Warren HastingsChautauqua Press, 1886 - 183 pages |
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Page 193
... followed . Hastings complained in bitter terms of the way in which he was treated , spoke with contempt of Nuncomar and of Nuncomar's accusation , and denied the right of the Council to sit in judgment on the Gov- ernor . At the next ...
... followed . Hastings complained in bitter terms of the way in which he was treated , spoke with contempt of Nuncomar and of Nuncomar's accusation , and denied the right of the Council to sit in judgment on the Gov- ernor . At the next ...
Page 263
... followed on the same side . The friends of Hastings were in high spirits when Pitt rose . With his usual abun- dance and felicity of language , the Minister gave his opinion on the case . He maintained that the Governor - General was ...
... followed on the same side . The friends of Hastings were in high spirits when Pitt rose . With his usual abun- dance and felicity of language , the Minister gave his opinion on the case . He maintained that the Governor - General was ...
Page 284
... followed . Hastings , in the mean- time , was reduced to such distress , that he could hardly pay his weekly bills . At length a compromise was made . An annuity for life of four thousand pounds was settled on Hast- ings ; and in order ...
... followed . Hastings , in the mean- time , was reduced to such distress , that he could hardly pay his weekly bills . At length a compromise was made . An annuity for life of four thousand pounds was settled on Hast- ings ; and in order ...
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