 | Stephen Rumbold Lushington - 1840 - 586 pages
...after reading Lord Mornington's letter, and he exclaimed with bitterness and grief, " I can anticipate nothing but a return of shocking disasters from a...impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity*." * I have recently heard an anecdote so illustrative of the able When I reported this interview to General... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 1184 pages
...presidency. Mr. J. Webbe, the chief secretary, exclaimed with bitterness and grief, " I ran anticipate nothing but a return of shocking disasters from a...attack upon Tippoo in our present disabled condition, ana the impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity."* But as soon as the governor-general became... | |
 | Robert Rouiere Pearce - 1846 - 480 pages
...Lord Mornington's letter, and he exclaimed with bitterness and grief, ' I can anticipate nothing but shocking disasters from a premature attack upon Tippoo...impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity.'"* Even the Commander-in-Chief of the army of Coromandel shrunk at first sight from the enterprise which... | |
 | Robert Rouiere Pearce - 1847 - 490 pages
...Lord Mornington's letter, and he exclaimed with bitterness and grief, ' I can anticipate nothing but shocking disasters from a premature attack upon Tippoo...impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity.'"* Even the Conimander-in-Chief of the army of Coromandel shrunk at first sight from the enterprise which... | |
 | 1852 - 136 pages
...too, in mind the horrors of Hyder's invasion of the Carnatic, exclaimed in dismay, " I can anticipate nothing but a return of shocking disasters from a...impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity." In a very able memorandum, drawn up at the request of General Harris, Mr. Webbe set forth objections... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1854 - 412 pages
...sepoys had arrested their officers. In this state * "I can anticipate nothing but shockingdisasters from a premature attack upon Tippoo in our present...impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity." Mr Weber's words. — PEARCE'S, Life of WeUesky, i. 203. " Tippoo's inveteracy at us will only end... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - 1860 - 750 pages
...large body of the Nizam's horse, and surrounded the French camp on * " I can anticipate nothing but shocking disasters from a premature attack upon Tippoo...present disabled condition, and the impeachment of Lord Monmgtoa for his temerity." Mr Weber's words. — PF.ARCK'S Life of Wellalty, i. 203. " Tippoo's inveteracy... | |
 | 1840 - 748 pages
...horrors of Hyder's invasion of the Carnad' , he exclaimed, in the bitterness of grief, " I can anticipate nothing but a return of shocking disasters from a...attack upon Tippoo in our present disabled condition, nnd the impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity!" In a very able memorandum, Mr. Webbe, at... | |
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I can anticipate nothing but a return of shocking disasters from a premature attack upon Tippoo in our present disabled condition, and the impeachment of Lord Mornington for his temerity*. 