The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke, Volume 4Little, Brown, 1871 - Great Britain |
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Page 46
... British authority , and imminently endanger the existence of the British na- tion in India . That the said evils were averted only by the mod- eration of the said General Clavering and Philip Francis , Esquire , in consenting to a ...
... British authority , and imminently endanger the existence of the British na- tion in India . That the said evils were averted only by the mod- eration of the said General Clavering and Philip Francis , Esquire , in consenting to a ...
Page 73
... British army under the command of Colonel Muir with two battal- ions of infantry and twelve hundred cavalry , and did then serve in person against the Mahrattas , thereby affording material assistance , and rendering essential service ...
... British army under the command of Colonel Muir with two battal- ions of infantry and twelve hundred cavalry , and did then serve in person against the Mahrattas , thereby affording material assistance , and rendering essential service ...
Page 74
... British government in both the above - mentioned treaties . That the said Warren Hastings was duly and regu- larly informed of the progress of the war against the Ranna , and of every event thereof ; notwithstanding which , he not only ...
... British government in both the above - mentioned treaties . That the said Warren Hastings was duly and regu- larly informed of the progress of the war against the Ranna , and of every event thereof ; notwithstanding which , he not only ...
Page 75
... British government to procure " honorable terms " for the said Ranna , or even " safety to his person and family , " contains the bitterest invectives against him , and is expressive of the satisfaction which the said Hastings ...
... British government to procure " honorable terms " for the said Ranna , or even " safety to his person and family , " contains the bitterest invectives against him , and is expressive of the satisfaction which the said Hastings ...
Page 76
... British government by a disregard of their proposal and the destruction of their ally . That it was a gross and scandalous mockery in the said Hastings to defer an application to obtain honor- able terms for the Ranna , and safety for ...
... British government by a disregard of their proposal and the destruction of their ally . That it was a gross and scandalous mockery in the said Hastings to defer an application to obtain honor- able terms for the Ranna , and safety for ...
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