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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.' [‎378] (431/562)

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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175 s -
Auguft 24.
Monday,
Auguft 28.
[ 37 8 ] .
and vigour; but though we have now been here three days, to our great
mortification, Mr. Doidge, Mr. Pye, and myfclf, ftill find ourfelves exceed
ingly out of order. Our whole party however, except Mr. Pigot and
felf, made a fhift to get to Latichea yefterday with the conful. They
learnt there, that his majefty's fhip the Amhufcade Captain Gwyn, is now at
Cyprus, to which ifland he has lately carried a fmall French prize.
Mr. Doidge and I, in confequcnce of the above intelligence, wrote each
of us a letter to Captain Gwyn at Cyprus *, likewife two others addreffed
to the fame officer at Scanderoon, on a fuppofition that the Ambuf-
cade might poffibly have left Cyprus for this laft place. Mr. Doidge wrore
alfo to Captain Evans of the Prefton at Scanderoon. Thefe letters related
to our future proceedings, and Mr. Doidge's were direfbed on u his Majefty's-
fervice."
Auguft 27. This evening our good friend Mr. Baron left us in his way back to
Aleppo \ he will foon proceed to Scanderoon to fucceed Mr. Brown as conful^
the latter being appointed fucceflbr to Mr. Drummond at Aleppo, when he
fhali return for England*
Auguflzp.
Auguft 31.
Mr. Pye was feized yefterday afternoon with troublefome blotches all
over his body, and an univerfal itching of the Ikin. Laft night he
fainted, but recovered again upon being carried into the open air. This
morning he took an emetic, but has not been well all day. His fkin is
inflamed and fwoln, and his pulfe naturally loft, now labours greatly. At
night he took the third part of a paper of Dr. James 1 % powder; this
morning we found him almoft perfeflly recovered.
An account is juft come from Scattderootty that Captain 'Turner, commander
of one of our Turky fhips there, is ill; and that a malignant diforder pre
vails among the crew, which has already carried off his furgeon, and five
private men. I find myfelf rather better to-day, my bowels are ftill in a
weak ftate. I bathed this evening in the fea, hoping thereby to brace up
my relaxed conftitution.
The boat we had difpatched with our letters to Cyprus, returned this
morning with an account, that Captain Gwyn failed from thence laft JVednef-
day fe'nnight, to the weftward. He is fuppofed to be gone to the Eng-
lijh fleet for fait provifions, and to clean, and get freflb orders. The realon
lie gave for taking this ftep, was, the little probability of the Turky traders
being foon ready to fail under his convoy, becaufe of the plague ftill raging
with great violence at Smyrna. A letter from Scanderoon, in anfwer to
Mr. Doidge*s, addrefled to Captain Evans, fays, " We know not where.
Captain Evans is, and have not had the leaft intelligence of late from
Smyrna " Mr. Turner, who is ftationed at Cyprus, recommends, our:
going*

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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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