'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.' [‎70] (99/562)

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_ r five hours, rather too (liort to make any remarks upon the place but what
_ - r - j I remember I will briefly let down.
Chilamharam Pagoda is one of the largeft in all India. It was once in
the pofleffion of the Englifh, who neglefting it too much, entrufted the
defence of it to only a lerjeant and twelve men. The French taking
advantage of this, made a kidden attack upon it, and took it with great
cafe.) Irs walls and gateways are ftrong and well-built. On the third
inner wall are four lubilantial towers, curioufly wrought with figures of
gods and pagods, and very much relembling the wefc end of our cathedrals.
In the middle court or (quare is a very large tank of water, which is com
mon in this country, and is uled tor bodily purification. It has a great
number of little pagedas or chapels round it. The paintings are but
indifferent, and coniift of itrange prepofterous figures. Towards the upper
end, there is a dark repofitory, where they keep their Swamme, that is
their chief god. The French indulge the Indians with full liberty of com
ing hither to perform the duties of their religion, and never in the lead
interrupt them. This indulgence, by the bye, brings in no fmall gain to
the craftsmen; for as this place is a kind of Mecca, where all perfons
arc obliged once in their lives to come and pay their devotions, fo the pil
grims are always making the French confiderable prefents for granting them
this toleration.) However, the prefent grand remains of the page da at Chil-
amharam, are very well worth a traveller's obfervation, as they convey to
the mind a very clear and diftindt idea of its former magnificence."
No« many weeks after Mr. Wat forts return from his excurfion to Chilam-
bar am, he had the fatisfadion to receive his majefty's commiffion, promoting
him to the rank of Rear-admiral of the Red, and he accordingly hoifted the
red flag at the mizen-top-maft head : and at the fame time Mr. Pocock (to
the very great pleafure of the admiral, and of every other gentleman of
the fquadron) hoifted the white flag on the fame maft-head on board the
Cumberland. The promotion of thefe two gallant officers gave great
latisfadion not only to the officers in the marine department, but to thofe
of the king's troops, and the company's land forces, to ail of whom our
two admirals had carried themfelves with fo much affability and politenefs
that they flood very high in their affedion and efteem. Such an harmony
and good underftanding prevailed among the feveral branches of military
gent emen in this part of the world, as promifed the fureft hopes of fucCefs,
mould an opportunity offer of attacking the enemy.
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Whilft our fquadron lay at Fort St. David, M ahomed -A llv, Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of
Arcot (in whofe intereft we were engaged) arrived in that neighbourhood.
As foon as he drew near the boundaries. Colonel Mlercron, with a captain's
guard, immediately waned upon him as did the fame day Mr. Starh,
morninp "L r and his wholc council -' The next
morning the admirals fFatfiH and with the feveral captains, lieu-
tenants,
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