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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.' [176] (213/562)
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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CHAP. XIL
Admiral Watfon'j ficknefs and death: His char after. — Admiral Pocock
fucceeds Mr. Watibn in the command of the fquadron.—Defeription of the
Argill,— and of the Arica, Chulta, Mango, Tatoon, and RulTa trees.—
Account of coins at Bengal.
BENGAL had but juft beheld the funftiine of peac€ and prorperity,
when an event took place which overcaft the whole province: aa
event to me, interefting beyond exprefiion, and which was confidered by
all, as a public calamity. Mr. Watfon during the whole time of his ftay
in India, had been more or lefs fubjed: to overflowings of the bile, which
tbrought on either flight fevers, or griping in the bowels; but both thefe
.complaints had been always carried off by fweats or ftools. Bleeding
was more than once tried as a relief, but by experience we found that hk
conftitution could not well bear it, efpecially in hot weather-, as lownefsof
fpirits and want of ftrength were always fure to attend the operation.
Friday, the 12th of Augufi, Captain Martin paid the admiral an occafional
vifit at his country-houle,. and found him a little indifpofed : upon the cap
tain's coming away, the admiral defired him to tell me, that if I took an
.airing that evening, he fhould be glad to fee me. I went foon after I
received the meflage, and was concerned to find him much more indifpofed
than ever before, with laflltude, univerfal uneafinefs, and a ftrong difpofi-
tion to vomit; the pulfe was low and feeble, his fkin hot and dry. I ad-
vifed him immediately to take an emetic; he did; the medicine operated
well, and prefently produced a moifture on the fkin, which feemed greatly
to relieve him. I recommended his drinking plentifully of fherbet, which
promoted a fine perfpiration all the night, and the next morning we all
thought him better; his fkin however ftill continued hot, and his pulfe
was too quick : He was reftlefs alfo, and as the heat of the day increafcd,
0 j 1 reftleflnefs. I therefore gave him fome faline draughts, and
or ered a clyfter to be adminiftered. In the evening he became cool and
muc eafierv andwas in good fpirits. All this night his perfpiration con
tinued, and he flept with great compofure,
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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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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1a:1d, 2:12, 1:32, 32a:32b, 33:44, 44a:44b, 45:80, 80a:80b, 81:84, 84a:84b, 85:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88b, 89:224, 224a:224b, 225:230, 230a:230b, 231:278, 278a:278b, 279:288, 288a:288b, 289:292, 292a:292b, 293:298, 298a:298b, 299:318, 318a:318b, 319:364, 364a:364b, 365:506, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- Ives, Edward
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