Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... Governor - General of Bengal . Compiled from Original Papers , by the Rev. G. R. GLEIG , M.A. 3 vols . 8vo . London : 1841 . WE are inclined to think that we shall best meet the wishes of our readers , if , instead of minutely examining ...
... Governor - General of Bengal . Compiled from Original Papers , by the Rev. G. R. GLEIG , M.A. 3 vols . 8vo . London : 1841 . WE are inclined to think that we shall best meet the wishes of our readers , if , instead of minutely examining ...
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... governor and the commandant fled ; the town and citadel were taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The fugitive governor and his companions ...
... governor and the commandant fled ; the town and citadel were taken , and most of the English prisoners perished in the Black Hole . In these events originated the greatness of Warren Hastings . The fugitive governor and his companions ...
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... Governor , was at the head of a new and anomalous em- pire . On one side was a band of English functionaries , daring , intelligent , eager to be rich . On the other side was a great native population , helpless , timid , accustomed to ...
... Governor , was at the head of a new and anomalous em- pire . On one side was a band of English functionaries , daring , intelligent , eager to be rich . On the other side was a great native population , helpless , timid , accustomed to ...
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... Governor is , as to all exe- cutive measures , absolute . He can declare war , conclude peace , appoint public functionaries or remove them , in opposition to the unanimous sense of those who sit with him in council . They are , indeed ...
... Governor is , as to all exe- cutive measures , absolute . He can declare war , conclude peace , appoint public functionaries or remove them , in opposition to the unanimous sense of those who sit with him in council . They are , indeed ...
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... Governor , Mahommed Reza Khan had held power seven years . An infant son of Meer Jaffier was now nabob ; and the guardianship of the young prince's person had been confided to the minister . Nuncomar , stimulated at once by cupidity and ...
... Governor , Mahommed Reza Khan had held power seven years . An infant son of Meer Jaffier was now nabob ; and the guardianship of the young prince's person had been confided to the minister . Nuncomar , stimulated at once by cupidity and ...
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