'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, 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 ... 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, etc.' [‎91] (128/562)

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mto a fire-fliip under the name of the Blaze, he appointed to the command
of her, his firft lieutenant, Mr. Richard King. ' '
On our arrival ixMadrafs, we had the fatisfadion to find the aclive and fpirit-
ed Governor Pigot, at the head of a great number of artificers and labourers,
making incredible additions to the fortifications of the place, hardly allow
ing himfelf time to take any refrefhment, and fhewing by his own example,
that it was poffible for men, in times of imminent danger, to expofe their
perfons in the hotteft hours of the day, and in the snoft lultry leafon of
the year.
juft before the account of this armament from Europe reached our ears, the
Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Golconda had quarrelled with the French general Monf Eujfy, who
for a long time had been preying on the vitals of his country. 1 he Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
had made overtures to the leading men of our prefidency for their amding him
in getting rid of fo troublefome a gueft, and they with pleafure had liltened
to the propofal. Nothing indeed prevented their luccouring him at this
time, but their own fuppofed danger from the formidable French armament
which was loon expected to arrive upon the coaft. The apprehenfion of
this made fo ftrong an impreffion on their minds, that for fome time they
appeared more folicitous about defending themfelves, than of fending any
effectual fupport to their new ally. At length, however, two (hips belong-
in^ to the company arrived from England ; and as they failed the lateft in
the feafon, and brought with them no kind of confirmation of the firft
alarming intelligence, every one immediately concluded that it never had
the leaft foundation. A detachment of troops therefore, and a train of
artillery, were ordered to be gotten ready to march with all expedition for the
kingdom of Golconda i a country of vaft opulence, the fource of thole
amazino- fums which the famous jMonf. F)u.pleix and his countrymen had
amaffed together, and from whence indeed all their importance was
derived.
( But before thefe troops could be fent away, an exprefs arrived from
o-^/with the diiagreeable account of our fort at Cajfmhuzar, near Muxadabad,
being taken by the new Nabob An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. , Serajah al Dowlah, who was a compound
of temerity, cruelty, ambition, and avarice: he was particularly incenfed at
Mr. Drake the Englijh governor of Calcutta, under the pretence of his
having given prote6tion to fome of his offending fubje6ts j) but his attack of the
Englijh lettlements, certainly proceeded from the hopes of confiderable plunder,
added to the defire of impreillng his fubje6ls with an awe of his military talents
and prowefs. Inftead of marching with the great army he had raifed, into
xht Purhunean country, as he firft intended, we were informed he had turned
his arms againft us, and was expe6led foon to appear before the gates of lort
William in Calcutta. Thefe unfortunate tidings gave us all great concern
and fcarcely were the firft tranfports of our chagrin abated, before another
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