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
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.
![‘ [ io6 ] 1757. foldiers into three platoons; but the ftrect was fo narrow, they were obliged '—Y—' to inarch by files, and the captain made every platoon into two firings, and fo advanced by ftreet firing briflcly upon them. At our firfV fire the chief officer and 5 of the enemy fell, on which their horfe gallop’d off; but their muflcetry, under cover of fome houfes, and at the corner of lanes, killed and wounded fome of our men, but dared not openly attack us. Major Kil- fatrick^ on hearing the firing, marched out of the garrifon at Houghley to fupport the detachment, but the affair was over before he joined it, and on their return they found the fnips boats all fafe.. After this fervice was performed. Captain Speke gave his commands tO' the failors to repair on board their boats, when three of them were miffing,, who were then fuppofed to be either killed or defperately wounded; but it afterwards appeared that they had draggled into the country, and through their great fatigue had thrown themfelves on the ground, and fallen fall afleep. About the middle of the following night, feveral of the country villages were leen in flames by the officers on board the ffiips, which appeared to them very extraordinary, and they could not poffibly account for it. Early the next morning, however, a raft was obferved floating down the river, and on it fat, with the greatefl compofure imaginable, our three miffing failors; who, after they were taken off, and brought on board their ihips, gave the following account of their adventure“ that awak¬ ing in the beginning of the night, and perceiving their companions had left them, they judged it expedient to fet fire to all the villages, in order to intimidate the enemy, and make them believe that the whole detachment ftill continued on fhore, which had done them fo much mif- chief the preceding day. That as foon as the day broke they repaired to the water’s edge to fearch for a boat, in which they hoped to be con¬ veyed on board their ffiips. No fuch thing however could be found; but luckily for them this raft at length prefented itfelf, on which they refolved to trufl themfelves.” By good fortune, they arrived fafe among their com¬ panions, before their enemies had fo far recovered from their panic, as tO; think of cutting off their retreat. I cannot now afeertain the number of feamen killed in this expedition,, but by the books of the hofpital, it appeared that twenty-five were wounded ; among whom was Mr. Edward Roberts^ a young gentleman of the IJle of V/ight.y who ferved as midffiipman on board the Kent^ and was fo much hurt by a mufl^et-ball he received in his hand, as to be obliged to have it taken off, and was in great danger of his life for fome time afterwards.. The admiral being informed of his misfortune, of the intrepidity he had ffiewn in the aftion, and of his manly refolution at the time of the am¬ putation, fent him a meflfage by me, defiring him to keep up his fpirits, and that for his good behaviour,, he would foon make him a lieutenant! This.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30410678_0132.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
