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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.' [‎383] (436/562)

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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[ ■ 383 I
prus> to Mr. Turner, begging the favour of him to fccure ms a raffao-e in
the Swede bound to Leghorn.
■ A Mefs, juft now arrived from Mr. Jafper Cruter at Aleppo, brings the Septemb. 29.
melancholy news of the death of the Rev. Mr. Hollow ay, and of the verv
dangerous ftate of Mr. Conful Browne, juft returned thither from Scanderocn
where he caught the infedlion. Mr. Cruter in his letter informs us alfo'
that the plague ceafed at Smyrna the 20th of Auguft, but that the P reft on
is blocked up there by three French fhips of war. That Captain Gwyn is.
ordered to fail to her affiftance, but as his fliip the Ambufcade is gone to
the weftward, thofe orders probably will never reach him.
The wind hath been, and ftill continues foul for Cyprus -, which circum- Septemb. ?oi
fiance, (as I have fome return of my bilious complaints) is not unlucky;
and I am told, that the Swede will not fail for Leghorn in- lefs than three
weeks.
The wind is now fair for our failing, and I am in all refpefts ready to oaober 1.
embark; but the vefiel has not taken in her water, and the Italians will
do no work on a Sunday.
By the conful's boat, which arrived this day from Cyprus^ I had the fatis- Monday,,
fadloa to receive the two following letters^- Oftoberz*
Cyprus, 12 th of September,
" FOUR days after weleft you, my dear Ned, we arrived at this place.
The news we firft learnt here, was, that the fhips were admitted to
prattique at Smyrna, and that the Prejton was gone thither from Scio, in
confequence of it. About three hours after fhe got in, three French
fhips of war arrived, who had been lying in wak for her. One of
them carried 64 guns, the other two were frigates. This news came by
letter from Smyrna., and Mr. 'Turner afiures me, it may be depended on ;
fo that in all probability, the P reft on will be blocked up till a reinforce
ment comes from the fleet ; and that will not be, perhaps, till we carry
this news to the admiral. But the captains of two privateers who-'
came irv yeflerday, give us hopes that the Prefton mW fail very foon, for
they fpoke with a boat in their paffage hither, who told them, the cap
tain of the Ptefton had fent to Scio for a pilot to carry him out of Smyrna,
and that the French fhips were certainly gone off the ftation : If this latter
account fhould prove true, it will not belong I hopre before you hear of the
Preftoris being at Scanderoon. If however you do not hear of her foon,
there will be an opportunity of going down in the Swede, which is now at
Scanderoon ; fhe will ftop here, and proceed from hence to Leghorn, where
I hear you may be certain of meeting fome of our cruifers, as that is
the port our fleet in common victual at. I have defired Mr. Turner to?

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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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