'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.' [‎86] (119/562)

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1756. This was done with To much fpirit, that about two o'clock a magazine in
the feu blew np, and about four, a flag was hung out as a fignal of fub-
mifllon. Upon this the^ admiral fent Lieutenant Richard King to demand
an immediate entrance into the fort for the king's troops, and that the
B?itijh flag (liould oc hoifted on one of the baftions. A little before five,
the lieutenant returned with an account, that the governor confented to the
holding colours, that he was willing to admit five or fix of oiw
men that evening, and that the enfuing morning he would furrender
the place. This anlwer not being deemed latisfa^lory, we once more
renewed our fire •, but at a quarter after five, they again thought
proper to hang out the flag of capitulation, and all hoftilities ceafed.
Colonel Clive, who, from the time he difembarked with the troops, had
been making his approaches by land, and had greatly annoyed the enemy
with his cannon, then came on board the admiral's fhip, bringing with him
an officer fiom the fort with articles of capitulation. Thefe were prefently
agteed to by the two admirals and colonel; and an JLngliJh officer was fent
in to take poifeffion of the fort, and to hoift Englijh colours. Prefently
aiterwards the Captains Forbes and Buchanan were detached with fixty men
to fee the garrilon lay down their arms; and on the 14th, at fun-rifing,
the colonel and the whole army marched into the place *.
Thus at the expence of no more than twenty men killed and wounded,
V 6 lt TJP orta ^ t of Geriah fell into the hands of the Englijh^ in - which
0rs oun ^ 2 5° pieces ol" cannon, fix mortars, an immenfe quantity
01 Itores and ammunition; one huadred thoiifand pounds fterling in filver
1 u pees, and about thirty thoufand more in valuable effeds. By this con-
que too, the notorioully infamous Jlngria was entirely ruined, and his
w o e countiy, which extended four degrees of latitude along the coaft,
v was ta en from lam. lie himklf efcaped our hands, having left the fort
wo or t tee days before it was attacked; the government of which he
committed to one of his wife's brothers, under whofe care alfo he put his
two wives and both his children f.
counm apt XrtTn K 'Tl! e c\ 0f the /^ r J'. who enjoyed but a poor fete of health in this
oukhi*' fhfn Iff ? . r* duty 0n the edition to Genat, was permitted to
to the Sallfh ' r re u! . n , ? 1(> P e ", ^ a P tain Martin of the Bridgewater, on this lucceeded
r 0 'he and Admiral
ind i beT„° ',. e VAr J but this gentleman's bad ftate of health,
Inn 8 t,e 'dilpatches home on acfonnt of the fuccefs at GW,!
J ' next in commani1 0" hoard the Km, to lucceed to
Kiken^in "f'.:: tw0 children, and one of his wives, wee
fuch medicines as ["juXed were prop, r tof them' 1 ''"t'i ' C0 I !llfaP • tl) ■ a,ter ^ ed thc ™. ^ r = nt
what . did ; but 1 afterwards dif^veS tttey 'had' ^ fc^h Sci'^^They
TZZZf* 40 "fed by the
to fill Which thev add fn n r at ' e "n vvood-afhes as foon as the puftules begin
variolous matten -One nf'h « to the greater or lefs quantity of
from head to fort with sO i' 101 ,' ^ f pock of the confluent kind, and was covered
mafs of naftf r' v ,?^ ier ' wl)jc h, towards the latter end of the diforder, appeared like a
fiom the difeafe^ 01111 ^ 1 ^ VV ^ ocJ y* ^ he whole family of Angria recovered however