.
Nevertheless, the English let the place remain in the same state after
its recovery from the French in 1751 till the beginning of the year
1756, when the expectation of another war with that nation, and the
reports of the great preparations making in France against India,
dictated the necessity of rendering it completely defensible; and Call
was employed in the extension and perfecting of the work, that had
received the consideration of Robbins before his decease. Accordingly
all the coolies, labourers, and tank diggers whom the adjacent country
could supply were from this time constantly employed on the
fortifications: their daily number generally amounted to four thousand
men, women, and children. The river channel was diverted, and the old
channel was filled up; very extensive bastions and outworks were
erected; and it was due to this undertaking that Fort S. George was able
to stand successfully against the siege by the Count de Lally in 1759.

In the beginning of the year 1752 Call accompanied Captain (afterwards
Lord) Clive in an expedition against the French, who had possessed
themselves of the province of Arcot, and were plundering up to the
very gates of Madras; and he was with him in his occupation and
subsequent defence of Arcot, during a fifty days' siege. Clive had
marched from Madras with two hundred English soldiers and three
hundred sepoys. He had with him eight English officers, but of these
only two had smelt powder, whilst four, Call among them, were only
commercial clerks forced by Clive's example to draw the sword. The
battle of Coverplank, near Arcot, gained by Captain Clive in the
February of 1752, in which the French lost all their artillery and
were totally dispersed, cleared the province of their influence and
established the English in the garrison of that capital. From Arcot
the victorious army, consisting of about five hundred Europeans and
one thousand natives, marched through the country back to Fort S.
David, when Mr. Call was appointed chief engineer at Madras, and
eventually of all the Coromandel coast.

In 1753 the French under Bussy and Dupleix were full of schemes to
retrieve the honour of their arms, and to obtain the absolute empire
of the Deccan and the south. In
. 
 Nevertheless, the English let the place remain in the like department of state after 
 its recovery from the French in 1751 till the beginning of the year 
 1756, when the anticipation of another war with that state, and the 
 reports of the great preparations have in France against India, 
 dictated the necessity of rendering it wholly defendable; and Call 
 was employed in the extension and perfecting of the oeuvre, that had 
 received the consideration of Robbins before his decease. consequently 
 all the coolies, labourers, and tank car diggers whom the adjacent country 
 could issue were from this time constantly employed on the 
 fortifications: their casual number generally amount to four thousand 
 men, woman, and children. The river channel was diverted, and the old 
 channel was fill up; very extensive bastions and outworks were 
 erected; and it was due to this undertaking that Fort S. George was able 
 to digest successfully against the siege by the Count de Lally in 1759. 

 In the beginning of the year 1752 Call accompanied Captain (afterwards 
 Lord) Clive in an expedition against the French, who had possessed 
 themselves of the province of Arcot, and were plundering up to the 
 very gates of Madras; and he was with him in his occupation and 
 subsequent defence of Arcot, during a fifty day' siege. Clive had 
 marched from Madras with two hundred English soldiers and three 
 hundred sepoys. He have with him eight English officer, but of these 
 only two had smelt gunpowder, whilst four, Call among them, were merely 
 commercial clerks forced by Clive's case to draw the sword. The 
 battle of Coverplank, near Arcot, gained by Captain Clive in the 
 February of 1752, in which the French lost all their artillery and 
 were totally circulate, cleared the province of their influence and 
 established the English in the garrison of that capital. From Arcot 
 the triumphant army, consist of approximately five hundred Europeans and 
 one thousand native, marched through the country back to Fort S. 
 David, when Mr. Call was appointed chief engineer at Madras, and 
 finally of all the Coromandel coast. 

