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Page 71
This alarmed the new powers , the nabob Meer Jaffier , and the presidency of
Calcutta ; and as in a common cause , and by the terms of their mutual alliance ,
they took the field against him . The nabob's eldest son , and heir - apparent ...
This alarmed the new powers , the nabob Meer Jaffier , and the presidency of
Calcutta ; and as in a common cause , and by the terms of their mutual alliance ,
they took the field against him . The nabob's eldest son , and heir - apparent ...
Page 73
always approved ; but to postpone the execution ; and , in the mean time , to
delude the nabob by the most strong , direct , and sanguine assurances of
friendship and protection , that it was possible to give to man . Whilst the
projected ...
always approved ; but to postpone the execution ; and , in the mean time , to
delude the nabob by the most strong , direct , and sanguine assurances of
friendship and protection , that it was possible to give to man . Whilst the
projected ...
Page 74
The parties opposing him were the nabob of Bengal , and the company's troops
under Major Calliaud . It was whilst they faced the common enemy as one body ,
this negotiation for the destruction of the nabob of Bengal by his faithful allies of ...
The parties opposing him were the nabob of Bengal , and the company's troops
under Major Calliaud . It was whilst they faced the common enemy as one body ,
this negotiation for the destruction of the nabob of Bengal by his faithful allies of ...
Page 75
The nabob stated to the English general , that , without this English security , the
prince would not deliver himself into his hands . Here he confessed he found a
difficulty . For the giving this faith , if it were kept , would defeat his ultimate view ...
The nabob stated to the English general , that , without this English security , the
prince would not deliver himself into his hands . Here he confessed he found a
difficulty . For the giving this faith , if it were kept , would defeat his ultimate view ...
Page 76
Major Calliaud that evening came to the nabob's tent to arrange some matters
relative to the approaching campaign . The business soon ended with regard to
the campaign ; but the proposal of the morning to Major Calliaud , as might be ...
Major Calliaud that evening came to the nabob's tent to arrange some matters
relative to the approaching campaign . The business soon ended with regard to
the campaign ; but the proposal of the morning to Major Calliaud , as might be ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 7 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Wells and Lilly, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2008 |
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