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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.' [‎245] (286/562)

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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In our walk we faw fix or eight loaded camels going into Arsjia. We 1758.
now loft fight of corn fields; the banks and country near the river, being
covered with a ftrong fcented thorny fhrub, having a ferrated leaf, fmaller, but
in make like that of the Gum-Arabic, Two or three pelicans went down
the river, and about three in the afternoon, many partridges fprung from out
of the fhrubs. We were prefented by a poor Arab with a mullet, weigh
ing two pounds, which he ftruck with his fpear; and laft night we had
fome cucumbers and milk given to usj we returned thanks for each, in a two-
marmaoda piece.
We killed this afternoon, what we were told, was a venomous water-
fnake, two feet and a half in length, that had gotten up the veffers rudder,
and was making its way into the cabbin. At five MefTrs. Alms and Pigot
went on fhore with their fufils, in hopes of fhooting partridges, which are
here in great plenty j they faw many, but had no fuccefs, and returned with
only three doves.
Moft of the road to-day has been very difficult for our 'Trackers. Wind,,
current, and rippling waves againft us. A boat pafled us this afternoon,
three days from Hilla, loaded with provifions. We now hear every night
a hideous howling of Jackalls, and our Trackers are very fearful of meeting
with lyons. At noon our latitude by obfervation was 31 0 4' north,
which being but fix miles more than we made on Sunday laft, (hews that
our courfe has been chiefly weft. Got this day thirty-four miles.
We pafled this laft night very difagreeably. Our rafcal of a Chocarda Ma y 3*
was the occafion; without affigning the leaft reafon for it, he about eight
in the evening, put the luggage-boat on fhore, and infifted that we fhould
do the fame with the yacht j but his words had no influence on us; on the
contrary we got at a proper diftance into the ftream, where we could both
fee, and oppofe an enemy. This fellow, who was either much frightened
himfelf, or willing to frighten us, expatiated largely on the danger we were
now in from the wild Arabs, and urged the necefllty of our keeping clofe
to him: the very reafons he affigned for our doing it, induced us to get
farther from the fhore, whofe bank in this place, was much higher than our
veffel, and almoft hung over our heads. We learned afterwards from Mr.
Hcmet (who was fo unhappy as to be with him all night) that upon our get
ting into the ftream, he grew enraged, whifpered the Trackers, and gave them
their cue to alarm us: they hailed us from the fhore, and told us, if we did
not immediately draw nigh to them, they would run away. We made no
reply, nor any change in our conduct. Soon after, they fet up a hideous noife,
fome times in the howl of the Jackalt, fometimes like a dog, and every now
and then called to us in a threatening manner. Our Chocarda finding that
all his fchemes had no manner of eflfeft upon us, ordered his Arabs to dance
and fing around their fire •, and for the whole of their obedient behaviour,
5 ^

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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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