'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.' [‎84] (115/562)

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i75^* tion In this laft particular, he ordered that a thirty-two pound ball fliould
be put into their hands, which he defired them to carry as a prefent to
their mailer, and then difmified them.
Between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, the fquadron weighed
anchor, and ftood in with a light breeze, in two columns, for Geriah har
bour. The outfide column was led by the King*s-jijher floop. Captain Henry
Smith. * The Bridgewater, Captain Martin, led the line of battle fhips, con-
filling of t\\Q Tyger, LathamKent, Admiral JVatfon, and Captain,
Speke \ Cumberland, Admiral Pocock, and Captain John HarrifonSalijhury,
Captain Thomas Knowler ; and the Protehor, Commodore James, and
Captain Morgan, a (hip of 44 guns belonging to the Eafi India company.
By which wile difpofiiion, according to the orders f which the admiral
ifTued, each line of battle fhip covered a bomb-ketch, and protected the
column of fmaller veflels from the fire of the enemy. The Drake, Warren,
Triumph, Viper, and Difpatch bomb-vefiels, were under the direction of
Captain Tovey, of his maiefty's train of Artillery; and the Maharatta gal-
livats and other fmall veffels formed a third line out of gun-fhot.
The engagement began about two, by the enemy firing on the King's-*
fijher-, which fhe and the Revenge foon returned. In lefs than a quarter of
an hour, being ftill under fail, the admiral made the general fignal to
engage. Soon after that, the Revenge anchored, as did alfo the Kent, and
the other fhips of the Iquadron. But the Tyger having done this, without
the admiral's perceiving her fignal, for he had ordered each Ihip to make
a fignal on her coming to anchor, the Kent fell on board her, carried
* On the death of Captain Mighel in 175 5, Admiral Wat/en's firft lieutenant, Mr. John Har*
rifon fucceeded to the command of the King's-jijher ; but on Mr. Pococi's hoifting his flag.
Captain Harrifon was appointed to the command of the Cumberland under Admiral Pococh, and
Mr. Smith, then firft lieutenant of the Kent t fucceeded to the King's-fjher floop.
•f- " By Charles Watfon, Efq; Rear-admiral of the Red fquadron of his majefty's fleet, and
commander in chief of all his majefty's fhips and veffels employed in the Eaji Indies, and
of the marine force of the united company of merchants trading to,, and in thefe parts.
" \ OU are hereby required and direfted to obferve the following form in failing into the
harbour of Geriab: b a
King* s-fjher,
Revenge.
Bombay Grab Shallow vessel with a projecting bow. .
Guardian. Bridgeivater*
Drake Bomb-ketch. Tyger,
Warren ditto. Kent,
Triumph ditto. Cumberland,
Piper ditto. Salijiury.
Difpatch ditto. ProteSior.
Each fhip is required to keep as near as poffible, but to take care not to run on board one
another; and when the fignal is made to anchor, each fhip is to repeat it as far as the Salif
A 1 hz Ktng s.fijher floop, and the fhjps aflern of her, are to make fail up the harbour,
V tmol V ann0y the enem y» anc i to take, fink, burn, or otherwife
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