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Account Allabeg amongst Angria Annabob Army Arrack arrived at Bombay attack belong'd belonging Bengal Boat Broach Brodurah brought Cambay Camp Cannon Cape Capt Captain Carwar Castle chief chief Mate Coast of India Cockburn Command Commodore Company Company's Council Country Culeys Dilley Dominions Downing's Dutch Enemy England English Exeter Expedition Factory fire Fleet Forces fortified Frigates Galley Galleywats gave Gerey Grabs Grand Mogul Grand Sedey Gujarat Guns Guzurat Harbour India Inhabitants Island of Bombay Island of Madagascar join'd Kenerey King King Kelly Land Lieut Lieutenant Madagascar Madrass Malabar Mangalore manner Marathas March march'd Merchants Midshipman Mogul Moors Morning Night Number obliged Officers Place Plantain Port Dolphin Portuguese President proceeded Pyrates Ranter-Bay resolved Robert Johnson Rustram sailed Salisbury Sedey's seem'd sent Service Ship shore Shoreham Siege Soldiers soon squadron Surat thought proper took Town Trade vessel Viceroy Voyage wounded
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Page x - ... drawing up their men in a confounded hollow square that the enemy took courage and with horse and foot came running towards our men, firing and wounding some as they marched in their ranks, which our commandant seeing, pulled off his red coat and vanished.
Page 105 - House was built in as commodious a manner as the Nature of the Place would admit ; and for his further State and Recreation, he took a great many Wives and Servants, whom he kept in great Subjection ; and after the English manner, called them Moll, Kate, Sue or Pegg. These Women were dressed in the richest Silks, and some of them had Diamond Necklaces.
Page 112 - Fronting the landing place are five trees, among which, he said, the money was hid. I cannot warrant the truth of this account; but if I was ever to go there, I should find some means or other to satisfy myself, as it could not be a great deal out of my way. If anybody should obtain the benefit of this account, if it please God that they ever come to England, 'tis hoped they will remember whence they had this information.
Page iii - A Compendious History of the Indian Wars, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE RISE, PROGRESS, STRENGTH. AND FORCES OF ANGRIA THE PYRATE. Also The Transactions of a Squadron of Men of War under COMMODORE MATTHEWS, sent TO THE EAST-INDIES TO SUPPRESS THE PYRATES. To which is annex' d, An Additional History of the Wars between the Great Mogm, Angria, and his Allies.
Page 55 - The day of attack having arrived, the Viceroy of Goa went on board his ship on the plea that he was taken very ill- The commodore sent his own doctor to him, to offer his service and supply him with such medicines as might be...
Page 142 - India, consist of slight walls, with towers at irregular distances, and several double gates. The town is intersected by two spacious streets, dividing it into four equal parts; meeting in the centre at a market-place, containing a square pavilion, with three bold arches on each side, and a flat roof, adorned with seats and fountains.
Page 57 - THE whole Army was now on the Rout, and the Commodore came on shore in a violent Rage, flew at the General of the North, and thrust his Cane in his Mouth, and treated the Viceroy not much better.
Page 99 - ... that characterized the distribution of "the necessaries of life" in other maritime occupations. He dispensed food among the crew equally and fairly, an especially important practice when provisions were scarce and the crew on short allowance. "Then they put all under the care of their Quarter-master, who discharges all things with an Equality to them all, every Man and Boy faring alike...
Page xi - ... of them loaded : however the enemy had fome lofs too, for we found eleven horfes dead, and faw many fires along the foot of the hills to burn their dead men in.
Page 11 - ... He quickly made known to Captain Cooke that he had taken a very great liking to his eldest daughter, Mistress Catherine Cooke, ' a most beautiful lady, not exceeding thirteen or fourteen years of age.' Cooke was a poor man, and had left two more daughters in England ; so, as Mr. Harvey ' proffered to make great Settlements provided the Father and Mother would consent to her marriage,' Mistress Catherine Cooke, ' to oblige her parents,