'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.' [‎131] (168/562)

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molifliing of their church : the filver ornaments and every thing that be
longs to the church, fhall be given them, and alfo their effeds.
A. 'The admiral cannot agree to any Europeans reft ding here •, hut the
French Jefuits may go to Pondicherry, with all the ornaments of their church*
or wherever they pleafe.
VII. All the inhabitants, of what nation or quality foever, as Europeans,
MufteeS) Chriftians, Blacks, Gent Us, Moors, and others, Hi all be put in pof-
jeflion of their houfes, and of all in general as fhall be found belonging to
them, either in the fort, or on their eftates.
A. This article to he left to the admiral, who will do jujiice.
VIII. The fadories of CaJJimhu-zar, Dacca, Patna, Jeuda, and of Bat-
lafore, fhall remain at the command of the chiefs who dired them,
A. To he fettled between 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. and the admiral.
IX. The diredors, counfellors, and thofe employed under them, fliali
have leave to go where they pleafe, with their cloaths and linen.
A. The admiral agrees to this.
The admiral expeffs an anfwer hy three o'clock this afternoon, and that the
Britifh/m^j may take poffejjion of the fort hy four.
The above-mentioned propofitions have been accepted of by the council;
in confequence of which, we have delivered up the fortrefs of Chander-
fiagore to Admiral Watfon.
Chandernagore, the 23d
of Manh, 1757.
P. Renault,
F. Nicolas,
L.a-portiere,
A. Caillott,
M. Fournier,
SUGtTES.
1757.
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It muft be acknowledged that the French made a gallant defence; for they
flood to their guns as long as they had any to fire. We never could learn
how many of their men Were killed and wounded in the whole; tho* they
confeflfed that they had forty carried off dead from the S, E. bafti6n. The
north-eaft baftion was alfo cleared of its defendants twice, and among many
others that were wounded there, was one Lee, a corporal and deferter from
the Tyger, who pledged himfelf to the enemy that he would throw two
fhells out of three into the Tyger ; but while he was bringing the mortars
to bear for that purpofe, he was difabled by a mufket-bullet from the
Kent's top.—He was afterwards fent home a prifoner to England.