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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    [ '35 ] \ Captain Speke was confined to his bed and chamber, for fome weeks after the adion, nor did he perfedlly recover from his wound; at times he was much indilpofed, and in a great deal of danger. While incapable of duty, the admiral ordered his firft lieutenant Mr. John Clerke to take upon him the command. At length, the being condemned as unferviceable, the captain took his palTage to England in one of our Eafi India company’s fhips; leaving behind him the charader of, a fenfible and complete gentle¬ man, as well as the gallant and flcilful Tea officer. He afterwards com¬ manded the Refolution of 70 guns in the memorable engagement off Belli/le, when Sir Edward Hawke defeated the French fleet, and particularly diftin- guifhed himfelf by obliging the Formidahle to ftrike to him, though a fliip. fuperior in force to his own. The Refolution in the night fucceeding the adion, was wrecked on a fhoal called Ee’Four^ but the captain with the crew were providentially favcd. Captain Speke afterwards returned to Eng¬ land^ and for a while enjoyed in quiet thofe applaufes which the public juftly bellowed on his fuperior merit. He was afterwards appointed ca{>- tain of the Modefie, and. once more went tofea*, but before he could render any farther fervices to his country, he died at Lijbon in the 43d year of his age, to the great grief of all his acquaintance, butefpecially of thofe whom he had honoured and made happy with a more intimate lharc of his friendfliip. I have already cited fome lines from Mr. P/V^’s tranflation of Virgil^ becaufe 1. thought them applicable to the death of this great man’s fon: the reader will now excufe my quoting a few others from Mr. William Whitehead^ and placing diem here to the memory of both thefe heroes. “ O happy both! if ought my mufe cou’d flied- “ Of tears eternal which embalm the dead; “ While round Britannia^ coaft old ocean raves, “ And to her fl:andard roll th* embattled waves, “ Fair emprefs of the deep : fo long your, names “ Should live lamented !”- To alleviate our concern, it is to be obferved, that by the reduc¬ tion of Chandernagore, the French power and commerce in Bengal were totally ruined. The captors alfo met with no inconfiderable booty in the place; the guns, ftores, and valuable effects found there, felling fo’* above 130,000 /. fterling. It happened unfortunately however, that Monf. Nicolas^ a man of a moft amiable charafler, and the father of a large family. Fortunati ambo! fi quid mea carmiha poflunt;, Nulla dies unquam memori vos eximet aevo; Dum domus ^neae capitoli immobile faxum Accolet, impedumque patea-Roman us habebit. had. ViRG. 9.