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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.' [‎135] (172/562)

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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Captain Speke was confined to his bed and chamber, for fome weeks
after the adtion, nor did he perfedly recover from his wound; at times he
was much indifpofed, and in a great deal of danger. While incapable of
duty, the admiral ordered his firft lieutenant Mr. John Gierke to take upon
him the command. At length, the 7^/being condemned as unferviceable,
the captain took his paffage to England in one of our Eaji India company's
fhips •, leaving behind him the charader of, a fenfible and complete gentle
man, as well as the gallant and Ikilful fea officer. He afterwards com
manded the Refolution of 70 guns in the memorable engagement off Bellifle^
when Sir Edward Hawke defeated the French fleet, and particularly diftin-
guifhed himfelf by obliging the Formidable to ftrike to him, though a fhip
fuperior in force to his own. The Refolution in the night fucceeding
the adion, was wrecked on a fhoal called Le'Four, but the captain with the
crew were providentially faved. Captain tyeke afterwards returned to Eng
land^ and for a while enjoyed in quiet thofe applaufes which the public
juftly beftowed on his fuperior merit. He was afterwards appointed cap
tain of the Modefte^ and once more went to fea but before he could render
any farther fervices to his country, he died at Lijhon in the 43d year of his
age, to the great grief of all his acquaintance, but efpecially of thofe whom he
had honoured and made happy with a more intimate fhare of his friendfhip.
I have already cited fome lines from Mr. Pitt\ tranflation of Virgil^
becaufe I thought them applicable to the death of this great man's
fon: the reader will now excufe my quoting a few others from Mr.
William Whitehead^ and placing them here to the memory of both thefc
heroes.
1 757-
■f "O happy both! if ought my mufe cou'd Hied
" Of tears eternal which embalm the dead;
" While round Britannia^ coaft old ocean raves,
" And to her ftandard roll th' embattled waves,
" Fair emprefs of the deep : fo long your names
" Should live lamented !"■
To alleviate our concern, it is to be obferved, that by the reduc
tion of Chandernagore* the French power and commerce in Bengal were
totally ruined. The captors alfo met with no inconfiderable booty in the
place •, the guns, ftores, and valuable effeds found there, felling fo^ above
130,000/. fterling. It happened unfortunately however, that Monf.
Nicolas, a man of a mo ft amiable charader, and the father of a large family,.
Fortunati ambo! fi quid mea carmina polTunt;,
Nulla dies unquam memori vos eximet aevo;
Dum domus JEnex capitoli immobile faxum
Accolet, imperiuxnque pater Romanus habebit.
V irg. sEn. 9.
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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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