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CHAPTER III.
The Company's affairs an object of public inquiry-
Their bargain with Government - Debates on their
fituation in Parliament -Their Dividend reftrained
-Confequences A Reflection- Amount of their
Debts and Revenues at this period
CHAPTER IV.
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Hyder Ally's lineage and power-He quarrels with
the Company - A comparative statement of the Dif
putants Battle of Trinomaly Hyder ravages
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the Carnatic Appears at the gates of Madras
Peace concluded An estimate of the war-Super-
viors appointed-A new bargain with Govern-
ment
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CHAPTER V.
Effects of the various Revolutions which took place in
the Province of Bengal-Oppreffions of Mahom
med Reza Cawn-A dreadful famine Mr. Haft-
ings-His Regulations -His Intrigues with the
Country Princes Sujah ul Dowlah - Shaw Allum,
or the Great Mogul -The Rohilla War
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CHAPTER VI.
A Plenipotentiary from his Britannic Majefty appears
on the Coast of Coromandel-The Fall of Tanjore
-Lord Pigot's appointment -He reftores the King
of Tanjore Is put under Military Arreft-Dies
in Confinement - Three of the Majority who affected
this Infurrection tried and condemned by an English
Fury
CHAPTER VII.
163
The Regulating At - Inftitution of the Supreme Coun-
cil-Character of its Members - Pofture of Affairs
on the Continent of India Government of the Ma-
jority — They cenfure the System of the former Admi-
niftration-Condemn the Rohilla war, which Mr.
Haftings defends, and withholds his Correspondence
with the Refident-The Troops recalled from that
Expedition-Treatment of the Great Mogul-Oper-
ation of the Army - The Governor-General charged
with corrupt Practices before the Board-Death of
Sujah ul Dowlah-The Story of Nuncomar-Effects
of thefe Altercations in England
CHAPTER VIII.
202
The firft Marratto War-Anecdotes of that People--
Interference of the Bombay Prefidency in their Diffen-
fons-Treaty with Ragoba-Colonel Upton's Depu-.
tation
tation to Poonah-The Treaty of Poorunder-Dif-
Jatisfactions produced by that Event-The Political
State of India at that Period
257
Intrigues of the Bombay Prefidency-Origin and Com-
mencement of the Second Marratto War-March of
the Bengal Detachment through the interior Countries
of India-Failure of the Bombay Expedition-Gene-
ral Goddard refuses to accede to the Treaty of Wor-
gaum-The projected Negociation with the Rajah
of Berar abortive-New Alliances with Futty Sing and
the Rannah of Ghod-A general Confederacy formed
against the English-The Conqueft of the Guzurat-
Popham's brilliant Expedition in the Province of
Ghod
CHAPTER X.
305
French War-Pondicherry taken-Affair of the Gun
toor Circar and Pefhcufh-Hyder Ally invades the
Carnatic-The Confequences of that Event-The
Prefidency and the Nabob equally unprepared-State
of the Army-Sir Hector Monro takes the Field-
Baillie's Situation-His Difafter-Sir Eyre Coote's
Arrival-He beats the Enemy in four pitched Battles
The War with the Dutch-Expedition against their
Settlements in Sumatra The Fall of Negapatam on
the Coromandel Coaft, and of Trincomale in the land
of Ceylon
CHAP.
CHAPTER XI.
Demands on the Rajah of Benares-He is charged with
Contumacy-The Governor-General vifits Benares-
The Rajah is taken into Cuftody-The Sepoys and
Officers on that Service massacred-He flies-His
Relation, and Enemy, fucceeds to the temporary Ma-
nagement of the Zemindary-The Temerity and Re-
pulfe of Captain Mayaffre-The Governor-General
abandons his Quarters by Night-The Nabob Vi-
zier's Vifit-Mal-treatment of the Princees of
Oude, the Women of the Zenana, and the Royal
Offspring - Disturbances in the contiguous Provinces
Military Operations -Government fettled
Peace with Sindia-Booty feized by the Army 404
Appearance of a French Fleet before Madras-Purfued,
and fome of the Convoy captured by Sir Edward
Hughes-Partial Fight-The Enemy haul their Wind
and are cut of Sight in the Morning-The Sultan and
Magnanime, from England, join Sir Edward-A
bloody Action on the Coaft of Ceylon-Confequences of
thefe Actions-Abingdon's Succefs-Peace concluded
with the Marrattos-Hurricane-Famine-Ope-
rations of the Army on the Coaft of Malabar—Onore
formed-Hyder's Death-Canara invaded-Dif-
contents in the Army-Mangalore-Panic in Cu
dapore
dapore-General Matthews capitulates-Fate of the
General and Officers-The French Auxiliaries refufe
to fight against the English-Sir Eyre Coote dies at
Madras-Succeffes in the Coimbatour Country-Laft
Naval Action between the French and English Fleets
-Ceffation of Hoftilities.
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