THE HISTORY

OF BRITISH INDIA,

BY

MILL & WILSON.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. V.

CONTENTS.

BOOK VI.

FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, IN 1784, TO THE TERMINATION OF THE WAR
WITH THE MAHRATTAS, IN 1805.

CHAPTER-1.·

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Administration of Mr. Macpherson-State of the Government in
India, internal and external Board of Control pays, without
Inquiry, the Debts of the Nabob of Arcot — Orders the Assign-
ment of the Carnatic Revenues to be given up- Absorbs the
Power of the Directors - Lord Cornwallis appointed Governor-
General - Commencement of the Proceedings in Parliament
relative to the Impeachment of Mr. Hastings - The best Mode of
Proceeding rejected by the House of Commons - Articles of
Charge against Mr. Hastings-Three Bills to amend the East
India Act - Proceedings in Parliament relative to the Impeach-
ment of Mr. Hastings - Impeachment voted-Proceedings in
Parliament tending to the Impeachment of Sir Elijah Impey
Motion for Impeachment negatived - Mr. Pitt's declaratory
Act........

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The Trial of Mr. Hastings.....

CHAPTER II.

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CHAPTER III.

Arrangement about Troops and Money with the Nabob of Oude-

The Guntoor Circar obtained from the Nizam, and a new Arrange-

ment made with that Prince-Aspect which that Arrangement

bore to Tippoo Saib-Dispute of Tippoo with the Raja of

Travancore - Tippoo attacks the Lines of Travancore - The

English prepare for War - Form an Alliance with the Nizam and

with the Mahrattas — Plan of the Campaign - General Medows

takes Possession of Coimbetore, and establishes a Chain of

Depôts to the Bottom of the Gujelhutty Pass — Tippoo descends

by the Gujelhutty Pass - And compels the English General to

return for the Defence of the Carnatic End of the Campaign,

and Arrival of Lord Cornwallis at Madras - Operations in

Malabar A new Arrangement with Mohammed Ali, respecting

the Revenues of the Carnatic

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CHAPTER IV.

Cornwallis takes the Command Second Campaign begins-Siege

of Bangalore-March to Seringapatam — Operations of the

Bombay Army - Battle at Arikera between Cornwallis and

Tippoo - Army in Distress for Bullocks and Provisions -

Obliged to Return-Operations of the Mahratta Contingent

Negotiations with Tippoo-Debate in the House of Commons

on the War with Tippoo - Preparations for a third Campaign—

Reduction of the Fortresses which commanded the Passes into

the Carnatic, and threatened the Communications -- Operations

of the Nizam's Army, and of the Mahratta Contingent, in the

Interval between the first and second March upon Seringapatam

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-Operations of the Bombay Army Operations of Tippoo —

March to Seringapatam Intrenched Camp of the Enemy

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stormed before Seringapatam - Preparations for the Siege-

Negotiations - Peace- Subsequent and Judicial Arrangements.. 265

CHAPTER V.

Lord Cornwallis' Financial and Judicial Reforms

331

CHAPTER VI.

Result of Lord Cornwallis' Financial and Judicial Reforms....

366