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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    t [ *22 ] 1757* jealoufies, which they hope will break the friendfliip they are Ibrry to-.fee between us.” Notwithftanding the perfidious Nahoh had by this time fent a body of ' forces to afllfl; the French^ he had yet the addrefs to fend the following letter to the Admiral. \ “ THE letter you wrote me about the French affair, I have received and perufed. You may depend upon it, that I neither have nor-will affift the French. If they begin any troubles or commit any hoftilities in my ter-^ ritories, I will oppofe them with my whole force, and punifli them very feverely. I was informed you defigned to attack Chandernagore, which made me write you what I thought was reafonable and juft upon that head; The forces I fent down were to guard and protedl the King’s fubjecfts, and not to aftift the French. If the purport of ray letter has been the occafion of your defifting from the attack of Chandernagore., it gives- me great fatisfaftion. I have written the French likewife, what I thought was proper, in order to make them apply for a neutrality; I fuppofe they will a<ft conformably. I will fend a perfon of confideration to bring me the treaty you may conclude with them, and will order it to be regiftered in- my books. Affure yourfelf that I have no other defign or indination than* to live upon terms of good underftanding and friendftiip with the Englijht By the grace of God, I never intend to do any thing that your will not elteem juft; this rely upon, and do not expedt a failure. Do you Hke- wife remain fixed to your treaty and word, and give no credit to the reports of people of no confideration or figure. If you have any thing to write about, pleafe to addrefs me, and np body elfe; I will always fend a fair and unreferved anfwer. THE VAN OF THE KiNG OP DEHEFs ARMY IS ADVANCING TOWARDS THESE PROVINCES*, UPON THIS INTELLIGENCE I DESIGN MARCHING TO¬ WARDS PATNA TO MEET THEM. If- AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE. YOU WILL EE my friend, AND SEND ME. ASSIST ANCE, I WILL PAY YOUR FORCES A LACK OF RUPEES monthly, while they, remain W1T«2 ME. Send ME an i-mmediate, answer.” ? This laft requeft was inftantly complied with. • The Adtniral to, the Nahoh, “ I this moment received your letter, which gives me the grcateft fatis— faction. I own I had. a fufpicion, from your fo eafy crediting French reports, that you entertained a, partiality for that nation to the pre- jUdice of mine : your letter has removed all my doubts,, fo that hencefor¬ ward.