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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.' [‎83] (114/562)

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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fleet failed from Bombay February 7th 175^, and came to an anchor in 175^*
Geriah road on the nth following. We found cruizing off the place. Cap- v —-v-—
tain Martin with his majefty's fhip the Bridgewater^ and King's-fijher floop ;
and the ProteRor and two 20 gun fhips belonging to the company, which
the admiral had difpatched in January to block up the port. The Maha-
ratta fleet were alfo here, confifting of 3 or \ grabs^ and 40 or 50 of their
fmaller veflels, or gallivats. They lay to the northward of Geriah, in a
creek called Raja King -pore, the fmall fort of which, they had taken from Angria
juft before our arrival. This fleet was commanded by Nari-Punf.
The Maharattas had alfo aflembled an army, confifting of about 5 or
6000 horfe, and the fame number of foot, who were under the command
of Ramajee-Punt, another of their general-officers: this laft came on
board the Kent to pay his refpeds to Admiral JVatfon •, fome guns were
fired on the occafion ; and the admiral, to do him the greater honour, con
duced him in perfon to the feveral parts of the fhip, but at the fight of
its batteries he appeared greatly aftonifhed.
The very fame day we arrived before Geriah, the admiral fummoned the
fort to furrender. He received for anfwer, " That the garrifon were well
apprized of the force he brought with him ; but if, agreeable to the fum-
mons he had fent, he was refolved to be mafter of the fort, he muft take it
by force, for they were refolved to defend themfelves to the laft extremity."
The next morning, however, feveral of Angria's relations, accompanied
by fome officers of Ramajee-Punt's army, came on board, in order, as they
pretended, to take a view of the fquadron ; but their real bufinefs was to
found the admiral in regard to his final determinations. They had before
waited upon the Maharatta general on the fame errand. Mr. Wat [on gave
orders for their feeing the fhip, and afterwards told them to acquaint An
gria, that he once more demanded a furrender of the fort; and that if he
would give it up peaceably- and with a good grace, before any hoftilities
commenced, he, his family and people might depend upon his protedion.
In reply to this offer of the admiral, they earneftly intreated him to con
tinue with his fhips where they then lay, and promifed in a few days to
return again to him with an anfwer. But the admiral, having been fur-
nifhed with demonftrative proofs from the obfervations made by thofe who
had reconnoitered the port, and by Commodore James's venturing to go
one night in the Protestor's barge fo far as to bring the flag-ftaff to bear
S. W. which is within the fort, where he found not lefs. than three and
a half fathom water, (fufficient depth for the large fhips to go in); he told
them, he would not wait one moment, but on that very day, as foon as
the fea-breeze would permit, he was determined to fail into the harbour,
and there, and there only, would he treat. At the lame time he gave them
his word, that unlefi the fort fired firft on his fhips, while they were under
fail, he would not commence hoftilities, nor before he had received an anfwer
from Angria \ giving them to underftand however, that he fhould not wait
a great while for this anfwer, and that at all events he was determined to
make himfelf mafter of the place. And as an earneft of his fixed refolu-
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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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