First Impressions and Studies From Nature in Hindostan: Embracing an Outline of the Voyage to Calcutta, and Five Years Residence in Bengal and the Doßb, From Mdcccxxxi to Mdcccxxxvi
First Impressions and Studies From Nature in Hindostan: Embracing an Outline of the Voyage to Calcutta, and Five Years Residence in Bengal and the Doßb, From Mdcccxxxi to Mdcccxxxvi
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ...the whole party helter-skelter from their strong position into the open plain, where they were richly punished for their want of pluck by a hot discharge of grape from the guns, and a destructive fire from a detachment of infantry, which made its appearance upon the field at this critical moment. The only ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ...the whole party helter-skelter from their strong position into the open plain, where they were richly punished for their want of pluck by a hot discharge of grape from the guns, and a destructive fire from a detachment of infantry, which made its appearance upon the field at this critical moment. The only injury which Shakespeare sustained in this spirited ruSe, was a bruise upon the knee, inflicted by a brickbat thrown at him by a naked black, upon whom he took revenge, cleaving his skull to the very spine. The party, thus easily dislodged from their position, fell back upon a neighbouring stockade, where they made an obstinate resistance, and succeeded in annoying our men by a sharp fire of match-lock balls and arrows. Two of our Horse Artillerymen were killed, and several were wounded, besides some little mischief effected in the ranks of the Native Infantry. LIVE CARCASES. 203 Among the officers of this latter branch was a singular little Scotchman, who escaped the winding up of his worldly affairs, owing entirely to his exceeding diminutiveness and want of weight in the world. An arrow discharged from the stockade struck him, piercing his leather sword-belt, and would undoubtedly have entered his side, had not the force of the blow dismounted the little man from his pony, and thereby saved his life; for had he been heavier, so as to have opposed more resistance to the flight of the weapon, the consequences would probably have been mortal. The stockade was carried without much delay, the greater part of the occupants having previously made their escape into the jungul. On entering the place, there were found a great number of dead men lying about the floors of the huts, carefully wrapt up in chuddurs, or sheets, as if they had been formally...
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VG+ Embracing an outline of the voyage to Calcutta and give years' residence in Bengal and the Doab from 1831 to 1836. Two vol: 406 & 436 pp. Ill with tissue guards. Full leather binding, marbled end papers, all edges marbled. Contrasting gilt colored leather labels and elaborate gilt decorations in raised spine bands. Only minor wear at corners. A very pretty copy both outside and inside (basically free of foxing).
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