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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.' [‎160] (197/562)

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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fentence into immediate execution, he was accordingly hanged in the front
of the battalion. The Sepoy 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. whom he had feduced, was tried the next day
by a court -martial compofed of Suhadars * and Jamedars, who finding him
guilty of confenting to connive at, and aflift Alexander Saufure in making his-
dcape, ordered him 500 lafhes with a ratan, and to be turned out of the
fervice.
The Pboufdar, reprefenting to the major, that he could not aflure him of
the boats and dandies before the enfuing night, and exprefsly promifing
that every thing fhould be then ready, the major thought it moft advifable
to poftpone his march till the 15th in the morning. When this day arrived,,
he found himfelf under the difagreeable neceflity of putting off from Raja King -
inaul in the fame embarraffed condition he arrived there the Phoufdar and
'Duan an officer next in command, having negleded to procure him the
boats and dandies which they had fo faithfully promifed, and in the former
of which he intended to have embarked the 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. . This body of troops
therefore were ftill obliged to march on by land, and at night arrived at
Sicarigully^ where they joined the major; who had a little before arrived
there with the other part of the detachment, excepting 11 boats that were
under the command of the officer of the rear-guard, and who could not
get up that night through want of a fufficient number of dandies to trade
againft the current. At Sicarigully, the major vifited the pais of that
name, which is a road from about 9 to 12 feet wide, cut through a,
rock, and covered on each fide by an impenetrable Jungle or coppice,.,
while a rivulet or water-courfe, very hollow and impaffable, runs near to-
the Futtacks or gate : if a ball was difcharged here, it could not go above
100 yards in a line, the road every where abounding with fo many intri
cate windings. In this pafs too, fuch deep breaft-works and trenches are
thrown up, that it would be very difficult to force a paflage, if well de-^
fended. The King's Road is faid to be eafier of accefs than this, and lies,
about a mile nearer the foot of the mountain. The major went alfo to>
fee the tomb of Seid Ahmud Mahdoom^ which ftands upon the top of the
rock, and was built at the expence of Sharejhe Khan, uncle to the famous.
Aurengzebe: here he received a vifit from ihtjamedar^ who promifed to
procure him a frefh fupply of dandies, alfuring him however at the-
iame time, that the French party he was in purfuit of, were already got
ten beyond Patna.
On the 16th, the major left Sicarigully, and on his arriva? at Goujapoor,.
was complimented with a vifit from the Duan and Jamedar of 'feric.gurry
pafs-, who informed him, that the French had halted there two days, at
the time Serajah Bowlah was prifoner at Rajamaul-, and that upon the
^amedarh afluring them, that no kind of affiilance would be given them,,
ould they perfift to advance farther down the river, they had returned;
* Black commanders of a company*
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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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