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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.' [‎138] (175/562)

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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The moment I received your letter complaining of Mr. Drake 's having
acWrefied himfelf to Monichchund m a manner difpleafing to you, 1 wrote to
Mr. Drake and defired he would make an apology to you tor the expreffions
he had made ufe of to Monichchund •, which he has done, and I hope you
are fatisfied therewith: you may reft allured, you will have no eaufe- of
fuch complaint for the future.
I obferve by your letter of the 22d of this month, that you were under
a neceflity of fending your brother Raja King Roy Bullubram Bahader into the
Burdwan country, to coifed the revenues which Monichchund excufed himfelf
from paying : as you have given me your word, that this is the purpofe of his
march it ?s not "in the power of any artful defigmng villain to make me
believe the contrarv •, and as it will be evermore my firft principle to pro-
mote and eftablifh the friendfhip made between us, I lhall be very cautious
how I give credit to any idle Itories, tending to break the unity, which I
hope wTll endure for ever between you and the Englijh. I am fenfible our
nation has many enemies at your court i but as you are a wife and prudent
prince, I hope you will in time difcover all the wickednefs of thofe, who by
afferting for pofitive truths what have appeared to be notorious falihoods, have
attempted to injure us in your opinion. As I know your eais have been
filled with evil reports of us, and you will ftill be fubjed to hear the ftories
of fuch deceivers, the Major will be fent to you : receive what he may
fay, as my fentiments, and be aflured you (hall not be deceived. What
can I fay more ?"
This letter not producing the defired effe<5l, and being too well convinced,
that 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. had hoftile intentions in his breatt j for, inftead of delivering
he correfponded with and protected our French enemies, the admirtii
addrefled another letter to him, dated the 3111 of March y 1757.
" I HAVE already informed you of our conqueft of Chandernagore, and
making all the French our prifoners, except fome fugitives who fled up the
river, after whom, I told you 1 had fent fome armed men in boats. I am
forry I fhould be under a neceflity of fending you another letter ; but having
received information that you have not as yet performed your agreement, 1
muft take leave to acquaint you, that from the repeated promifes you have made
of keeping your word in every refpeft, I now exped* you will ad conform
able to the oath you have taken before God and your Prophet, and comply
Immediately with all the articles of the treaty. Deliver alio the cannon to
Mr. which you now have belonging to the company •, and ftridly keep
to the oath we have both fworn, of living in friendfliip, and efteeming each
other's enemies our own-, and deliver up into my hands all the F/minn
your dominions, with their efleds. This will be keeping your oath, and
behaving like a prince, whole purfuit is juftice, and whofe utmofl; glory as
a foldier, is preferving his word inviolable. Depend upon it, if there are any
about you bold enough to advife you to ad contrary to thefe juft demands,
they

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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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