country, amidst a number of black men, 
 who set me on a white horse, a party marching behind with my 
 goods, and took me before the king of the country, M'ho gave 
 me leave to return home, saying, " You shall be my ambassador 
 to your illustrious sovereign, Caliph Haroun Alraschid, and 
 bear a letter and some presents to him. I accordingly quitted 
 Serindib, (which was the name of this country) and, after a 
 stormy voyage, arrived at Bagdad. 
 
 THE SEVENTH AND LAST VOYAGE. 
 
 SINDBAD SHOOTING ELEPHANTS. 
 
 Being returned from ray sixth voyage, I absolutely laid aside 
 all thoughts of travelling any further. But one day, as I was 
 entertaining a company of my friends, I was sent for by the 
 Caliph. " Sindbad," said the monarch, " I stand in need of 
 your services ; you must bear an answer and present from me 
 to the King of Serindib." I used my endeavours to be excused : 
 the King, however, would take no denial, but ordered me one 
 thousand sequins for the expenses of my journey. 
 
 I embarked and had a favourable voyage. When I arrived 
 at Serindib I delivered the Caliph's letter and present, which 
 the King received with satisfaction. A little time afterwards I 
 departed. We had not been long at sea before we were attacked 
 by corsairs, who seized upon our ship and sold us all for slaves. 
 I was bought by a rich merchant, who gave me a bow and 
 arrows, and, taking me to a forest, told me I must wait there 
 till a troop of elephants passed by, when I must shoot at them. 
 
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 SINDBAD THE SAILOR. 
 
 On the following morning I shot an elephant, and immediatelyl 
 hastened to acquaint my master of my success. He commended 
 my diligence, and we went back to the forest, where we dug a 
 pit to bury the elephant in till he decayed, when the merchant 
 intended to take his teeth, for he traded in ivory. I continued 
 this course foi* two months. One morning a verylarge elephant 
 wound his proboscis round the trunk of a tree on which I was 
 stationed, and tore it up by the roots : I fell with the tree, and 
 the same ele{)hant, taking me up with his trunk, laid me on his 
 back, and carried me to a hill and left me. I discovered that 
 this hill was strewed all over with the bones and teeth of 
 elephants. It proved to be their burial place, and I could not 
 but admire the sagacity of the animal who had conveyed nie 
 thither, in order to show me how to get plenty of teeth with- 
 out destroying its species. 
 
 I returned to my master, and conducted him to the hill, when 
 we loaded the elephant on which we rode with as much ivory 
 as he could carry. My master then gave me liberty to return 
 to my own country. He loaded a ship with a valuable cargo 
 for me, and abundance of provisions. 
 
 We set sail, and at last I came safe to Bagdad, and presented 
 myself to the Caliph, to render an account of my embassy. 
 After which, I retired to my home, loaded with riches and 
 honours. 
 
 DKYONPORT ; PRINTED BY SAMUEL AND JOHN KEYS. 
 
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