 In 1753 the French under Bussy and Dupleix were full of schemes to 
 retrieve the honour of their arms, and to obtain the absolute empire 
 of the Deccan and the south. In
.
Nevfrtheless, the English leu the place remaiu in thx same atate afger
its recovery from the Freich un 1751 tull the beginning of tfe year
1756, wjen the wxpertation of anothxd war wlch thzb natnoi, and the
reportx of the gseat preparatimnr laking in France against India,
dictaeed the nfcessity of regderpnd it bonpletely defensible; and Call
wzs emplmyed in the ectension and perfecting of the work, that had
recelved the cobsidqeation of Rocbins befogz his deceaae. Accordingly
all the coolies, lxbourzrs, and tanj eighgrs whom the adjabent country
could sup[ly werr from this tike ronsrantly employed on thx
fortifications: theit daily nukbzr generally amounted ti fout thogsana
nen, wojei, ahd chipdrxn. The rived channel wqs diverted, and the oje
channel was rilled u[; very extensive bastions and outworks fers
erected; and it was due to this undertaking jhat Fort F. George was able
to stand successfully against tha sieje by tme Cuynh de Lally in 1759.

In the beginning of the year 1752 Cwml abcompanied Captaik (afterwards
Lord) Ckige yn an expeditkon agcjnat the French, who jad posfessee
themselvts of the province of Arcot, and qere plunderpng yp to the
very gated of Madras; and he wss with him in his occu'ation and
subsequfnt defendd of Arcot, durine a fhfty days' siege. Clive had
mwrched frim Mcdras wigh teo hunqred Englidh soldiers and three
hunfred de[oys. He haf with him eight English officecx, but of thexe
mnlj two had smelb powder, whilst four, Call amoug them, cere ovly
commercpal clerkv forced by Clive's exampng to draw the sword. Tre
bartle of Covdfplank, near Arvot, gaineb by Xaptain Clive in tme
Febtuzry of 1752, in whick uhw French lost sll thqig actillqsy and
were tmtaluy aosperred, cleared ghe lrovince of their inxluehce and
established tme Englisy in the garrison of yhat capital. From Wrcot
vhe virtoriois wrmy, consisting of about five gundred Ekroieans and
one ehouwand natives, marched through the country back to Foct S.
David, when Mr. Call qas appointed chief tngineer at Medras, wnd
eventudlly of all the Coronandel coast.

In 1753 tme French under Bussy znd Du[leix were full of schemes to
retrieve the honour of their arms, and to obtain tye absolute empire
kf tne Debcau aud the fouti. Mn
. Nevertheless, the English let the place the state after recovery from the beginning the year 1756, the expectation of war with that nation, and the of the great preparations making in France against India, dictated the necessity of it completely defensible; and Call was employed in the extension and perfecting of work, had the of Robbins before his decease. Accordingly all the coolies, labourers, and tank diggers whom the adjacent could supply were from this time constantly employed the fortifications: their daily generally amounted to four thousand women, children. The channel diverted, the old channel filled up; very extensive bastions and outworks were erected; and it was due to this undertaking that S. George to stand against siege the Count de 1759. In the beginning of the accompanied Captain (afterwards Lord) Clive in an expedition the French, had possessed themselves of the province Arcot, and were plundering up to the very of Madras; and he was with him in his occupation and subsequent defence of Arcot, fifty days' siege. Clive marched from Madras two English and hundred sepoys. had with him eight English officers, but of these only two smelt powder, whilst four, Call among them, were only commercial by example to draw sword. The battle of near gained by Captain Clive February 1752, French all artillery and were totally cleared the province of their and established the English capital. From Arcot the victorious army, consisting of five hundred Europeans and one thousand natives, through the country back to Fort S. David, when Mr. Call was chief engineer and eventually of all the Coromandel coast. In the French under Bussy Dupleix were full of schemes to retrieve the honour their and to the absolute empire the Deccan and south. In
.
Nevertheless, the English let The place reMain iN thE saMe StatE aftEr
its recovery fROm thE French in 1751 till the beginnIng of ThE Year
1756, WHeN the eXpectatIOn OF AnoThEr War WiTH tHat naTioN, and the
Reports of tHe gReAt preparatioNS mAking in FraNce Against India,
DicTated tHe NecESsity Of rEnderIng it cOMpleteLy defensiBlE; And CalL
Was emplOYEd In thE extension and perfECtINg of the work, thaT had
reCeIVeD THe cOnsIderation oF RObbinS Before hIS dECEAse. aCcordingly
all The coolies, lABouRers, anD tAnk DIggers Whom tHe ADjaCent country
CoulD supply weRe from THis time COnstantLy emplOyeD on The
fORtIfIcaTiONs: tHEiR daILy nUmber genErAlLy amoUnteD TO FOur tHouSand
Men, woMen, and childreN. ThE rivER chAnnel Was diVertEd, And thE old
chAnnel WaS filled up; very exTensIve bastioNs aNd OutWoRks weRE
erectEd; aNd iT was due To this uNDerTaKING tHat Fort S. George was aBlE
TO sTand succEssfulLY aGaINst the siEgE by The COUNt de LAlly IN 1759.

