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in which India is extremely fertile ; fome fpeak of the 

 juice of the Milky hedge. Euphorbia Tiraculli, Syft. PL ii. 438. 

 OJJifraga la^ca, Rumph. Amb. vii. 62, tab. xxix. Covim. hort. i. 

 27, tab. xiv. This emits moft copiouily a milk of lb caui^ic a 

 nature, as is likely to produce a moft agonizing death. The 

 juices of other Euphorbia are very deadly, as are thofe of the 

 root of that beautiful flower the Gloriofa Super ba, Syft. PI. ii. 49, 

 Lilium Zeylan. Comm. hort. i. 69, tab. xxxv. In one place I find 

 another imintelligibly mentioned, -under the title of the milk 

 of the coco nut bufh *. 



I NOW purfue the event of the complaints laid before the 

 Prefidency of Bo7nbay, by the feceding officers. Their infor- 

 mation appeared well founded. Matthews was ordered to be 

 fuperceded, his misfortune being then unknown. Macleod was 

 appointed to fucceed him in the command, and Humberjlon- 

 and Shaw to ferve wwditx Macleod. The fequel is tragical. The 

 new officers, on April 5, failed in the Ranger floop of ten guns, 

 Lieut. Omen commander, to be landed for the purpofe of join- 

 ing the army. On the 7th they fell in with the Mahratta fleet, 

 a powerful fquadron, which attacked them without the left 

 notice. Major Shaw was fliot dead, the General and Col. Huj72- 

 berjlon through the lungs, and feveral other officers killed or 

 wounded. After a defence, far too obftinate againft fo very 

 fuperior a force, the furvivors ftruck, and were carried into Ghe- 

 riah\ the Governor difowning any knowlege of the peace, 

 which had actually been proclamed a very few days before. Such 



* Lieut. Hubbard's Letter. 



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