'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.' [374] (427/562)
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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accnftom them to bear all manner of injuftice and opprefllon with a perfeA
fubmiflion.
At half paft four in the afternoon we all mounted on horfeback, and
left the city of Aleppo ; for the firft hour and half we were accompanied
by the conful, and almoft all the other gentlemen of the Englijh fadory,
whofe horfes and furniture made a gay appearance. We then halted at a
well of good water, where we drank a parting glafs in wine or punch, ex
changed a mutual huzza^ and then pronounced Vale, farewell not with
out the lively hope of meeting again at fome future period in our native
country.
We kept on a S. S. W. courfe, and at half paft eight, pitched our tent
by the fide of a river very near to a Kaun, and not far from a village
called Cantaman. Poor Mr. Hollow ay made it a point to accompany us thus
far, though he now is, and has been in an ill ftate of health for the laft
two years. We moft fincerely wifh him a perfeft recovery j for nobody
can help efteeming fo worthy, fenfible, and pious a man.
At five in the morning we again mounted our horfes, and after having taken
an affecflionate leave of Mr. Holloway, we purfued a W. S. W. S. W. and
S. S. W. courfe, for eight hours, over a ftony road : we then got to a vil
lage named Benifo, feated on a hill. In our way hither, we left feveral
other fmall places, both on our right and left. The two lad hours pafled
away very unhappily, efpecially with myfelf, my man Alexander^ and my
poor grey horfe, which was one of the two, Baron Kniphaufen had prefented
us with at Karec. The mafter was ready to fink under a very excruciating
pain in his fide, the fervant complained of being worfe in his bowels, and
the poor horfe was feized in fo violent a manner as to fall down in the road;
his agonies were fuch, that at one time we determined, out of companion,
and trom a perfuafion that he never could get up again, to fhoot him;
after however he had lain about an hour, he fo far recovered as to be able
to get flowly to this place. The pain in my fide continued fo bad, that
Mr. Pigot drew fome blood from my arm, fomented the part affeded with
hot water, and rubbed in fome mercurial ointment. In the evening, I took
a mercurial pill, with opium, and diluted freely.
I find myfelf better this morning, but not fo well as to proceed in
my journey. My cafe is bilious, for every copious difcharge of the in-
teftinal tube gives me immediate relief in th^ hepatic duds, and lobes of
the liver. Alexander^ and the other faithful companion of my travels, my
grey horfe, are alfo better.
This morning I was prevailed upon to offer my medical advice for the
relief of a fick youth, the fon of the ^urk whofe roof we are under; but
at noon, was told by the father, with the m jft perfect compofure, that " His
Jon
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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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1, 1a:1d, 2:12, 1:32, 32a:32b, 33:44, 44a:44b, 45:80, 80a:80b, 81:84, 84a:84b, 85:86, 86a:86b, 87:88, 88a:88b, 89:224, 224a:224b, 225:230, 230a:230b, 231:278, 278a:278b, 279:288, 288a:288b, 289:292, 292a:292b, 293:298, 298a:298b, 299:318, 318a:318b, 319:364, 364a:364b, 365:506, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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- Ives, Edward
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