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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    1754. — [ iS ] C H A P. If. Admiral Watfon leaves Madagafcar, a7id arrives at Fort St. David.-— 'A^i account of that Jettlenrenti of the Cbameskonj anhnated Stalky &c, —Dejcription of the inhabita?itSy their perfonsy habits and coins.— Lift oj the different into which the Indians divide themfeiveSy with a fort account of their particular cufotnsy &c. ON the feventh of Augufty having compleated our flock of water, and taken in as many live cattle as we could flow, with a large quantity of limes and four oranges, we left the iQand of Madagafcarfleering the proper courfe for our Eaji India fettlements. September the 5th, we faw fryars Ucod in the ifland of Ceylonand on the loth of the fame month we anchored in Fort St. Davidls road. The 13th, Admiral Watfon on the part of his majefly, entered into a written contradl with me, for the eflablifhing an hofpital in the feveral fettlements of India, into which I was to receive the Tick and hurt of the fquadron, and provide them with medicinal and furgical alTiflance, and alfo with provifions, nurfes, &c. &c. On the appearance of our fquadron, with the king’s regiment, Monf. GodeheUy who had juft landed at Pondicherry from France, and fuperfeded Monf. Dupleix in his authority, moderated the high terms he had before in- fifted on with our countrymen, and quickly agreed with Mr. Saunders, (the -company’s governor at Fort St.George) that a fufpenfion of arms between the companies, and their rerpedive allies, fhould take place, commencing on the I ith of OHober, and to continue until the 11 th of January following: fo that, TO our great furprize, inftead of being employed on the objeds of war, we had nothing to do but look about us-, and partake of that variety of amufe- ments, which ftrangers muft ever find in a country fodiftant, and fo differ¬ ent from their own.. Fort St. David is a fmall, but ftrong and regular fortification, built on a rifing ground, about a mile from the Black-Town, which is called Cud- dalore. This laft has a wall running round it, with the addition of a few baftions, but is too large even for all the Englilh troops on the eoaft properly to defend. In it, refide the greateft part of the native Indian inhabitants of Fort St. David's boundaries. Both the town, and the fort, are fituated near the fea fide ; Cuddakre lying almoft due fouth from the fort. The extent of this fettlement’s boundaries, are, towards the land, about four miles, and three ajong the fea fide: the former are.pointed out by a thick hedge of the