Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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... carried a musket . But the quick eye of Clive soon perceived that the head of the young volunteer would be more useful than his arm . When , after the battle of Plassey , Meer Jaffier was proclaimed Nabob of Bengal , Hastings was ...
... carried a musket . But the quick eye of Clive soon perceived that the head of the young volunteer would be more useful than his arm . When , after the battle of Plassey , Meer Jaffier was proclaimed Nabob of Bengal , Hastings was ...
Page 34
... carried into effect . The office of Minister was abolished . The internal administration was trans- ferred to the servants of the Company . A system , a very imperfect system , it is true , of civil and criminal justice , under English ...
... carried into effect . The office of Minister was abolished . The internal administration was trans- ferred to the servants of the Company . A system , a very imperfect system , it is true , of civil and criminal justice , under English ...
Page 37
... . We by no means accuse or suspect those who framed these despatches of hypocrisy . It is probable that , writing fifteen thousand miles from the place where their orders were to be carried into effect , WARREN HASTINGS . 37.
... . We by no means accuse or suspect those who framed these despatches of hypocrisy . It is probable that , writing fifteen thousand miles from the place where their orders were to be carried into effect , WARREN HASTINGS . 37.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Arthur Donald Innes. where their orders were to be carried into effect , they never perceived the gross inconsistency of which they were guilty ; but the inconsistency was at once mani- fest to ...
Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay Arthur Donald Innes. where their orders were to be carried into effect , they never perceived the gross inconsistency of which they were guilty ; but the inconsistency was at once mani- fest to ...
Page 43
... carry on the govern- ment of Bengal , and to send remittances to London ; and Sujah Dowlah had an ample revenue . Sujah Dowlah was bent on subjugating the Rohillas ; and Hastings had at his disposal the only force by which the Rohillas ...
... carry on the govern- ment of Bengal , and to send remittances to London ; and Sujah Dowlah had an ample revenue . Sujah Dowlah was bent on subjugating the Rohillas ; and Hastings had at his disposal the only force by which the Rohillas ...
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