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.
![[ ‘24- ] 1757* “ ^ ®/ uncertainty ?'* I replied, that ^ If he lived v—to the 15th day from the operation, there would be the ftrongeft hopes of his recovery.” On the 13th however he died; and on the i6th the brave man looking me ftedfaftly in the face, faid, JVelly Ives^ how fares “ it with my boy f” I could make him no reply;-and he immediately attributed my filence to the real caufe. He cried bitterly, fqueczed me by the hand, and begged me to leave him for one half hour, when he wifhed to fee me again; and affured me, that 1 Ihould find him with a different countenance, from that he troubled me with at prefent.—Thefe were his obliging expreffions.—I punctually complied with his defire ; and when I returned to him, he appeared, as he ever after did, perfectly calm and ferene. The dear youth had been delirious the evening preceding the day on which he died; and at two o’clock in the morning, in the utmoft diftrefs of mind, he fent me an incorredt note, written by himfelf with a pencil, of which the following is an exact copy. “ If Mr. Ives will conftder the diforder “ a fon muji be in^ when he is told he is dying., and is yet in doubt whether his “ father is not in as good a fate of health. If Mr. Ives is not too bufie to honour “ this chitt *, which nothing but the greatefi uneafinefs could draw from me, “ The boy waits an anfwerl* Immediately on the receipt of this note, I vifited him, and he had (till fenfe enough left to know who I was. He then began with me.—And is he dead?—Who my dear? My father. Sir?* No, my love; nor is he in any danger, I affure you ; he is almoff well. “ Thank “ God!—then why did they tell me fo? 1 am now fatisfied, and ready to die.** At that time he had a locked jaw, and was in great diftrefs, but I under- ftood every word he fo inarticulately uttered: he begged my pardon, for having (as he obligingly and tenderly expreffed himfelt) difturbed me at fo early an hour, and before tlie day was ended, furrendered up a valuable life. The following exquilite fimile fo finely illuftrates the beauty and un¬ timely death of this incomparable young man, that I am perfuaded every good-natured reader will excufe my inferting it. “ As a gay flower, with blooming beauties crown’d, “ Cut by the (hare, lies languid on the ground: “ Or fome tall poppy, that o’ercharg’d with rain “ Bends the faint head, and finks upon the plain; “ So fair, fo languifltingly fweet he- lies, “ His head declin’d, and drooping as he dies f.” * A Note in India is called a Chiit. f Purpureus veluti cum flos fuccifus aratro Languefcit inoriens; laffove papavera collo Demifere caput, pluvia cum forte gravai;tur. I ViRG. jEn, 9, Captain](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30410678_0160.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
