'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.' [‎85] (118/562)

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away her bowfprlt end, and broke her fpritfall yard. The two fhips how- 175^0
ever loon got clear of each other, and then the engagement began with
vio-or. After an incefiant fire had been kept up againft the fort for about
half an hour, the admiral fent orders to the Revenge and Guardian to ceafe
from firing, for he plainly perceived that their fhot fell fhort; and at the fame
time he gave the fignal to the Tyger and Salifhury to direfl their whole fire
ao;ainft the north-eaft baftion. Soon after this, a fhell fortunately fet fire to
the Refloration-grah, which had formerly been taken by Angria from our
Eaft India company; and flie driving among the reft of the enemy's fhip-
ping, which were lafhed together, fet them all in flames j fo that in a few
hoiirs almoft the whole of yf^nVs fleet was deftroyed. The fire alfo was
communicated to a large fhip lying on the fhore, and from her to feveral
fmaller veflels that were building; and from thefe laft it was conveyed to
the arfenal, ftorehoufe, fuburbs, and city, and even to feveral parts of the
fort, particularly to a fquare tower, where it continued burning all the
night with fuch violence, that the ftone walls appeared like red-hot iron.
About half after four in the afternoon, the admiral perceiving that the
enemy's guns were almoft filenced, made the fignal for the fquadron alfo to
leave off firing •, and taking the advantage of the tide, which was now at
its height, he ordered the fhips which had been thrown a little out of the line
by the before-mentioned accident, to warp in nearer the fort into four fa
thom water, clofe to Admiral Pocock in the Cumberland^ who, contrary ta
the advice of his pilot, had, in ftanding in, ventured as near as the fhips
which drew much lefs water, and by a very judicious and officer-like ma
noeuvre in bringing his fhip up by an anchor droptfrom one of the gun-room
ports, prevented her fwingingwith the flood-tide and fea-breeze which fet right
in. In a fhort time after, the enemy having again brifkened their fire, the
admiral made the proper fignal for the fquadron to do the fame. This had
fuch an effed, that at half paft fix the enemy's fire was entirely filenced
which the admiral obferving, he again gave orders to ceafe from firing.
At half after feven. Colonel Clive, with the troops under his com
mand, left the fhips, in order to land at the moft convenient place to the
eaftward of the fort; and at about a quarter after nine, the Colonel made
two falfe fires, to fhew that he was fafely landed, and that the troops
which had been obferved on the hill were our Maharatta allies. The
homh-veffels continued throwing fhells into the fort till day-light, when
the admiral ordered all the line of battle fhips to warp in as clofe as
poffible, that they might be ready to batter in breach as foon as he
Ihould throw out the fignal •, and in that cafe he commanded them to
make ufe of their lower deck guns only, unlefs their upper ones fhould
afterwards be found neceflary to filence any fire which might chance
to be made by the enemy. An officer was then fent with a flag of truce
to the governor, and with a fecond fummons to furrender the fort. He
foon came back with the governor's refufal; upon which all the fhips
immediately warped within a cable's length.of the fort in three fathom
and a quarter water, and the fignal was thrown out to renew the attack.
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