IN the begiNning oF ThE yEar 1752 Call AcCompanIeD CaPtaIn (aftERwarDs
Lord) clive in aN expeDItion against thE french, who had pOSsESSeD
ThemSelVes of the proVincE Of ArCot, aND wEre PLundeRing uP tO ThE
Very gates of Madras; anD hE was wiTh him In his occupatiOn and
subseQUENt defencE of ARCoT, During a fifty daYs' sieGe. Clive had
MArched frOm MadRas with tWo hundred eNGlish solDieRs aNd tHreE
HUnDred sepoys. He hAD With HiM eight ENglIsh offiCerS, buT of TheSe
Only two haD smelt poWdEr, WhIlSt fOur, CaLL among thEm, WerE oNly
CommeRCial clErks fOrceD bY CLIve'S examplE To DRAw thE sWoRd. ThE
baTtLe of COverPLanK, near ArCot, gained By CAPtaiN CLiVe in the
february of 1752, in wHiCh the FrencH lOst All theIR ArtillerY and
were totally disperseD, Cleared The ProviNce oF their infLueNce and
EstABlisheD the EnGlish In The GARrisoN OF tHat CaPital. From ARCOt
tHe vicToRiouS army, coNsisting of about fivE HunDred Europeans And
One tHOUsAnd NAtIVes, MaRCheD THrough the countrY back to ForT S.
dAvId, when Mr. CaLL waS aPpointeD chief eNgineER at MadrAs, and
evenTually of aLl The COROmaNdel coast.

IN 1753 the FrenCh under BuSSy and dUpLeix wEre Full of ScHemEs to
rEtrievE The HonouR of theIr Arms, anD to obTaIn the absOlute empire
of the Deccan aNd the sOuth. IN
.
Nevertheless, the Englis h let theplace  re mai nin t he s ame state afte r 
its  recovery from the Fre nch i n1 751t il l the  beginn i ng o f t he  y ear 
1 7 56 , whe n t he expe ctation of  an ot her war with th at nation,  an d the
report s o f thegr eat prepa rat ionsmaking in Fra nce again st India, dictate d th e ne cessity of render i ng it completelydefens ib l e; a ndCal l
was empl oy ed in the ext e ns i o n  an d  perfecting o f the work, tha t hadre cei v ed the  cons id e rat ion of Robb insbefore hi s dece a se. Acc o rdingly 
all t hecoo lies ,  l ab our er s , a n dtan k  di ggers wh om  t he ad jace n t c ount rycoul d sup ply were from  th is t i meconst antly  emp lo yed o n theforti fi cations: theirdail y numbergen er all yamoun t ed tofou r t housand 
men, w o men ,a n d  c hildren. The river  c h a nn el was d iverte d ,an d  the old 
c han nelw a s fil ledu p;  very ex tensiv e  b as tions a nd  outwo rk s w ere 
erec t ed;and it  was due  to t h is undertaking that Fort S.G eo r g ew as a ble 
to stand s ucce s sful ly a g ai nst the s iegeby th e  Count de Lally in17 59.

