Empire in Asia, how We Came by it: A Book of ConfessionsTrübner, 1872 - 426 pages |
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... side but one . All we know is the result of unwary admissions , or of the comparison and translation into vulgar truth of official documents . Thus we may be satisfied that , however dark the colouring seems throughout the strange and ...
... side but one . All we know is the result of unwary admissions , or of the comparison and translation into vulgar truth of official documents . Thus we may be satisfied that , however dark the colouring seems throughout the strange and ...
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... side of the world ) might not tempt thee , but think of the riches of Bengal— here under thy hand , with nobody looking at thee , except these comrades of thine- " rotten at heart . " Might not these rotten hearts induce thee to stay ...
... side of the world ) might not tempt thee , but think of the riches of Bengal— here under thy hand , with nobody looking at thee , except these comrades of thine- " rotten at heart . " Might not these rotten hearts induce thee to stay ...
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... promises made him on our side , and after his consenting . 1 Unpublished Records of the Indian Government , by the Rev. J. Long , vol . i . p . 88 . to guarantee this neutrality , he and all the world BEGINNINGS OF AGGRESSION . 31.
... promises made him on our side , and after his consenting . 1 Unpublished Records of the Indian Government , by the Rev. J. Long , vol . i . p . 88 . to guarantee this neutrality , he and all the world BEGINNINGS OF AGGRESSION . 31.
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... sides in his power , he could exact from each his own terms . Under the threat of betrayal , he claimed an immense sum as his share of the spoil , and per- emptorily demanded that a clause guaranteeing him should be inserted in the ...
... sides in his power , he could exact from each his own terms . Under the threat of betrayal , he claimed an immense sum as his share of the spoil , and per- emptorily demanded that a clause guaranteeing him should be inserted in the ...
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... side , and declare on the Holy Gospels and before God , on the other . Colon Clive , Admiral Watson , Governor Drake , and Mr Wat were the signataries on behalf of the Company , whom th bound to " assist Mir Jaffir Khan Behander with ...
... side , and declare on the Holy Gospels and before God , on the other . Colon Clive , Admiral Watson , Governor Drake , and Mr Wat were the signataries on behalf of the Company , whom th bound to " assist Mir Jaffir Khan Behander with ...
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administration affairs allies army Asia authority Baramahal Benares Bengal British Burke Calcutta Chandernagore chap chief Clive command Company Company's conquest Council Court declared Delhi Despatch Dewanny dignity Directors districts dominions duty East empire enemies engaged England English European favour Francis French friends Government Governor Governor-General hands Hindu Hindustan Holkar honour House Hyder Hyder Ali imperial India Jaffir justice Khan lacs of rupees land letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Wellesley Lord William Bentinck Madras Mahrattas ment Metcalfe military Minister Mogul Moorshedabad Munro Mysore native Nawab neighbours never Nizam Nuncomar Omichund Parliament peace Peishwa Pitt political possession princes provinces Rajah refused regarded Resident restored revenue Rohillas rule ruler Ryots Scindia sent servants settlement Sikhs Singh Soubahdar subsidiary force suffered territory thought tion Tippoo trade treaty troops Viceroy Vizier Warren Hastings wrote Zemindars
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Page 360 - We desire no extension of Our present territorial Possessions ; and while We will permit no aggression upon Our Dominions or Our Rights to be attempted with impunity, We shall sanction no encroachment on those of others. We shall respect the Rights, Dignity, and Honour of Native Princes as Our own; and We desire that they, as well as Our own Subjects, should enjoy that Prosperity and that social Advancement which can only be secured by internal Peace and good Government.
Page 265 - The consequence, therefore, of the conquest of India by the British arms would be in place of raising to debase the whole people. There is perhaps no example of any conquest in which the Natives have been so completely excluded from all share of the government of their country as in British India.
Page 203 - You cannot imagine me to be indifferent to the transactions which have passed between you and the enemies of my country nor does it appear necessary or proper that I should any longer conceal from you the surprise and concern with which I perceived you disposed to involve yourself in all the ruinous consequences of a connection, which threatens not only to subvert the foundations of friendship between you and the Company, but to introduce into the heart of your kingdom the principles of anarchy and...
Page 227 - The subsidiary force will, at all times, be ready to execute services of importance, such as the protection of the person • of His Highness, his heirs, and successors, the overawing and chastisement of rebels, or exciters of disturbance in His Highness...
Page 124 - Carnatic an everlasting monument of vengeance ; and to put perpetual desolation as a barrier between him and those against whom the faith which holds the moral elements of the world together, was no protection.
Page 360 - East India Company are by us accepted, and will be scrupulously maintained, and we look for the like observance on their part. We desire no extension of our present territorial possessions ; and while we will permit no aggression upon our dominions or our rights to be attempted with impunity, we shall sanction no encroachment on those of others. We shall respect the rights, dignity, and honour of native princes as our own...
Page 226 - Company, hereby declares that the British Government will never permit any power or State whatever to commit with impunity any act of unprovoked hostility or aggression against the rights...
Page 113 - ... be observed auctioneering ambassadors and trading generals ; — and thus we saw a revolution brought about by affidavits ; an army employed in executing an arrest ; a town besieged on a note of hand ; a prince dethroned for the balance of an account. Thus it was they exhibited a government which united the mock majesty of a bloody sceptre and the little traffic of a merchant's counting-house, wielding a truncheon with one hand, and picking a pocket with the other.
Page 360 - Now, therefore, we do by these presents notify and declare that, by the advice and consent aforesaid, we have taken upon ourselves the said government; and we hereby call upon all our subjects within the said territories to be faithful, and to bear true allegiance to us, our heirs and successors...