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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.' [‎188] (225/562)

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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I7 r 7 others from the governor and council of Calcutta to the directors of the
^ Eafi India company.
On Monday the 21ft, we and our fervants repaired on board his majefty's
fhip the Cumberland^ which from the time file entered the river, had beetv
ftationed at Culpte *. On the 25th we embarked in the Revenge, an armed
Frigate belonging to the Eajl India company, which had been ordered by
the admiral to carry us to Bombay, and which at this time was ftill com
manded by Commodore James, whom I have had often occafioa to men
tion. On our entering the Revenge, the commodore was fo> complaifant
as to honour us with a falute of 11 guns. In the afternoon we anchored
at Ingeke. An incident happened during our palTage from Calcutta to«
Culpee, which at the inftant diverted our company not a little,, and
though but of I'm all confequence in itfelf, yet as it conveys an idea of
the Indian cuftoms in this particular, the inferting it may, not be altogether
unacceptable. One day we received a meflage from a farmer of that part
of the country which belonged to our India company, requeftirg admittance
to us on an affair which to him was very interefting. We were told, that he
ha'd a petkion-to offer, and I was appointed to receive the petitioner in form,,
becaufe 1 was the mod corpulent perlbn of the party; my fellow-travellers
having pleafantly oblerved, that corpulency in this country is always efteem-
ed an infallible mark of heaven's favour, and which it never beftows on
any but its peculiar favourites. Upon his being introduced into the cabbin
of our veflel v he immediately proftrated himfelf at my feet, kiffed my fhoe,
and laid before me four or five rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , with a remnant of cotton-cloth.
He then was defired to feat himftlf, and to relate his bufinefson which, he
complained much of the oppreffions he had lately fuffered from the Zemindar
of his diftrift, expatiated on the feveral particulars, and intreated our aflift-
ance, by a letter addreffed to fome gentlemen of confequence at Calcutta. It
appearing to us that he had really been very ill treated, I ftated his cafe in a
letter to Mr. Becher, a gentleman of the council, with whom T thought I-
might take that liberty •, and fince have had the fatisfaftion to hear^ that Mr.
Becher in confequence of my application, fo kindly exerted himfelf in our
petitioner's behalf, as to procure him effedhial redrefs.. We wilhed very
heartily to have returned the farmer his offering, but we had before learned
from many fimilar inftances which had occurred during our ftay in India,.
that this could not be done without taking from him all hopes of being
relieved-, for he hereby would have underftood, that the letter which wc
had given to him. was writtea.rather to his difadvantage, than his benefit.
Monday the 28th at nine in the morning, we failed from Ihgeleej and at,
the fame hour in the evening, our pilot left us, when we had a fine gale
from the north-eaft. December the 2d at noon, we were happy to find
. * During the time of her lying here, (he took z. Trench (hip, which came into the Gangth
/ichly laden.
ourfelvp-®

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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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