India – Madras a fine ms letter written by a British Naval Officer on board an East Indiaman in Madras Roads dated March 12th 1803. A closely written letter on 3pp 4to giving news on his voyage to Bengal before arriving at Madras where he had heard that the King of Candia had been attacked and had fled his Kingdom. He also discusses the state of the East Indies Company’s soldiers and various aspects of life in the area at the time.