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.

  • Edward Ives
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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    [ 8a ]i * 5^- Lieutenant-Colonel CUve and Major Chambers were to fliare equally with V—^ the captains of the king’s Ihips. The captains of the company’s fhips, and armed veflels, and captains of the army, were to have an equal (hare with the lieutenants of the men of war. I’he fubaltern officers of the army,, and lieutenants of the company’s armed fhips and veflels, were to have the fame diftribution as the warrant-officers of the navy, Cfe. Thefe articles however had fcarcely been agreed upon in council, before- Colonel Clive^ who commanded in chief on ffiore, paid a vifit to Mr. JVatfon, find acquainted him, that the army was not fatisfied with the terms oir which he, as their commander in chief, was to ffiare; and that to make thofe gentlemen eafy, who were to ferve under him, he found hiinfelf under the difagreeable neceffity of remonflrating, and requiring that, as commander of the army, he might be entitled to a more honourable di- vifion. The argument the gentlemen of the army went upon, was, that tho’ Mr. ClivCy by virtue of the commiffion he bore in common of lieutenant- colonel, could claim but an equal fhare with a captain in the navyj yet on this occafion, being commander in chief of the army, he ought certainly to be particularly diftinguiffied, and be admitted, at leaf!;, to fliare with Mr. Pococky the fecond fea-officer, who was a Rear admiral. Mr. TVatfon replied, that it was impoffible for him to make any alterations in the articles agreed upon in council v neither indeed would' his doing it be at .all confiflent either with cuftom, or the different ranks which Admiral' Pocock and Colonel Clive bore in the refpedlive fervices : He told the colonel however, that to fatisfy the wifhes of the army, which in the prefent fitua- tion of affairs, he deemed to be a point of the utmoft confequence, he would give fecurity under his own hand, to make good the deficiency, out of any monies he himfelf might be entitled to, fo as to make the fliare of the commander in chief of the army and that, of Mr. Pocock exaflly alike. The colonel, fenfibly {truck with Mr. Watfbn's, difintereftednefs, anfwered, that provided his officers were fatisfied with the propofal, he for his own part fhoLild come into it with great chearfulnefs. He accordingly took the ' firft opportunity of making thofe gentlemen acquainted with the admiral’s de-. claration, who were fo much'plcafed therewith, that from that moment all dif- content ceafed, and the expedition went on with the greateft unanimity *■. The troops, confifting of about 700 EuropeanSy 300 TopaJfeSy and 300 Sepoysy being put on board the king’s, and company’s fliips, the whole ' * After the reduflion of Geriah, and the money taken there had been diftributed according to the articles agreed upon in council, it was found that a confiderable fum, a thoufand pounds at lead, was due from Admiral Watfon to Colonel Cli^e upon this account. The admiral prelently fent this fum with his compliments to the colonel; who returned it in the* nroft polite manner, acquainting the admiral at the fame time, that altho’ for the good of the fervice, he had found it neceflary to appear to accept of the terms' he had fo gene- roully offered him, yet as the money could not come to him but out of the admiral’s private purfe, he had always determined with himfelf, and now an opportunity offered for him to de¬ clare, that he could not, and would not accept of it by any means. Thus did thefe two gallant oflicers endeavour to outvie each other in mutual proofs of difintereftednefs and generofity.