A Voyage to the East Indies: Began in 1750 with Observations Continued Till 1764; Including Accounts of the Mogul Government in General, the Viceroyalties of the Decan and Bengal, and Independent States; Particularily Those of Angria, the Morattoes, and Tanjoreans. Of the Religions in India, and General Reflections on the Trade of India. Of the European Settlements. The Rise of the War in India, to the Conclusion of the General Peace of Europe in 1763, Band 2author; and sold, 1766 |
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... officers , who fuffered the Morat- toes to pafs the ftation where he commanded . The confequence was , that the Nabob was furiously at- tacked in the rear of ... officers Officers were flain ; and Meer - Affud was taken xii INTRODUCTION .
... officers , who fuffered the Morat- toes to pafs the ftation where he commanded . The confequence was , that the Nabob was furiously at- tacked in the rear of ... officers Officers were flain ; and Meer - Affud was taken xii INTRODUCTION .
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... Officers were flain ; and Meer - Affud was taken prifoner . This happened on the 20th of May , when the ground was extremely wet by the rains . which fell the night before , fo that many fugitives were trod under foot by the elephants ...
... Officers were flain ; and Meer - Affud was taken prifoner . This happened on the 20th of May , when the ground was extremely wet by the rains . which fell the night before , fo that many fugitives were trod under foot by the elephants ...
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... , one of thofe religious officers ap- pointed to offer up daily prayers for the health and profperity of the fovereign ; who alfo ennobled him with the rank as a commander of 250 horfe . C with ( xvii ) Account of ANAVERDY CAWN &c -
... , one of thofe religious officers ap- pointed to offer up daily prayers for the health and profperity of the fovereign ; who alfo ennobled him with the rank as a commander of 250 horfe . C with ( xvii ) Account of ANAVERDY CAWN &c -
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... officers of the India company's fhips , fhould acknowledge him for their commander , and to obey him as fuch ; whether he fhould go on board any of those ships , or might judge proper to fend them on any particular expedition . " This ...
... officers of the India company's fhips , fhould acknowledge him for their commander , and to obey him as fuch ; whether he fhould go on board any of those ships , or might judge proper to fend them on any particular expedition . " This ...
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... officers and commiffa- ries ; and the English foldiers and failors were car- ried on board the French fhips in the road ; while the governor and council fettled the price of the ranfom with the . French commodore at 1,100,000 pagodas ...
... officers and commiffa- ries ; and the English foldiers and failors were car- ried on board the French fhips in the road ; while the governor and council fettled the price of the ranfom with the . French commodore at 1,100,000 pagodas ...
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Seite 476 - Decan ; and both parties shall renounce all demands and pretensions of satisfaction with which they might charge each other, or their Indian allies, for the depredations or pillage committed on the one side or on the other during the war.
Seite 217 - Thus, in a few hours, and without losing a single man, had "the spirited resolution of Commodore James destroyed the timorous prejudices which had for twenty years been entertained of the impracticability of reducing any of Angria's fortified harbours.
Seite iii - There are alfo among the woods and mountainous parts of the country feveral petty princes, or heads of dan.s, diftinguifhed by the name 'of Polygars.
Seite 206 - Auguft, as to return te his work. In the mean time, the ftores which they had faved from the wreck were fo near exhaufted, that they came to an allowance of two ounces of bread a man per day, and had no fait pork, except what they were determined to keep to victual their boat; water aifo fell Ihort.
Seite 444 - BY the fame fallacious fophiftry, a ftate may object to the payment of the ranfoms of fhips taken at fea, and to contributions levied in a country which is the feat of war. But it is always allowed that in fuch cafes, a part muft be facrificed to...
Seite 245 - Air, air !' was the general cry. Every insult that could be devised against the guard ; all the opprobrious names that the viceroy and his officers could be loaded with, were repeated to provoke the guard to fire upon them.
Seite 476 - Sumatra, to be restored; he engages farther, not to erect fortifications, or to keep troops in any part of the dominions of the Subah of Bengal.
Seite 243 - ... eighteen feet, in a close sultry night, in Bengal, shut up to the eastward and southward (the only quarters from whence air could reach us) by dead walls, and by a wall and door to the north, open only to the westward by two windows, strongly barred with iron, from which we could receive scarce any the least circulation of fresh air.
Seite 441 - Propositions contained in the Paper delivered on the Part of His Excellency the Governor and His Council will be Listened to and Confirmed to them upon their payment of four millions of Dollars, the Half to be Paid Immediately, the other Half to be Paid in a time to be agreed upon [and hostages and security Given for that Purpose.
Seite 446 - ... when compofed of fuch a variety and confufion of people, who differed as much in fentiments and language, as in drefs and complexion. Several hours elapfed, before the principal magiftrates could be brought to a conference ; during that interval the inhabitants were undoubtedly great fuierers.