"رحلة من إنجلترا إلى الهند في سنة ١٧٥٤ وسرد تاريخي لعمليات الأسطول والجيش في الهند، تحت قيادة الفريق واتسون والعقيد كلايف، في السنوات ١٧٥٥، ١٧٥٦، ١٧٥٧ ... ورحلة أيضًا من بلاد فارس إلى إنجلترا من طريق غير معتاد. مع ملحق يحتوي على تقرير عن الأمراض المتفشية في سرب الفريق واتسون، إلخ" [‎١‎٧‎٨] (٥٦٢/٢١٥)

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head, and Simulating poultices to the feet. The room was alfo fumigated
with lemons and vinegar, but alas ! all was to no purpofe, for on Tuefday the
16th, between 8 and 9 in the morning, to our unfpeakable grief, he died'-
and a putrefaftion came on to fuch a degree, that in a few hours the
body was in an entire ftate of corruption.
The next day, his corpfe was buried at Calcutta, attended to the c^rave
by Admiral Pocock, by all the captains, and by almoft every officer and
feaman of the fquadron. Colonel Clive too, and as many gentlemen from
the army as could poffibly be fpared, attended on this melancholy occafion.
Many French gentlemen alfo (who through the fortune of war were his pri-
foners) and feveral thoulands of Armenians and Indians followed him to his
grave nor was there, I believe, an individual among them all, that did
not fhed a tear, or give fome other mark of unfeigned forrow. In a word
no man ever lived more efteemed, or died more regretted than Admirai
TVatfon. A voluntary univerfal mourning, difplayed in fome degree the deep
fenfe which the fleet, army, and fettlement, had of his merit. &
The Admiral, was the fon of Doftor John JVatfon, prebendary of Wejt-
minfier and redor of Cajlle-Camps in the county of Cambridge ; his mother
was half-fifter to Sir Charles JVager, admiral of the white, and firft lord
commiflioner of the admiralty. Mr. JVatfon was born in the year 1714 ; and
loft his father when he was but nine years old •, his uncle Sir Charles Warn
continued him at the academy where his father had placed him, and anno
1727 he entered him at the age of 15, in the navy. In the year 17:54 he
was made a lieutenant, and February 14, 1737, became a poft captain,
being appointed commander of the Garland of 20 guns.
In the feyeral line of battle fhips he afterwards commanded. Captain Wat-
Jon highly diftinguifhed himfelf, particularly in the adion of the ?d of May
1747, when even the French admiral made the moft honourable mention of
ihl P (t" 6 Prtncefs Louifa) and a few others, in the account he fent to his
court or that memorable engagement. In the adion which followed that
T ? Ed™*rd Hawke commanded in chief; Captain IVatfon
ifefted the fame gallantry as in the preceding one, and the 12th of May
1748, as a reward for his merit," (to ufe the very words of Lord Anfon)
"S w™' af re "-" d " ir " of "" "«• ^ r - - i ■ , ■
0 i the .. w 1 ar ' he into the country, ti!i he was
tinuea fLrr f ? mma J r I kln g' s Mps 3t Plymouth, where he con-
mand of the fmnT' ar !i r' aS j S"' a f' )e ' ore re 'ated, appointed to the com
mand ot the fquadron deftmed for the Eafi Indies
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countenance^^ P 61 "^" 00 ^ an d had a manly commanding'
is emper,. though naturally warm, was exceedingly good;,
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