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.
![[ >>7 ] ntmofl of my power, every part of the treaty,, coneluded between yourfelf 1757. and the Englijh nation, fo long as you fhall faithfully obfcrve your part, which I make no doubt will be as long as you have life. What can I add more ? but my willies, that your life may be long, and crowned with all manner of profperity.” “ I Charles Watfon^ ^c. ^c. in the name of his Britannic majedy, and in the prefence of God and Jefus Chrifi^ do folemnly declare, that I will faith- . fully obferve and maintain the peace concluded on the 9th of February^ 1757, between the Soubahdar^ ^c. and the Englijh^ in every part and article thereof. And that fo long as the Sctibahdar^ &c. fliali abide by his promifes, and the articles ligned by him, I will always look upon his enemies as the enemies of my nation, and when called upon, will grant him all the alTiftance in my power.” t The Soubahdar or Naboby OW the ratification of the treaty, fent the ufual' prefent to the admiral, governor, and colonel; to each an elephant, a drefs or veft, and head jewel,, and which were received by the governor and colonel as reprefentatives of the company; but Mr. Watfon^ as reprefentative of' the king, refufed to accept the prefent. However, he received the Nabob's officers who brought them, in a very polite manner on board the Kent^ and difplayed to them his lower tier of 32 pounders, of which they made a dreadful report to their mailer, who not conceiving any great liking to his new friends, continued his march with all haite to- the capital, happily for his fubjefts fomewliat humbled by his late defeat. Mr. Watts^ one of the council, being well verfed in the country language, and in their politics and cuftoms, accompanied the Nabob to attend the fulfilling of the treaty Mr. Watts carried with him the following letter from the admiral to the. Nabobs dated the i6th oi February 1757. “ OMICFfUND has informed me of the particulars you- was pleafed to inftru(fl him w'ith. The advice you have received of a fleet of French men of war, and a large land army under the command of Monfr. Bujfy^ being in their way to thefe provinces, I believe is true; I have likewife heard that they are coming here to commit hoftilities againft us. In regard to your defire, that I would do all in my power to prevent their coming into thefe territories •, you may aflure yourfelf, I will ufe my beft endeavours to prevent it, in order to manifefl: my. friendffiip for you. A requeft of this nature I ffiall always take pleafure in granting, and by my readinefs to- comply with your defire, you will be fufficiently convinced of the fincerity of my friendffiip and efteem, and be fatisfied with my aflions. What has been deftroyed and ruined by your anger and rcfentment, I trull will again * Scrafionh refledions on the government of Indojian, I flouriffi. X](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30410678_0143.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
