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.
![[ '4° ] *757- caufe is this ? Acid to this, that Govendram Metre wrote to Nundcomar by the Ton of Ramden Gofe, requiring him to deliver Colligant, as belonging to me diftridts of Calcutta^ into his the faid Afif/r/s poflefiion. What is the mean¬ ing of this ?• lam fure this has been done without your knovyledge. In confidence of your engagement, I made peace; with the view ot procuring the welfare of the country, and to prevent the ruinous confequences which would befal the royal territories from both armies, and not that the people hiould be trampled upon, and the revenues obftrufted. Your endeavours Ihould be daily to ftrengthen more and'more the friend-, fliip which has taken root betwixt ns, and to that end put a ftop to the influence of this mifehief-maker, and difcountenance the aforefaid Metre in fuch manner, that he may not dare to fay thefe things, nor be guilty ot fuch falfe proceedings for the future. By the will of God, the agreement fhall never be infringed upon my part. I have fpoken to Mr. Watts.i\A\y on this fubjedl; the particulars of which you will have in his letter. ' P. S. 1 have juft learned that the French are bringing a large force from the Deccan, to make war againft you; for this reafon I write to you, that if you ftand in need of any forces of the goverpment for your fupport,. you will immediately acquaint me, and they (hall be ready to join you whenevec you (liall have occafion for them.” This produced the following reply. Fhe Admiral to the Nabob. Dated Calcutta, 3d of April, 1757. “ THE letter you did me the honour to write the 22d of laft month,^ did not come to my hands till this day. As the fubjcfl of it required an anfwer as foon as poftible, I make no doubt but you have been furprized at not having found any thing in my three laft letters relating thereto. But this informs you of the true reafon, and I hope will fatisfy you of my readi- nefs always to acknowledge the receipt of. your favours. The aflurances you continue to give mie, of firmly maintaining the agreement between us *, makes me hope you v/ill lillen to all the juft demands I have made in my laft letters, as the delivering up my enemies into my hands with all their eftefts, and complying with all the articles of the treaty: the latter part, you promife me fhall be done the 15th of this Moon, which will be to-mor¬ row, when 1 hope' Mr. Watts will be able to write, and affure me you have fulfilled your promife. You tell me, that notwithftanding the order you have given for every thing being complied with, and fixing the day for its being done, yet it appears to you from many inftances that I intend to break my agreement. You muft fuffer me to tell you, that your apprehenfions of my not ftridly abiding by the treaty I have made, are founded on falfe rep re-](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30410678_0166.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
