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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.' [‎182] (219/562)

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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night; and without making any fignal by guns or lights, anchore.d in Fort
St. David's road. Our cruizers (landing in from the lea, had done the fame
about 7 o'clock in the evening, and the next morning at the break of day
were found to be in a very critical fituation: The French (hips were firft
difcovered, getting under fail, had Engltjh colours flying, and their number
anfwered to Commodore Stevens's fquadron with the expeded India fhips of
the feafon. The Revenge being the fouthermoft of our fliips, was by the
accident of her ftation in a manner almoft furrounded by them, and an officer
of lefs adivity and difcernment than Mr. James might have been fatally
deceived efpecially as he had received certain advice but two days before
that Mr. Stevens might every hour be expeded.—By an expert and fuperior
manoeuvre our fhips were gotten under fail quicker than thofe of the enemy,
and by that means foon increafed their diftance ; the French admiral therefore
made the general fignal to chace, and feveral other fignals, all with Englijh
colours, by which the governor of Fort St, David was fo much deceived,
that he fent off Mr. Newton, a gentleman of the council, to congratu
late, as he thought, Mr. Stevens, upon his arrival, and to invite him on
fhore i and fent alio four Mojjulas, or country boats, to accommodate him,
and any of the gentlemen of the fquadron, over the furf. Mr. Newton
was in the firft boat, and adually went a-long fide of the French admiral,
before he was convinced of his miftake, and was thus made a prifoner. The
other boats took the alarm upon the French fhips firing at the Revenge, and
rowed in fhore, and Mr. James had the prefence of mind to throw into them,
for the reinforcement ot I'ort St. David, near one hundred recruits, which he
took out of the India men mentioned in his letter to Admiral Pocock on their
paflage to Madrafs. He left his own boats, an officer, and fixteen Lafcars,
to aflift in landing t them, and eluded the purfuit of the enemy, with no
other lofs or inconvenience, than having fome of his ri^P-ing cut, and his
fails fired through.
At this feafon of the year, the current fets ftrong to the N. E. which, to
gether with the S. W. monfoon, renders it difficult for fhips that fall to
eewar of their port to beat up. 1 he French admiral therefore, as foon as
e got a realt of Pondicherry, made the general fignal to leave off chace, and
Itood into that road, when he haftily landed a^few men and ftores, and
tie next ay precipitately failed away to Mauritius \ probably, being
convincec, t at by the efcape of our cruizers, our fettlements and fhips
tiy" 6 ^ )Ut muc h on their guard, as to render any attempt of his abor-
f * ( 0nC £ | nt ^ n ^ e ^ t 9 ^ ve given a fummary account of the farther progrefs
flL» f rj a India, from the death of Admiral IVatfon down to
P ™dicherry by Colonel Coote in the year 1761 ; but as
firm T aC C n0n ni1 ^ ^ probably have been cenfured by fome as an anticipa-
a 0 d n lr ntS ^ n0 c b ? lo "g in S t0 the plan of the work, I was eafily perfuaded
P 3 anu ie er luch as are unacquainted with that glorious tcra of Eng-

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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.' [‎182] (219/562), British Library: Printed Collections, W 4137, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023905683.0x000014> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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