'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.' [‎161] (198/562)

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back, and ht adtli.dj that the preient li'lssv had done him
the honour to thank him, for having rendered to him and his people fo
acceptable a ieivice. ihe major loon afterwards proceeded on to
agurry pafs. This is only a wall carried on from the brink of the river
(which at this place is prodigioiifly rapid) to the foot of the mountain,
■and is almoft impaffable, being covered, like that at with thick
woods and Jungle ; and hath this farther impediment, that very near to
the wall, runs a^ rivulet, on the fide of the hill, feemingly impracticable
to pals oyer. The, baftions are without parapets, having eight fides that
are not eight reet wide, and they have contrived to build the walls fo
artfully, that the rivulet ferves for a ditch in front. The baftion-wall,
which is about 14 feet high, and 50 yards long, entirely commands the
river, which though it be ^ ot a mile broad here, yet the current is fuch
as to carry all boats clofe under the platform.
^The major arrived this night at Shah ah ad \ where being informed by
Mootenhegi who commanded 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. , that the French were a little beyond
Baghelpoor, he difpatched two Hircars or fpies for more certain intelligencej
detaching at the lame time 100 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. with orders to endeavour to overtake
tnem, to fire into their boats, and lb harrafs them, as to give him an oppor
tunity of coming up with them.
On the 17th the major left Shahahad at day-break, and at 10 o'clock
arrived at Pyntaby, which is a pretty ftrong poll on the top of a hill, in
which are quarries of lime. He here vifited the tomb of Shah CummuU
and was told by 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. 's Peons who were quartered in the place, that
xht French had left it about ten days before. On this intelligence, the
major continued to pufh on, and leaving Bolgutta on his left, rowed up to
Latgow-Nulla, and arrived in the evening with fome of the light boats ac
Calgow, where the reft of his troops did not get up till midnight, and
the next morning. The fituation of Bolgutta is moft delightful, but whac
greatly adds to the_ beauty and pleafure of the place and profpeft, is»
in the river near to it, are feveral large rocks, which in the dryfeafon caufe
a great fall of water and fome very fine cafcades. 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. made heavy
complaints here of the fatigues they had undergone, by fuch long and con-
tinned marches through bad roads ; and the Dandies declared,' that they
cou a work no longer at the rate they had hitherto puflied forwards : the
major theretore, to filence all complaints, and to induce them to go on
wit out delay, was obliged to make each of them a prefent in money,
i ms day, a Coafi- 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. joined Mootenbeg on the march, who told the
major that he had deferted from the French, and left them about teA
days before encamped at Mongheer, to the number of about 140 Eu*
ropeans, and 90 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. , with three pieces of cannon; that all the men
were we armed, but in great want of money; that he and feveral others
who were at Chandermgore when it was taken, though allowed to go where
Eiey p eafed, chofc to join Mr. Law -, but that having had fome words with
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