'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.' [‎145] (182/562)

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mediately fulfill all your engagements: thus let peace flourifli and fpread 1757
throughout all your country, and make your people happy in the re-efta-
blifhment of their trade, which has fuffered by a ruinous and deflrudlivc
war. What can I fay more ?"
After this letter, the correfpondence ceafed on the part of the admiral i
and from the date thereof, to the month of June, 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. continued to
give full proofs of his enmity towards us, and his defign to embrace the
firft convenient opportunity of extirpating us. Hoftile preparations were
now made on each fide j and on the 13th of June things drew near to a
crifis, when 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. fent the following, and his laft letter to the
admiral.
25th of Ramazan (13th of June) 1757.
"ACCORDING to my promifes, and the agreement made between us,
I have duly rendered every thing to Mr. Watts, except a very fmall re
mainder, and had almoft fettled Monichchund's affair : Notwithftanding ail
this, Mr. JVatts and the reft of the council of the fadory at Caffimhuzar,
under pretence of going to take the air in their gardens, fled away in the
night. This is an evident mark of deceit, and of an intention to break the
treaty. I am convinced it could not have happened without your know
ledge, nor without your advice. I all along expedled fomething of this
kind, and for that reafon I would not recall my forces from Plajfey, exped-
ing fome treachery.
I praife God, that the breach of the treaty has not been on my part: God
and his Prophet have been witneffes to the contrad made between us, and
whoever firft deviates from it will bring upon themfelves the punilhment
due to their ad ions."
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By the letters, as well as by a multiplicity of fads, it is evident that
Serajah Dowlah, from the time of figning the treaty with us, had iliewh
himfeif but little inclined to abide by any of it's articles 5 it was indeed in
tended by him to lull us into a fatal fecurity. He was very liberal in his
promifes, but always took care to put off the perfornfance of them, and
that upon fuch trifling pretences, as demonftrated his ill intentions towards
us. His pofitive orders at firft, that we Ihould not befiege Chandefnagore^
ftrongly indicated his attachment to our enemies ; though, after we had
taken that place, he put the beft face he could upon it, and pretended that
he was not difpleafed at our fuccefs. We were not ignorant however, that
he had ordered a body of near 2000 men to the affiftance of that garrifon,
who might have greatly obftruded if not defeated our enterprize, had we
not found means to prevent their ading. It is certain, that a French corps
under the command of Monfieur Law, was proteded by him, and even
in his pay; and that he had invited Buffy with the French army to enter
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