tents in the utmost confusion, threw their guns into the river, and escaped with a trifling loss of baggage.

After the battle of Arras, the British moved to Dhuboy, where they went into cantonments, and, after the monsoon, encamped near Broidera.

In March, 1775, accounts were received in India of the death of Lord Clive, at his house in Berkeley Square, London, on the 22d of November, of the previous year.

Before Lord Clive returned for the first time to England, his name was heard every where, and was often spoken of by His Majesty in the most flattering terms. On one occasion, in 1758, when leave was solicited by Lord Ligonier, for the young Lord Dunmore, to join the army of the King of Prussia, as a volunteer, it was refused. "May he not join the Duke of Brunswick ?" was the next request ;"Pshaw," said the king, "what can he learn there? If he wants to learn the art of war, let him go to Clive!"

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About the same time, a still higher compliment was paid him by the great Lord Chatham, in a speech of that celebrated statesman. "We had,' said that great man, "lost our glory, reputation every where but in India. country had a heaven-born General, who had never learnt the art of war, nor was his name enrolled among the great officers, who had for many years received their country's pay. Yet was he not

afraid to attack a numerous army with a handful of men."

In addition to his statue erected in the India House, a medal was struck commemorating the battle of Plassy, and in honour of Lord Clive. The following is a description of it: — " On one side is Lord Clive holding the British flag in one hand, and with the other bestowing the Subahship on Meer Jaffier : a globe, cornucopia, and an antique rudder, are grouped together; the cornucopia symbolising the riches bestowed on the English for their losses at Calcutta ; the rudder the increase of commerce and commercial privileges, and the globe the territorial acquisitions, the consequences of the victory." The inscription is "a soubah given to Bengal."

On the reverse of the medal is victory seated on an elephant, bearing a trophy in one hand, and a palm-branch in the other, with the inscription, "Victory of Plassy," "Clive commander."

Clive arrived in Calcutta, as Governor-General, in 1765, and returned to England for the last time in 1767, where, shortly after his arrival, among other marks of distinction, he was installed a Knight of the Bath; and afterwards made Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire.

Notwithstanding the many distinguished marks of approbation he had received from his Sovereign, his country, and the East India Company, Lord Clive's latter days were embittered, and it is feared,

shortened by one of the most iniquitous persecutions The first report

a public man was ever subjected to. of the select committee of enquiry into his conduct, whilst Governor-General in Bengal, was brought up to the House on the 10th of May, 1772; the principal persons in the prosecution were Mr. Sullivan and Colonel Burgoyne, when the transactions in India for the last sixteen years were spoken of by those gentlemen as a disgrace to the nation. In his defence, Clive replied with great dignity and force. He commenced by pointing out "mistakes in matters of fact, and in the speeches founded on them :" then reviewing his own life and services, he claimed the rewards and honours bestowed on him as his due ; and having explained all the circumstances connected with the revolution, and defended his conduct in every respect concerning it, he concluded by saying, "If the record of my services at the India House, if the defence I have twice made in this House, and if the approbation I have already met with, is not an answer to the attack that has been made upon me, I certainly can make none."

On the 17th of May, Lord Clive made another long defence of his conduct, in reply to the attacks still continued against him. The following is a short extract of his memorable speech on the occasion :-"After rendering my country the service which, I think I may, without any degree of vanity, claim the merit of, and after having nearly exhausted a life, full of employment, for the public welfare, and