Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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Page 14
... present the 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 ...
... present the 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 ...
Page 44
... presents from Lewis the Sixteenth , and that a treaty , hostile to England , had been concluded between France and the Mahrattas . Hastings immediately resolved to strike the first blow . The title of the Peshwa was not undisputed . A ...
... presents from Lewis the Sixteenth , and that a treaty , hostile to England , had been concluded between France and the Mahrattas . Hastings immediately resolved to strike the first blow . The title of the Peshwa was not undisputed . A ...
Page 46
... present a memorial to an English officer , who holds one of the highest employments in India . A print of Coote hung in the room . The veteran recognised at once that face and figure which he had not seen for more than half a century ...
... present a memorial to an English officer , who holds one of the highest employments in India . A print of Coote hung in the room . The veteran recognised at once that face and figure which he had not seen for more than half a century ...
Page 58
... present state of public law . It is this , that where an ambiguous question arises between two governments , there is , if they cannot agree , no appeal except to force , and that the opinion of the stronger must prevail . Almost every ...
... present state of public law . It is this , that where an ambiguous question arises between two governments , there is , if they cannot agree , no appeal except to force , and that the opinion of the stronger must prevail . Almost every ...
Page 63
... present Nabob , were known as the Begums or Princesses of Oude . They had possessed great influence over Sujah Dowlah , and had , at his death , been left in possession of a splendid dotation . The domains of which they received the ...
... present Nabob , were known as the Begums or Princesses of Oude . They had possessed great influence over Sujah Dowlah , and had , at his death , been left in possession of a splendid dotation . The domains of which they received the ...
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