I X L) E X. tween Bombay and Goleondah, 40. 1747 June, sends a reinforcement to Fort St. David, 87. 1748, an East India ship taken in sight of Bombay, 89. 1754, sends a rein- forcement to Madrass, 362 the English squa- dron goes thither, 375.- 1755, January, returns from thence to Coromandel, 379 ar- rives again at Bombay in Not '.mber, 405. Ex- peditijn projected from Bombay against the French with Salabadjing, i05, 406. Clive arrives there with the troops in October, 406, m, 407. is supplied with beeves from Bancoote, 413. In Mink, the Presidency attacked An- gria in conjunction with the Morattoes, 410 to 414. and in the beginning of 1756, with Mr. Watson's squadron and the Morattoes, 411 to 417. the squadron sails from Bom- hay t i Madrass Iprit 28th, />. 117. m, 434. BOMBAY Fleet, described, 409, 410. One of the three mast grabs taken by Angria, 410. Bomravze, a considerable Polygar to the north- west of Madrass, whose woods extend within 30 m. of Arcot, compounds his tributes with Mahomedally, J I , 16, j», 417. Bonagl i rry, a fort near Chilambarum, taken and abandoned bv the Morattoes, April 1753. p, OLA. See RAGOGEE. BOSCAWEN, Admiral, 1747, November, sails from England with a great armament, 91 174S, which arrive at the Cape of Good Hope in March and April, are joined there by 5 Dutch sldps, and sail May the 8th against Mau- ritius, 92. arrives there June 23d, and does not take it, 96, 97. arrive at Fort St. David Jul;' 27th, when Boscawen takes the command of Griffin's squadron likewise, 98. the force by sea and land, 98, 99. the army marches against Pondicherry, and attack Arianeopang, 99, 100,101. August 30th, open trenches before Pondicherry, and raise the siege October the 6th, 101, 102, 103, 104. errorsin the siege, 104, 105, 106. the squadron leave the Coast, but Mr. Boscawen remains at Fort St. David, 107. 1749, In January the squadron re- turns. April 13th, the hospital ship, Pem- broke, and Namur lost in the hurricane, 109. He takes a lead in the war with Tanjore, 110 and 118. In August he receives Madras from the French, 130. and takes possession of St. Thome, 131. sails on the 31st of October from Fort St. David to England, 133. Bound-hedge of Poxdicherry described, 101. has redoubts, 102. Bovrbon, Isle of. In 1746, under the go- vernment of Delabourdonnais, 64. m, 90. dis- covered by the Portugueze, who ealledit Mas- carenas. the Fr. took possession of it in 1675. description of the Island, and its colonists, 92, 93. BOUKDONNAIS, Df. la Bocrdonn.u.-. La Bourdoxnais. 1746, Governor of Mauri- tius and Bourbon, equips a squadron, and en-| counters the English June the 23d, 62, 63, 64.J is received with jealousy by Dupleix, 64. his subsequent operations until Scjitt uibcroO, when he appears before Madrass, 64, 65, 66, 67.1 which capitulates September 10th, 68. his capi-j tulation disavowed by Dupleix, 69. his farther) views frustrated by Dupleix's jealousy, and a storm which rose on the 2d of Ortuber, p, 69. protracts the restoration of Madrass, and signs the treaty of ransom October 10th,/), 71. delivers Madrass to one of the council of Pondicherry, 72. leaves 1650 Europeans at Pondicherry, sails for Atchin, and arrives at Mauritius in Dea mber. he colonized Mauritius ; his fate in France, 72, his great abilities, 72. m, 73, 74. 77, 78. disciplined Caffres as soldiers, 81. m, 84. 87. introduced indigo and cotton into Mau- ritius, 94. reasons of Dupleix's opposition to him, 120. m, 264. his independent command not brooked by Dupleix, 379. Bouvet, Governor of Mauritius. 1748, June, eludes Mr. t Jiirhn's squadron, and lands troops and treasure at Madrass, 89, 90, 91. 1749, Return in January, and again lands troops and treasures at Madras, 107. BRACHMANS, the ancient, superior in philo- sophy and learning to the present Bramins, 3. BRAMA, divinity of the Indians, 2. Eswara twists off his neck, 3. conjecture on the prohi- bition of shedding blood, 29. venerated by the Morattoes, 41. The image of Vistchnu, which he used to worship, is now at Seringham, 178. BRAMIXS, in general, their functions, learn- ing, creeds, observances, superiority of li- neage, veneration, 3, 4, & 5. BRAMTN, BRAMINS. Individuals, 1749, at Achaveram, p, 117. multitude and manner of life at Seringham, 178, 179. collections made by the Bramins at Tripetti, 317, 31S 1751, One employed bv Pomapah to ruin Mahomed Issoof, ' 348, 349, 350, 351, 352,; 353. A Bramin schemes for the Mysoreans to take Tritchmopoly, 388. Bramcore City, Province, the northern part of the Decan, 158. rumours of an army sent to Brampore by Ghaziodean Khan April 1752, 250. districts near Brampore ex- changed by Balagerow, 1753, /), 328. Brenier. 1753, July succeeds Astruc, and sends De Cattans on a scheme to betray Trit- chinopoly, 297, 298, 299. August, opposes Major Lawrence returning with the army and convoy from Tanj ore, by whom he is baffled and beat, 300, 301. m, 320. BRITAIN* GREAT, the war declared with France in 1744, p, 35. King of, 61. Cessa- tion of arms, 1748, p, 107. the peace con- cluded
