The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 12F. and C. Rivington, ... sold also, 1813 - France |
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... ; and was , and is , so much under the control of the Governour- General and Council of Bengal , that , in the opi- nion of all the Native Powers , the English name VOL . XII . + and and character is concerned in every act of his ...
... ; and was , and is , so much under the control of the Governour- General and Council of Bengal , that , in the opi- nion of all the Native Powers , the English name VOL . XII . + and and character is concerned in every act of his ...
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... his claims and exactions had arisen , they demanded that the said treaty , or family - com- pact , should be guarantied by the Governour- General " General and Council of Bengal ; and a treaty was 4 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
... his claims and exactions had arisen , they demanded that the said treaty , or family - com- pact , should be guarantied by the Governour- General " General and Council of Bengal ; and a treaty was 4 ARTICLES OF CHARGE.
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Edmund Burke. General and Council of Bengal ; and a treaty was accordingly agreed to , executed by the Nabob , and guarantied by John Bristow , Esquire , the Re- sident at Oude , under the authority , and with the express consent , of ...
Edmund Burke. General and Council of Bengal ; and a treaty was accordingly agreed to , executed by the Nabob , and guarantied by John Bristow , Esquire , the Re- sident at Oude , under the authority , and with the express consent , of ...
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... Bengal as could be per- formed by Contract ; and had repeatedly and strictly ordered the Governour and Council of Fort- William to observe those rules ; viz . that all Con- tracts should be publickly advertised , and the most reasonable ...
... Bengal as could be per- formed by Contract ; and had repeatedly and strictly ordered the Governour and Council of Fort- William to observe those rules ; viz . that all Con- tracts should be publickly advertised , and the most reasonable ...
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... Bengal river to manifest hazard and distress ; con- sidering that it is the duty of the master - attendant to take care that the pilot - vessels are constantly stationed in the roads to wait the arrival of the Company's ships ...
... Bengal river to manifest hazard and distress ; con- sidering that it is the duty of the master - attendant to take care that the pilot - vessels are constantly stationed in the roads to wait the arrival of the Company's ships ...
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Page 37 - Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.
Page 16 - ... due to the Company, he could better, and more expeditiously, effect that object by taking from his mother the treasures of his father, which he...
Page 453 - the governor-general and council are required and directed to pay due obedience to all such orders as they shall receive from the court of directors of the said united company...
Page 264 - Think of their numbers, think of their influence, and the enormous amount of their salaries, pensions, and emoluments! They were, you have heard, an intolerable burden on the revenues and authority of the Vizier ; and they exposed us to the envy and resentment of the whole country, by excluding the native servants and adherents of the prince from the just reward of their services and attachments.
Page 54 - I wish you had been present at the enlargement of the prisoners. The quivering lips, with the tears of joy stealing down the poor men's cheeks, was a scene truly affecting. LXVIII. " If the prayers of these poor men will avail, you will, at the LAST TEUMP ! be translated to the happiest regions in heaven.