'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.' [80] (109/562)
The record is made up of 1 volume (518 pages). It was created in 1866. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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17-5S- grabs, 8 Icerches and 12 or 14 gallivats in the harbour, rigged and their
—v—^ lails bent, with one three-maft
grab
Shallow vessel with a projecting bow.
having only her lower mafls rigged.
— I ftood into feven fathom water, when 1 think I was within point blank
ftiot of the fort, but they did not fire at us.—I was exceedingly furprized
at finding the place fo widely different from what I had heard it repre-
^ented: 1 affure you, Sir, it is not to be called high, nor in my opinion
ftrong; it is indeed a large mafs of buildings, and I believe the walls may
be thick, but tlvat part of the works which fell under my obfervation, and
which was three quarters of their circumference, is quite irregular, with round
towers and long curtains in the eaftern manner, and which difcovered only
thirty-two embrafures below, and fifteen above. On the weft fide of the
harbour is a fine flat table land opponte the fort, and I think within
gun fiiot, but I am lure within diftance for bombarding, and from whence
a very good diverfion might be made, while the principal attack is carried
on by the fbips, and from a hill to the fouthward of the fort. The hill is
very near to, and full as high as the fort, for when we were at a confiderable
diftance it hid all the fort except the top of one houfe and the flag-ftaff :
it is alfo very plain from our depth of water, that the (hips can go near
enough for battering, and confequently for throwing Ihells, There are
alfo three fandy bays under this hill, without any furf to render the land
ing difficult; the firft two are rather too near the fort, but the third is
out of their line of fire—The water is deep enough for the Ihips to cover the
defcent, and the hill fo acceflible as to make the getting up of cannon, &c.
quite eafy afterwards. There is a very large town betwixt the fort and this
hill, the houfes of which are covered with Cajans, and which the inhabitants
will undoubtedly abandon and deftroy upon our landing, and then fly to the
fort as at nay attack of Severndroog^ in which cafe, great numbers muft be
killed by the fhells, the place being fo crowded and populous that they cannot
fall amifs, and many upper buildings muft of courfe be knocked down, which
will occafion great diforder and confufion.—They fent out no boats while
I was off the place, and to deceive them, I caufed all the fails to be furled
a little before dark, and made the fignal to anchor; after which I ran
out of fight in the night, fo that they are ignorant whether I proceeded
to the northward or fouthward.—Several of the Gallivats had blue, or ^reen,
and white pendants like the Portuguefe at their maft heads, and o^ne of
them had a white flag with a red crofs in the middle, which they hauled
down when I drew near.—Nothing remarkable has happened in this cruife;
the Mabaratta fleet was at Severndroog on my going down and coming
up. 1 fhall be happy to wait upon you to relate farther particulars^
and have the honour to be,
S 1 r,
Your moft humble
and obedient fervant,
T> A .r n , w. J A M E S.
Proteftor, off Bdmbay,
21 Dec. 1755.
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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.
Publication Details: London : Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773.
Ownership: With stamps of the India Board and India Board Library.
There are numerous illustrations and two maps in the volume:
- a copy of a large folded map at the beginning of the volume, 'A Map of India together with a chart of the Indien Seas, to which the operations of Admiral Watson's Squadron were principally confined; and shewing the passages made by Commodore James from Madrass to Bombay in the years 1754 & 1755 ... By Thomas Kitchin, Hydrographer to his Majesty';
- a map of the route from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in Basra to Latakia, Syria, on the Mediterranean Coast 'Mr Ives's Route from Bassora to Latichea.
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- 1 volume (518 pages)
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There is a table of content at the beginning of the volume, detailing the arrangement of contents and page references (pages viii-xi) and a 'Table of Coins and Monies' (page xii).
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Dimensions: 280 mm x 220 mm.
Pagination: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xii); (1-506).
Condition: there is a large folded map, unfolding can be difficult withouth risk of tears.
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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1a:1d, 2:12, 1:32, 32a:32b, 33:44, 44a:44b, 45:80, 80a:80b, 81:84, 84a:84b, 85:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88b, 89:224, 224a:224b, 225:230, 230a:230b, 231:278, 278a:278b, 279:288, 288a:288b, 289:292, 292a:292b, 293:298, 298a:298b, 299:318, 318a:318b, 319:364, 364a:364b, 365:506, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- Ives, Edward
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