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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.' [‎118] (155/562)

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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,7^7 flourifti under your favour and protedion. Mr. Watts is now Tent to wait
upon you, in behalf of the governor and council, and I flatter myfelf you
will con fen t to the petitions he may have to make
Thus by the fpirited and gallant behaviour of the two Englijh command
ers, the affairs of the company, which a few months before feemed verging
on inevitable ruin, were not only quite retrieved, but put upon a firmer
and better footing than ever 0 and the treaty would have been yet more
.advantageous than it was, had not the admiral and colonel, juft at the time of
drawing it, receivedAintelligence of a war with France, which was foon after
wards fully confirmed by the arrival of Commodore James f in the Re-
venge\ and the French garrifon at Chandernagore was well known to confift
of 500 Europeans and more than a 1000 Sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , which if they had then
joined 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. , muft have probably terminated in our company's ruin.
Confidering all circumftances, the treaty was honourable and advantageous
for us, and 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. was in fome meafure puniflied for thofe unheard of
cruelties which he had fo wantonly exercifed againft many innocent indi
viduals J.
As foon as all difficulties with the Indians were thus happily removed,
the next objed that naturally prefented itfelf, was the reducing the French
power in this province. The committee indeed, who had the direction of
the company's affairs in Bengal, took, care to reprefent to the admiral, that
as a peace had been concluded with 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. , this was the only opportu
nity he perhaps might ever meet with for afling offenfively againft the
French, from whofe councils, great evils were ftill to be expelled.
The admiral, who plainly faw the force of this reafoning, molt readily
came into the propofal; and nothing would have prevented his immediately
commencing hoftilities againft the French, had not fome gentlemen of that
nation arrived at this time from Chandernagore with frelh propofals for a
neutrality. Thefe were thought fo reafonable by many gentlemen of our
company's council, that for a while matters flood in a ftate of fufpence, and
* Thefe were for his confent to our attacking the Frtnch.
+ ^Mr. James s arrival in the Ganges., was very opportune, not only on account of the
certain intelligence of the war with France, but by bringing with him in his own ihip and
uvo^ tranlports, a detachment of 500 men, which enabled us immediately to aft offenfively
the French. His great merit in undertaking, and unremitting perfeverance in accom-
phlning, the paffage round from Bombay in that uncommon late feafon of the year, ought alfo
to be particularly noticed; as well as his taking on the paffage Vlndien, a French Indiaman,
aden wuh warlike flores and provifions for the French fquadron then at the ifland of Mauri'
ttus, which greatly diftreffed them, and retarded their operations.
* U P 01 } . the ratification of the treaty with the Nahb, the admiral fent home Captain
H arrtck wuh exprelfes of intelligence to the Secretary of State and the Admiralty.
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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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