A voyage from England to India, in the year MDCCLIV. 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; including a correspondence between the admiral and the nabob Serajah Dowlah ... 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: description of most of the trees, shrubs, and plants of India ... also a copy of a letter written by a late ingenious physician, on the disorders incidental to Europeans at Gombroon in the Gulph of Persia ... / By Edward Ives.

  • Ives, Edward, -1786.
Date:
1773
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Credit: A voyage from England to India, in the year MDCCLIV. 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; including a correspondence between the admiral and the nabob Serajah Dowlah ... 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: description of most of the trees, shrubs, and plants of India ... also a copy of a letter written by a late ingenious physician, on the disorders incidental to Europeans at Gombroon in the Gulph of Persia ... / By Edward Ives. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ Tiii ] ■ ' . ... ... . I III . I . - I CONTENTS. BOOK I. CHAP. T. The occafion of the voyage. The Author fails from SpUheady as Surgeon of the Kenty Admiral TVatfon^s fhip. The Admiral touches at Kin^ale in Irelandy where two of the capital fhips are difabled by a ftorm. He arrives at Madeira, The run from thence to Madagafcar. A defcription of that ifland. Charadler of the people. Account of the king, his court and attendants. Anec- -dotes relative to the temper of the Madagafcariam. Their religion, cuftoms, and way of living. Animal and vegetable produftions of the ifland, ^c> iffc, &c. Page i. Chap. II. Admiral Watjon leaves MadagafeaVy and arrives at Fort St. David, An account of that fettlement, of the Chamaeleon, animated Stalk, Defcription of the inhabitants, their perfons, habits and coins. Lift of the different Cajis into which the Indians divide themfelves, with a fhort account of their particular cuftoms, •— _ ‘ — — — p. i8. Chap. III. The Kent and Salljhury leave Fort St. David, and arrive at Bombay> Defcription of that place, and its inhabitants. Account of the Perfees refiding there, and their religious tenets. A particular cuftom of the Indians of Bombay, at the death of a relation. Account of the religious perfons, called Joogees. Extraordinary circumftance of fifti being found in every pond at Bombay during the rainy feafon. Curious account of the quantity of water that fell in the rainy feafon. Several curiofities zt Bombay, Value of monies. Lift of Indian drugs, Defcription of the Elephanta. p. jj. Chap. IV. The fquadron leaves Bomhayy and arrives at Madrafs. Defcription of Madrafs or Fort St. George. The buildings and Indian inhabitants, A lift of the feveral forts of fervants employed in India, their names, wages, religion, and em¬ ployments. Account of the nature and genius of their mechanics. The phyfical pradlice of their black-dodtors. Manner of inoculating for the fmall-pox. p. 46. Chap. V. The fquadron fails from Madrafs for Frinconomah in Ceylon. Defcription of that harbour and ifland. Account of the Cinnamon-tree, i^c, with the minerals, and vegetable and animal produdlions. Particular defcription of the Elephant and Tyger, and various forts of venomous infe<Sls, l^c. —• — p. 55. Chap. VI. The fquadron leaves Frinconomale, and arrives at Fort St, Dervidy is -driven out to fea, but returns fafe to the road. The admiral makes an excurfion to Chilambaram, Manner of travelling in India. Defcription of the famous Pagoda at Chilambaram. Mr. IVatfon receives his Majefty’s commiflion appointing him 3 Rear-