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 159 '] dhey are yoQr enemies, and want to fee your country involved in a ruinous Y757.' war, which nothing but your breach of promife, of faith, and of honour, ^-*v*-*i lhall ever prevail on me to engage in. Nothing will give me more fatisfac- tion, than the being affured that continual peace and friendlhip will for ever 4afl: between you and the Englijh. Since I began this letter, I am informed the fugitive French have offered to enter into your fervice. If you accept this offer, I fhall conclude that you intend to favour the French^ and defire to live no longer in friendlhip with me; efpecially as you have declined the afliftance of the Englijh troops, after ftrongly foliciting them.” The admiral, not able to obtain any anfwer, either in words or deeds, fent another letter. The Admiral to the Nabob. Kentt off Chandermgore, oi April 1757. ‘‘ I HAVE been informed, that you exptefs fome uneafmefs at our •fhips remaining at this fettlement, and at our army being encamped near Hotighley. I find that our enemies have taken the advantage of your un¬ eafmefs, and endeavoured to perfuade you our troops propofe marching up 'in a hoftile manner againff you to Muxadabad, It is amazing to me, that any one fliould dare to impofe fo grofsly on your underftanding, without trembling at the confequence, fhould his villainous arts be difcovered. And it alfo furprizes me, that you fhould hearken to fuch idle flories. You, as a foldier, muff know, that while I have enemies yet in your dominions, it would be very impolitic in me not to purfue them. Yet, if you will •deliver up my enemies and their effects to me, my fhips and troops fhall immediately return to Calcutt-a \ and then, and not before, fhall I be con¬ vinced of your fincerity and refolutipn in abiding by the oath you have taken, of regarding my enemies as your own.” The day after the forwarding of the above, the admiral received the fol¬ lowing letter from the Nabobs though dated the iff of Rajub, or 22d of March i^jSF “ WHAT I have promifed, and fet my hand to, I will firmly maintain, nor in any ref^^ed deviate therefrom. All Mr. Watts'^ demands, and what- foever he has reprefented to me, I have complied with, and what remains, fhall be given up by the 15th of this moon. This, Mr. Watts muff have written to you, with all the particulars; but notwithflanding all this, it appears to me from many inftances, that you feek to obliterate your agreement with me. The country within the territories of Roughly^ Ingely, Burdwan and Nuddea^ have been ravaged by your troops. For what