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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.' [‎239] (280/562)

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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• A i ! :he e y e n ing We cro!red the river with our new Trackers, hav
ing firft filled their bellies with mutton and rice, in hopes of getting them
into good humour. We fent fix afliore firft, agreeable to cuftomt they
tracked about three quarters of an hour, when our luggage boat comini
near with the Chocarda, the others that remained on board told us that fix
would not be fufficient to draw the veflH at night, as the wind then blew
frefh, and offered to go afhore and affift their companions. When they
found that we would not confent to this propofal, they took an opportunity
of jumping into the Sandul^ and from her to the fhore, and there joined
their comrades: they all direftly ran off, leaving us to take care of our-
felves. On this we hauled into the middle of the ftream, and anchored,
got our guns loaded with grape-fhot, and our fmall arms ready, to prevent
being furprized by the Arahs y for from their late extraordinary behaviour we
knew not what to think. At ten we called to Mr. Hewiet^ who with
the Chocarda, flept in the luggage-boat; we propofed to him, as the wind
was roul, to bear back again tor Corna^ and there take in men for the next
ftage. He feemed to think that it would be lofing both time and way, and
gave as his opinion that it would be more eligible to continue where we were,
be upon our guard, and wait for a fair wind to carry us to the next town;
adding, that the Choearda was of opinion the men would return again in the
morning. We alked whether he approved of our firing a mulkel over any
boat that might approach us in the night ? The Chocarda anfwered, "
if you$7 6 into tioe hoat and kill any of thcyyi^ I will he ciujwzvcihle for the coti*
fequences" We refolved however not to proceed to fuch extremities, unlefs
we apprehended our lives to be in danger. No difturbance whatever hap
pened during the remainder of the night. Sailed this day 34 miles.
About five this morning, our Trackers returned to us. They affured us, and April 30
we had reafon to believe them, that they ran away by the fole diredion of our
Chocarda, but cannot get at the whole truth of the affair. We got under
way immediately, as did our luggage-boat: we ftill fee great numbers of
cattle grazing on each fide of the river, and alfo obferved a boy croffing it
on the backs of Buffaloes., He fhifted himfelf from the back of one of thefe
beads, to another, with great dexterity, as often as he found it necef-
fary for the order and better conducing of his herd. This extraordi
nary feat of adivity,. put me in mind of that paffage in the fifteenth book-
of Homer's Iliad, where a man is reprefented as managing four horfes at
once, and leaping from the back of one to another at full fpeed *.
• So when a horfernan from the watry mead
(Skili'd in the manage of the bounding fteed)
Drives four fair courfers, prafHs'd to obey.
To fome great city thro' the public way ;
Safe in his art, as fide by fide they run,
He fhifts his feat, and vaults from one to one ;
And now to this, and now to that he flies;
Admiring numbers follow with their eyes.
Pops*

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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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