"رحلة من إنجلترا إلى الهند في سنة ١٧٥٤ وسرد تاريخي لعمليات الأسطول والجيش في الهند، تحت قيادة الفريق واتسون والعقيد كلايف، في السنوات ١٧٥٥، ١٧٥٦، ١٧٥٧ ... ورحلة أيضًا من بلاد فارس إلى إنجلترا من طريق غير معتاد. مع ملحق يحتوي على تقرير عن الأمراض المتفشية في سرب الفريق واتسون، إلخ" [‎١‎٥‎٤] (٥٦٢/١٩١)

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handed him to the Mufnud or carpet and throne of {late, where he was
unanimoufly fainted Souh-ahdar or Nahoh> and received the fubmiffion of all
prefent. He afterwards, and as foon as he was able, pundlually fulfilled the
feveral articles ftipulated in the treaty ; and conferred upon the company, the
navy, and army, fuch liberal rewards, as fully compenfated for the courage
and intrepidity they had exerted in his behalf. The remaining part of the
month was fpent in fettling many important matters, confequent to fuch an
amazing revolution.
On the 3d of July, Serajah Bowlah the late Nahoh^ after wandering
about, forfaken and almoit naked, was taken in his way to Patna, near
Rajamaul ; betrayed, it is faid, by one whom he had in his profperity
cruelly treated, by caufing his ears to be cut off: The next day, he was
brought back to Muxadahad, and in a few hours afterwards, privately put
to death by Meer Jaffier's eldeft fon, to whofe cuftody he was committed.
The father outwardly feemed defirous of having him confined for life; but
the fon and other chief men did not think it prudent to hazard fuch a ftep
in the prefent critical fituation of affairs, and therefore, agreeable to the
cruel maxims of Eaftern policy, had him murdered in prifon, and his
remains were expofed on an elephant round the city. He had not quite
compleated his 25th year, and but one of his reign, when he thus fell: an
exit, too iuitable to his fanguinary difpofition, and tyrannical acls !
On the 26th of July the new Nabob fent prefents, after the cuftom of
the country, and of the eaft in general, to the admiral, confifting of an
elephant, two fine horfes, a rich Moorijh drefs of gold gingham, with tur
bans and lafhes ; and a rofe and plume compofed of diamonds, rubies,
fapphires, and emeralds, which though not of great value, made ^ pom-
a ^ ea - ranCe ' J ^ fr ^ ra l Pocock was alfo complimented with a prefent of
the fame kind. AdmiraX TVatfon received the ambaffadors on this occafion
with marks of great refped: •, he made a prefent of fine cloth and velvet
to each in return; dreffed his (hips, difplaying as many flags of different
nations as could be difpofed of on the yards, mafls, and rigging of the
(hips •, faluted them with his cannon; and wrote the following coneratu-
Jatory letter to the Nabob.
Admiral Charles Watson, the great commander of the fleet belonging to the
mcjtpuijjant King of Great Britain, irrefiible in battle-,—"To the Nabob
bnujAH al Muluk Hassam 6 Dowlah Meer Mahomed-JaffierKhan
bAHADAR MAHABUT J u NG .
, MIRZA JAFFIER BEG, whom you have done me the honour
to d.pute to me, has delivered me your letter and the other marks of friend-
™ , * h,cl ? y o . u >ve been pleafed to favour me. He has alfo latis-
y ce ire, in giving me an ample account ot your health and profperity.
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