The Rise of Our Indian Empire ... Being the History of British India, from Its Origin Till the Peace of 1783. Extracted from Lord Mahon's History of EnglandJ. Murray, 1858 - 173 pages |
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afterwards appeared Arcot army artillery battle Benares Bengal besieged Bourdonnais British Bussy Calcutta Carnatic Chandernagore Cheyte Sing chief Chinsura Chunda Sahib Clavering Colonel command Committee Comte de Lally Council Court of Directors David Deccan declared Dupleix Dutch East India Company empire enemy England English ensued Europeans Eyre Coote favour force Fort St Francis French garrison Governor Governor-General hand Hastings Hindoo Holwell honour Hooghly hostilities House of Commons Hyder Hyder Ali Lally less letter Lord Clive Lord Pigot Madras Mahomed Mahrattas Malcolm's marched Meer Jaffier ment military Mogul Moorshedabad Munny Begum Nabob Nabob of Arcot native Nazir Jung nearly Nizam numbers Nuncomar occasion officers Omichund Orme's Hist Oude peace Plassey Pondicherry prince prisoners Rajah Sahib returned rival ROBERT CLIVE Rohilla rupees sent Sepoys settlement siege Sir Elijah Impey Sir Eyre soldiers spirit squadron Sulivan Surajah Dowlah Tanjore treaty Trichinopoly troops victory Visier Wandewash
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Page 103 - Wedderburn, it was unanimously added to the resolutions carried, " that Robert, Lord Clive, did at the same time render great and meritorious services to his country.
Page 149 - Whilst the authors of all these evils were idly and stupidly gazing on this menacing meteor, which blackened all their horizon, it suddenly burst, and poured down the whole of its contents upon the plains of the Carnatic.
Page 25 - His father was soon offended at his waywardness and neglect of his studies, and, instead of a profession at home, obtained for him a writership in the East India Company's service, and in the Presidency of Madras. Some years later, when the old gentleman was informed of his son's successes and distinctions, he used to exclaim, half in anger and half in pride, " After all the booby has sense ! " The feelings of Clive during his first years at Madras are described in his own letters.
Page 40 - Nabob's officers, an old man, who had shown more humanity than the rest, promising him a thousand rupees in the morning if he would find means to separate the prisoners into two chambers. The old man went to try, but returned in a few minutes with the fatal sentence that no change could be made without orders from the Nabob, — that the Nabob was asleep, — and that no one dared to disturb him. Meanwhile within the dungeon the heat and stench had become intolerable. It was clear to the sufferers...
Page 137 - On the contrary, if it be really true that the British arms and influence have suffered so severe a check in the Western world, it is more incumbent on those who are charged with the interests of Great Britain in the East to exert themselves for the retrieval of the national loss.
Page 47 - The daring in war," — a well-earned title, by which Clive is to this day known among the natives of India. " These " disturbers of my country," writes his Highness, " the Admiral and Sabut Jung, — whom may ill " fortune attend ! — without any reason whatever " are warring against the governor of Chander
Page 7 - Homer (1l. lib. xi. vers. 557.), was designed for praise. " one covered with diamonds, another with rubies, with " emeralds, or with pearls. The value of the one most " precious (called the Peacock Throne) is estimated by " the Royal Treasurers at a number of lacs of rupees " equivalent to above one hundred and sixty millions of ' livres While the Emperor is on his throne fifteen ' horses stand ready caparisoned on his right and as many ' on his left, the bridles of each horse enriched with...
Page 106 - ... and there, one bright summer's day, when I was scarcely seven years old, I well remember that I first formed the determination to purchase back Daylesford. I was then...
Page 26 - enjoyed one happy day since I left my native " country. I am not acquainted with any one " family in the place, and have not assurance " enough to introduce myself without being asked.