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
Licence: Public Domain Mark
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.
![1749 acquiring for his nation an abfoliite afcendency over the whole Carnatic and to Deccan^ and for himfelf, immortal honour and immenfe riches. The Englijh 1753. ' prefidency were poflefled of fuch convincing proofs of his infatiable avarice, third; for power •, that they prudently and relolutely determined to exert their utmoft abilities in putting a flop to his violent, and hitherto rapid proceedings: for that purpofe, they, under the charader of allies, joined their forces with the armies of a prince called NaziR-Jing, and of the Nabob of Arcot named Mahomed-Alyj againft whom their enemies were now taking the field. Thus the EngliJJ) and French companies, though they could not acl as open and declared enemies, 'becaufe of tlie peace which fubfifted between their refpedive fovereigns; yet under the affumed name of auxiliaries, they for feveral years carried on an expenfive and bloody war againft each other. And, although the Britijh arms never gained greater glory, than in fome of the battles which were fought on this occafion, particularly in thofe, where 'M.2i]Qr Lawrence and Mr. commanded *, yet, as French had a far fu- perior number of European troops, and had been fo artful as to form con¬ nexions with the moft powerful princes of the country *, with thefe ad¬ vantages, they made fo confiderable a progrefs, as greatly to alarm the whole of the Englijh fettlements, and to fill them with apprehenfions, left the day might come, when Monf. LuplelAs ambition might be gratified in its utmoft extent. The governor and council of thofe fettlements therefore fent repeated accounts of their difagreeable fituation, to the direXors of the Englijh Eajl India company, who petitioned government in their behalf; and. at length a fmall fquadron of the king’s fliips, under the command of Charles^ Watjon^ Efq; Rear-Admiral of the Blue, and a regiment of infantry under that of Colonel Adlercron, were granted for their relief. 1754. On the 22d day of February 1754, the Kent (of which ftiip I had been —' appointed furgeon) failed from Spithead to Plymoutby the place of rendez¬ vous for the fquadron; and on the 9th of March, AdmudXTFatJon put to fea. with the following fhips for the EaJl Indies, Kent, (with the admiral’s flag) Capt. Henry Speke Guns. 70 Eagle, (with a broad pendantj Capt. George Pocock 6q Salijbury - . - - Capt. Thomas Knowler 50 Brijlol Capt. Thomas Latham 50 Bridgewater Cdcpt. William Martin 20 Kingsjijher Sloop - - - Capt. Beji Mighel 16 The admiral’s inftruXions direXed him to repair to Cork in Ireland, and' there to receive on board his fquadron, as many of the king’s troops as he could conveniently difpofe of. This he attempted doing, but the wind being unfavourable, he judged it neceffary to put into Kingfale road. On the 12th he anchored there, and immediately difpatched a letter to Colonel; Adlercron](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30410678_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
