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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.' [‎92] (129/562)

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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7>c 5. ^ifpatch arrived with the news of his having taken Calcutta, and of the dread*
' ful tragedy which happened in the Black hole prifon *. This was fuch a blow
as filled us all with inexpreflible confternation; and was enough indeed to
/hake the credit of our Eaft India company to its very foundations; for
hereby they loft their principal fettlement in Bengal, and a fort which fecured
to them the moft valuable part of their commerce.
Here I cannot help refleding- on the fatal effects of that piece off
intelligence already mentioned, which too haftily reached us, from the
diredors of the Eajl India company. Had we at the firft arrival of our
fquadron from Bombay on the coaft, been at liberty to a6l, inftead of being
fixed to a certain fpot, no doubt but the greateft advantages would have
enfued. Our troops would inevitably have marched into the kingdom of 1 "
Golconda, as auxiliaries to Salabadjing the Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of that country, and in
all probability would have made themlelves mafters of all the ftrong -holds
the French poflefTed there; Bujfy's retreat would infallibly have been cut
off, and Frenchman there muft have fallen into our hands-f. The fqua-
dron, in this cafe, would likewife have failed to Mafulipatnam, and there have
feized upon a fhip from Pondicherry with 400 troops on board, under the
command ot Mr. Law, intended as a reinforcement for Monf. Bujfy,
Thus our countrymen would have firmly eflabliihed themfelves in one
of the richeft provinces of India-, the fpot, which had been the caufe of all
the jealoufy between us and the French, and the original fource of all the
troubles which had arifen in this part of the world : And that detachment
of our troops, which muft have been in the country of Golconda, at the
time the melancholy account reached us of our lofies in Bengal, would have
been fo far advanced in their way to the relief of the^r diltrefled country,
men; with this additional advantage, that Salabadjing, being then in alli
ance with us, would probably have joined our forces with a body of his
own-, by which means our company's affairs would much fooner have been
t ^ an were ' t ^ e te ^' l0Lls vo yage we afterward had from
Madrafs to Bengal, prevented; and perhaps our worthy admiral and other
galiant men, who died there through the inclemency of the weather, might
have eft the river before the exceffive heats and rains fet in, and have been
now alive and happy with their refpedive families in Great Britain. But fuch
a train of fortunate events, heaven thought not fit to permit! and it
would but ill become us to find fault with its difpenfations, however we
may be allowed to fympathize in the affiidions of our countrymen and
t This was afterwards effeaed under the command of the gallant Colonel
^ " ' Many

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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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