The History of the British Settlements in IndiaSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1855 - 414 pages |
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... commencement undergone numerous modifica- tions , and the four pure castes seem at the present day almost lost in the crowd of distinctions , to which their endless subdivisions have given rise . Besides these four chief castes , which ...
... commencement undergone numerous modifica- tions , and the four pure castes seem at the present day almost lost in the crowd of distinctions , to which their endless subdivisions have given rise . Besides these four chief castes , which ...
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... commencement to 30,1337 . 6s . 8d . but they did not obtain the Royal Charter till the close of 1600 , and then for a period of fifteen years only . Their first expeditions , however , were directed more to the Spice , and other islands ...
... commencement to 30,1337 . 6s . 8d . but they did not obtain the Royal Charter till the close of 1600 , and then for a period of fifteen years only . Their first expeditions , however , were directed more to the Spice , and other islands ...
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... commenced the siege of Fort St. George . The garrison numbered only 200 men capable of bearing arms ; the resistance ... commencement re- garded Labourdonnais with jealousy and ill - will , refused his assent to the terms of capitulation ...
... commenced the siege of Fort St. George . The garrison numbered only 200 men capable of bearing arms ; the resistance ... commencement re- garded Labourdonnais with jealousy and ill - will , refused his assent to the terms of capitulation ...
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... camp , and his fortress and town were razed to the ground . Having accomplished this task , Clive , who had been appointed in England governor of Fort St. David , hastened to his charge , and commenced the functions attached to it on D2.
... camp , and his fortress and town were razed to the ground . Having accomplished this task , Clive , who had been appointed in England governor of Fort St. David , hastened to his charge , and commenced the functions attached to it on D2.
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... commenced the functions attached to it on the 20th of June , 1756. That very day news arrived of the capture of Calcutta , which led to the loss of the British settlements in the north , respecting which we must here say a few words ...
... commenced the functions attached to it on the 20th of June , 1756. That very day news arrived of the capture of Calcutta , which led to the loss of the British settlements in the north , respecting which we must here say a few words ...
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Afghan Afghanistan afterwards allies Ameers army arrived artillery attack authorities Bengal besiegers Bhurtpoor body Bombay Brahmins Burmese Cabool Calcutta Carnatic cavalry chief chieftain Christian Chunda Sahib Clive Colonel commander commenced Company Council Court defended Delhi despatched detachment dominions Dost Mohammed Dupleix endeavoured enemy England envoy European excited expedition favour force former fortress French garrison governor governor-general guns Hastings Herat Hindoo Hindoostan Holkar honour hostile Hyder India infantry intrigues Khan Lahore Lally latter Lord Cornwallis Lord Lake Lord Minto Lord Mornington Lord William Bentinck Madras Mahratta measures Meer Jaffier ment Mogul Mohammedan Mysore Nabob native Nizam Nuncomar obliged occasion occupied Omichund once peace Peishwa Pondicherry position possessed prince prisoners proved provinces Rajah received rendered retreat Scinde Scindiah seemed Seikhs sepoys Seringapatam Shah Sujah siege Sir Archibald soldiers soon succeeded success Sultan surrender territory tion Tippoo town treaty tribes victory Vizier Wellesley
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Page 266 - Firm wast thou, humble and wise, Honest, pure, free from disguise ; Father of Orphans, the Widow's support, Comfort in sorrow of every sort, To the benighted dispenser of Light, Doing and pointing to that which is right ; Blessing to Princes, to People, to me : May I, my Father, be worthy of thee ! Wishes and Prayeth thy SARABOJEE.
Page 79 - Plassey had placed me. A great prince was dependent on my pleasure ; an opulent city lay at my mercy ; its richest bankers bid against each other for my smiles ; I walked through vaults which were thrown open to me alone, piled on either hand with gold and jewels ! Mr Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation...
Page 120 - House of Parliament, whose trust he has betrayed. I impeach him in the name of the English nation, whose ancient honour he has sullied. I impeach him in the name of the people of India, whose rights he has trodden under foot, and whose country he has turned into a desert. Lastly, in the name of human nature itself, in the name of both sexes, in the name of every age, in the name of every rank, I impeach the common enemy and oppressor of all.
Page 161 - Mahratta and Mogul cavalry and me. He drew up, however, in a very strong position as soon as he perceived me, and the victorious army stood for some time with apparent firmness.
Page 150 - Malcolm, this is no time for compliments. We have serious work in hand ; don't you see that the European sentry over my tent is so weak from want of food and exhaustion, that a Sepoy could push him down ? We must take this fort, or perish in the attempt. I have ordered General Baird to persevere in his attack to the last extremity. If he is beaten off, Wellesley is to proceed with the troops from the trenches.
Page 286 - And while on this subject, the overflowings of grateful feelings on behalf of myself and fellow-prisoners, compel me to add a tribute of public thanks to that amiable and humane female, who, though living at a distance of two miles from our prison, without any means of conveyance, and very feeble in health, forgot her own comfort and infirmity, and almost every day visited us, sought out and administered to our wants, and contributed in every way to alleviate our misery.
Page 286 - When the unfeeling avarice of our keepers confined us inside, or made our feet fast in the stocks, she, like a ministering angel, never ceased her applications to the government, until she was authorized to communicate to us the grateful news of our enlargement, or of a respite from our galling oppressions. " Besides all this, it was unquestionably owing, in a chief degree, to the repeated eloquence, and forcible appeals of Mrs. Judson, that the untutored Burman was finally made willing to secure...
Page 120 - I impeach him in the name of the Commons House of Parliament, whose trust he has betrayed. I impeach him in the name of the English nation, whose ancient honor he has sullied.
Page 291 - ... two men. As it is not the Burmese system to relieve their troops in making these approaches, each hole contained a sufficient supply of rice, water, and even fuel for its inmates ; and under the excavated bank, a bed of straw or brushwood was prepared, in which one man could...
Page 351 - You have eaten my salt," he said, " these thirteen years. If, as is too plain, you are resolved to seek a new master, grant me but one favour in requital for that long period of maintenance and kindness — enable me to die with honour. Stand by the brother of Futteh Khan, whilst he executes one last charge against the cavalry of these...