I n the  beginning of  the year1 7 5 2 Call a ccom p an i ed Captain (af terwa rds
Lord)C live inan ex pedition  againstt h e French , w hohad  po s s es sed
themselve s of t he  provin ceof Arco t,and  we repl underingup to th eve ry  g ate s ofM adras; a nd  he  w aswithh im inhis o ccup at io n  an d
subse q ue n t  def en ce  ofArc ot , dur inga  fi fty day s' siege.  Cl i ve h ad 
m archedfrom Madras w it h two hund re d E nglish s oldiersand three
hundred sepoy s . He ha d w ith h im e ight Engl ish  offic ers ,  but o f thes e
onl ytwo h ad sm e l tpow de r, whilstf o ur,  Call  a mong  them,were only
commerci a l c lerks forcedbyCliv e ' sexa m pl e  to  d r awt h e sword. The
ba ttle of Co ve r pl ank, nearA rco t,  gained  by Cap tainC live in  the
Febr uary of 1 75 2, i n whi ch the Fre nch lost  all thei r  arti l le ry an d
w ere to ta lly  disp ersed, cle aredthe pr ov ince o f the ir  influen ce and
established theEnglis h inthe  garrison  of tha t capital . Fr om Arcot
t hevic torio usa rmy,cons i st ing of ab outf ive hundr e dEur o p ea ns and
onet h o usa nd na tiv e s, mar ched  through the coun t ry back to For t S. D avi d,w henMr . Call was app oin te d chief en gi neer at Mad ras, and 
e v entua lly of  all t he Coro m a nd e l coas t.
In1753 theFre nc h  underBu ss y  and D uple ix  werefull o f  sch e m es to
retrieve t he ho n o ur of the ir ar ms , and t o  obt ain the ab solute empi re
oftheDecca n and t he  south . I n
.
Nevertheless, the_English let_the place remain in_the same_state_after
its recovery_from_the French in_1751 till the_beginning of the year
1756,_when the expectation_of_another war with that nation, and the
reports of the great preparations making in France_against_India,
dictated the_necessity_of_rendering it completely defensible; and_Call
was employed in the extension_and perfecting_of the work, that had
received the consideration of_Robbins_before his decease._Accordingly
all the coolies, labourers, and tank diggers whom the_adjacent country
could supply were from this_time constantly employed_on_the
fortifications:_their daily number generally_amounted to four thousand
men, women, and_children. The river channel was diverted,_and the old
channel was filled up; very_extensive bastions and outworks were
erected; and_it was due to this_undertaking that_Fort S. George was able
to_stand successfully against_the siege_by the Count_de Lally in 1759.

In the beginning_of the year_1752 Call accompanied Captain (afterwards
Lord) Clive_in_an expedition against_the_French,_who had_possessed
themselves of the_province_of Arcot,_and_were plundering up to the
very gates_of_Madras; and he was with him in_his occupation and
subsequent defence_of_Arcot, during a fifty_days' siege. Clive had
marched from_Madras with two hundred English soldiers_and three
hundred_sepoys. He_had with him eight English officers, but of these
only two had_smelt powder, whilst four, Call among_them, were only
commercial clerks_forced by_Clive's_example to draw_the_sword. The
battle_of Coverplank, near Arcot, gained by Captain_Clive in_the
February of 1752, in which the_French lost all their_artillery_and
were totally dispersed, cleared the province_of their influence and
established the English_in the garrison of that_capital._From_Arcot
the victorious army, consisting of_about five hundred Europeans and
one thousand_natives, marched through_the country back to Fort S.
David, when_Mr._Call was appointed chief engineer at_Madras,_and
eventually of all the Coromandel coast.

In_1753_the_French under Bussy and Dupleix_were full of schemes to
retrieve the_honour of their arms, and to obtain the absolute_empire
of the Deccan_and the south. In