'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎3] (28/562)

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his regiment to that port.
On the 19th in the afternoon, the wind blew very hard from the fouth
eaft, accompanied with fleet and hail, and a very high fea poured into the
bay, which occafioned the Eagle to part her fmall bower cable, and to drive
a-thwart the Briftol's hawfe. The officers of the Eagle fo exerted them-
felves, that they foon cleared her from the Brijlol, but not without the lofs
of this laft (hip's head and bowfprit. At night, both (hips parted from
their anchors, and drove very near the Ihore; their malts were cut away,
and fignals of diftrefs were made j but unfortunately the fea ran fo high, that
no boats could lye along fide of them, and confequently no effeftual relief
could be fent to their affiftance. The wind and fea abating in the morn
ing, gave the admiral an opportunity of getting off both the (hips, by his
fending all the boats of the Iquadron to aflift them; but they were fo much
difabled, as not to be capable of proceeding on their intended expedition.
Mr. IVatfon, being by this accident deprived of fo confiderable a part of
the force of his fquadron, for fome time debated with himfelf, whether he
fhould immediately purfue his voyage with thofe few fhips which were (till
fit for fea, or wait where he was, till the difabled fhips could be replaced.
His zeal for the fervice however determined him to embrace the former alter
native, and he difpatched two exprefles, one to the Secretary of the
Lords Commiflioners of the Admiralty, and another to Colonel Adlercron:
he acquainted the colonel with his determination of proceeding with the
Ktnt^ Salijhury, Bridgewater, and Kingsfijher only ; and defired him, that
the divifion of his regiment which was intended for thofe fliips, might
embark with all poffible expedition ; and that the other divifion, might
be put on board the two fliips which were difabled, and proceed in them
to Plymouth^ where he did not doubt but other fhips would be foon ready
to receive them, and follow him to India. The remainder of the regiment
was to embark in fome of the Eajl India company's (hips, which of courfe
would not fail to follow the admiral •, but as they were not ready at the
time he failed from England^ he had received orders not to wait for them.
On the 24th, fome of the troops were put on board; and the fame day,
the admiral with his two (hips, frigate and (loop, weighed anchor, and
failed ♦, leaving the two difabled (hips behind him, and appointing the Gar-
landy Captain Spry^ to convoy them to Plymouth.—April the 6th, we anchored
in Fonchial road, off the ifland of Madeira, a place famous for fupplying not
only Europe, but all our fettlements in both the Indies, with a mod excellent
wine. This refreftiing liquor however, like other things, of late years
is greatly increafed in its price. Ten or twelve years before, the beft
wine on the ifland was fold from 12 to 14 pounds the pipe-, but at the time
we were there, none could be got for lefs than 20 and 22 pounds.
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