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... hundred thousand pounds ster- ling of the property of the territory to the liquida- tion of a claim , for which it did not appear that the British State had ever made itself in the slightest degree responsible . Only one speaker more ad ...
... hundred thousand pounds ster- ling of the property of the territory to the liquida- tion of a claim , for which it did not appear that the British State had ever made itself in the slightest degree responsible . Only one speaker more ad ...
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... hundred millions of our fellow - creatures , whom the inscrutable wisdom of a Divine Providence has , in regions so remote , placed under our protection , and subjected to our rule . * The court are precluded by law from recalling an ...
... hundred millions of our fellow - creatures , whom the inscrutable wisdom of a Divine Providence has , in regions so remote , placed under our protection , and subjected to our rule . * The court are precluded by law from recalling an ...
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... hundred thousand tomauns annually ; but it was not to be paid if the war were provoked by any aggression on the part of Persia ; and , as it was granted solely for military purposes , the English minister was to be satisfied of its ...
... hundred thousand tomauns annually ; but it was not to be paid if the war were provoked by any aggression on the part of Persia ; and , as it was granted solely for military purposes , the English minister was to be satisfied of its ...
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... hundred and fifty miles towards Vienna , Berlin , Dresden , Munich , and Paris ; she has approached four hundred and fifty miles nearer to Constantinople ; she has possessed herself of the capital of Poland , and has 118 HISTORY OF THE.
... hundred and fifty miles towards Vienna , Berlin , Dresden , Munich , and Paris ; she has approached four hundred and fifty miles nearer to Constantinople ; she has possessed herself of the capital of Poland , and has 118 HISTORY OF THE.
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... hundred miles . Since that time she has stretched herself forward about one thousand miles towards India and the same distance towards the capital of Persia . The regiment that is now stationed at her farthest frontier post , on the ...
... hundred miles . Since that time she has stretched herself forward about one thousand miles towards India and the same distance towards the capital of Persia . The regiment that is now stationed at her farthest frontier post , on the ...
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Page 159 - Herat, in the possession of its present ruler, will be fully respected ; while by the measures completed or in progress it may reasonably be hoped that the general freedom and security of commerce will be promoted; that the name and just influence of the British government will gain their proper footing among the nations of central Asia, that tranquillity will be established upon the most important frontier of India, and that a lasting barrier will be raised against hostile intrigue and encroachment.
Page 158 - His attention was naturally drawn at this conjuncture to the position and claims of Shah Soojah-ool-Moolk, a monarch who, when in power, had cordially acceded to the measures of united resistance to external enmity, which were at that time judged necessary by the British Government, and who, on his empire being usurped by its present rulers, had found an honourable asylum in the British dominions.
Page 153 - Shooja-ool-Moolk binds himself, his heirs and successors to refrain from entering into negotiations with any Foreign State, without the knowledge and consent of the British and Sikh Governments, and to oppose any power having the design to invade the British or Sikh territories by force of arms to the utmost of his ability.
Page 343 - Cabul, the scene of our great disaster and of so much crime, even for a week, of the means which it might afford of recovering the prisoners, of the gratification which it would give to the army, and of the effect which it would have upon our enemies. Our withdrawal might then be made to rest upon an official declaration of the grounds upon which we retired as solemn as that which accompanied our advance; and we should retire as a conquering, not as a defeated power...
Page 513 - I regret to say that our loss has been very severe, infinitely beyond what I calculated on; indeed, I did not do justice to the gallantry of my opponents. Their force, however, so greatly exceeded ours, particularly in artillery, the position of their guns was so commanding, they were so well served, and determinedly defended, both by their gunners and their infantry, and the peculiar...
Page 158 - The welfare of our possessions in the East requires that we should have on our western frontier an ally who is interested in resisting aggression, and establishing tranquillity, in the place of chiefs ranging themselves in subservience to a hostile power, and seeking to promote schemes of conquest and aggrandizement.
Page 344 - ... so much crime, even for a week, of the means which it might afford of recovering the prisoners, of the gratification which it would give to the army, and of the effect which it would have upon our enemies. Our withdrawal might then be made to rest upon an official declaration of the grounds upon which we retired as solemn as that which accompanied our advance; and we should retire as a conquering, not as a defeated power; but we cannot sanction the...
Page 103 - In case any European forces have invaded, or shall invade, the territories of his Majesty the King of Persia, his Britannic Majesty will afford to his Majesty the King of Persia, a force, or, in lieu of it, a subsidy, with warlike ammunition, such as guns, muskets, &c., and officers, to the amount that may be to the advantage of both parties, for the expulsion of the force so invading...
Page 153 - Multan situated on the left bank. These countries and places are considered to be the property and to form the estate of the Maharajah — the Shah neither has nor will have any concern with them. They belong to the Maharajah and his posterity from generation to generation.
Page 350 - If that event should have occurred, you will understand that it will in no respect vary the view which the governor-general previously took of the policy now to be pursued. The governor-general will adhere to the opinion, that the only safe course is that of withdrawing the army under your command, at the earliest practicable period, into positions within the...