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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.' [‎265] (306/562)

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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have frequently happened, and pofitively declared, that they would
not proceed any farther during the night, for fear of meeting with the
like fate. At half paft feven therefore, though a fine moon-light evening,
we made our veffel fad to a (lake fixed on the fhore; we got our camp-
table and ftools out, and for the firft time eat our morfels on the edee of
the Defert. *
'We faw to-day many ducks and one pelican ; the banks are very woody,
©r rather bufliy; few people live hereabouts, only juft as many as are necef-
fary to take care of their buffaloes, which are numerousi This morning
a woman fwam acrols the river, which here was eight hundred yards
wide, pufhing a balket before her. Mr. Alms (hot a turtle with a ball, but
our fervants told us, it would not be fafe to eat of it. We kept all night a
regular watch. Another fmall tracking boat rode near our vefiel, bound
to Hilla, with three or four women, and perhaps twenty men they had
two or three muflcets among them, and as many brace of piftols: at their
coming to the fhore, they difcharged two loaded mufkets, in order to
let the robbers know they were not unarmed, or off their guard.—Ad
vanced 12 miles to-day. No obfervation.
At half after four in the morning, we began to track, the river very
ferpentine and rapid: continued working till nine at night, when we made
faft to the fhore, got our flools and table afhore, and kept a flrid guard
all night. Two or three Arabs with lances, came and made a great noife,
and called in their cattle as if they were apprehenfive of lofing them; we
let them know, they had nothing to fear from us, unlefs they fhould
become troublefome themfelves •, and on ordering them to go away, they
complied. Got twenty-one miles to-day. Latitude by obfervation 32 0 16'
north.
At half pafl four in the morning, began to track. At eight pafled a
village called AJfca, with mud houfes, encompafTed with a mud wall; many
Bate and other fruit trees about it. On the oppofite fide of the river is
another village, and a pleafant garden, called Tffidea. At eleven paffed
a village to the right called Vena-haara, where is always a guard of foldiers:
foon after, paflfed another village on the fame fide, built of mud, named
Zada ; the river water here, is fomewhat cleaner than heretofore. At one
in the afternoon, went by two villages on the right, one called Chili, the
other Dulab \ and at two came in fight of Htlla. Soon after, we paffed
a river on our left called Romya, which at this place difcharges itfelf
into the Euphrates.
A little before four o'clock we got up pretty near to the governor of
Hula's palace, fituated in that part of the town which (lands on the left, or
fouth fide of the river. Our Sandal carrying no guns, we could only falute
with five bounces, their report however was equal to that of a four pounder.
M m We
Mondav,
May 15.
May 16.
Assca.
IsSIDEA.
Vena-
haara;
Zada.
Chili.
Dulab.

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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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